2024: Lemon will compete for playing time at wide receiver as a sophomore in 2024.

2023: Lemon, who enrolled at USC in the spring of 2023 after graduating a semester early from high school, saw action in 9 games (all but Stanford, Arizona State, California and Washington) on both sides of the ball as a wide receiver and a cornerback as a true freshman in 2023. On offense, he recorded 6 receptions for 88 yards (14.7 avg.) with a long of 40 yards. He also recorded 1 tackle.

He had 1 catch for no gain against San Jose State. He recorded 3 receptions for 13 yards (4.3 avg.) versus Nevada. He had 2 catches for 75 yards (37.5 avg.) and 1 tackle in the Holiday Bowl against Louisville.

HIGH SCHOOL: He was named a 2023 Under Armour All-American and was selected to compete in the 2023 Polynesian Bowl. Lemon was also a Polynesian High School Player of the Year finalist.

He made the 2022 All-CIF Division I Team, the 2022 MaxPreps All-America First Team, the 2022 MaxPreps California All-State First Team and the 2022 Los Angeles Times All-Star Team as a senior wide receiver at Los Alamitos (Calif.) HS. He caught 69 passes for 1,044 yards (15.1 avg.) and 12 touchdowns to help Los Alamitos place first in the Sunset League and reach the CIF Southern Section Division 1 semifinals. He also recorded 15 yards on 3 carries (5.0 avg.). On defense, he had 12 tackles, tallied 1 INT and 1 PBU. On special teams, he recorded 8 kickoff returns for 267 yards (33.4 avg.).

As a junior, he was selected to the 2021 MaxPreps Junior All-America First Team, the 2021 MaxPreps California All-State First Team, the 2021 All-CIF Southern Section Division I Team and the 2021 Cal-Hi All-State First Team. In 2021, he caught 65 passes for 1,062 yards (16.3 avg.) and 15 TDs and recorded 6 yards on 4 carries (1.5 avg). He also tossed 1 pass for 19 yards. On defense, he recorded 28 tackles with 2.0 for loss and tallied 4 INTs and 8 PBUs. On special teams, he had 12 kickoff returns for 355 yards (29.6 avg.).

After an abbreviated sophomore season in the spring of 2021, he was named to the MaxPreps California All-State First Team. As a sophomore, Lemon tallied 43 receptions for 756 yards (17.6 avg.) and 9 TDs. He also threw 1 pass for 48 yards. On defense, recorded 15 tackles with 1.0 for loss and tallied 4 INTs and 4 PBUs. Lemon also had 5 punt returns for 132 yards (26.4 avg).

As a freshman at La Mirada HS, he recorded 57 catches for 784 yards (13.8 avg) and 5 TDs and tallied 33 yards on 3 carries (11.0 avg). On defense, he recorded 25 tackles, 4 INTs, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 blocked punt. On special teams, he had 9 kickoff returns for 96 yards (10.7 avg).

PERSONAL: He is majoring in Communication at USC.

Makai Lemon