{"id":860521,"date":"2026-04-08T08:16:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/860521\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T08:16:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:16:35","slug":"makai-lemon-to-rams-makes-a-ton-of-sense-schrager-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/860521\/","title":{"rendered":"Makai Lemon to Rams &#8216;makes a ton of sense,&#8217; Schrager says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 7, 2026, 1:36 p.m. PT<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">There may not be a prospect in this year\u2019s class who has been more closely and frequently linked to the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" data-autotag=\"f489e821-d3f9-4cff-bec5-7eaa0f4b51cb\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> in mock drafts than USC receiver Makai Lemon. The 2025 Biletnikoff Winner as the top wideout in the country is one of the top playmakers in the 2026 draft and given the Rams\u2019 need for a receiver, the connection is easy to make.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">And it\u2019s very possible the Rams will take him at No. 13 overall, especially after Les Snead attended his pro day at USC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Peter Schrager of ESPN <a href=\"http:\/\/theramswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/rams\/2026\/04\/07\/nfl-mock-draft-peter-schrager-rams-makai-lemon-first-round\/89497392007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">projected Lemon to the Rams<\/a> in his first mock of the year this week and later appeared on the Pat McAfee Show to explain what makes him a perfect fit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cMakai Lemon is everything Les Snead, Sean McVay and wide receivers coach Eric Yarber love,\u201d he said. \u201cHe is tough as nails, he has never met a center of the field that he doesn\u2019t like. One of these guys that is absolutely a dog.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">With Matthew Stafford nearing the end of his career, the Rams seem to be going all-in as a push to win one more Super Bowl with their franchise quarterback. They acquired Trent McDuffie in a blockbuster trade, signed Jaylen Watson in free agency and brought back Kam Curl, taking care of the defense.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Now, it could be time to give the offense some love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cTo me, Makai Lemon to the Rams makes a ton of sense, especially if we\u2019re going all-in and we\u2019re pushing all our chips to the middle of the table and we\u2019re saying, \u2018Let\u2019s go win this one for Stafford,\u2019\u201d Schrager added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Whether it\u2019s Lemon, Carnell Tate, Jordyn Tyson or Kenyon Sadiq, it wouldn\u2019t be the least bit surprising if the Rams take an offensive playmaker with their first pick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 7, 2026, 1:36 p.m. PT There may not be a prospect in this year\u2019s class who has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":860522,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2079],"tags":[95878,7,1014,58,2444,2611,6,424,95922,95923,95882,95946,95892,95924,95927,95906,95925,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-860521","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-rams","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-los-angeles","11":"tag-los-angeles-rams","12":"tag-losangeles","13":"tag-losangelesrams","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-rams","16":"tag-sstssportsnflrams","17":"tag-sstsnrams","18":"tag-tagamerican-football","19":"tag-tagcalifornia-gold-rush","20":"tag-tagespn-inc","21":"tag-taglos-angeles-rams","22":"tag-tagmatthew-stafford","23":"tag-tagoverall-positive","24":"tag-tagsean-mcvay","25":"tag-tagsports-news","26":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116368099542426021","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=860521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/860521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/860522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=860521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=860521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=860521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}