USC Vast Receiver Makai Lemon Named to 2025 Biletnikoff Award Watch List

LOS ANGELES – USC huge receiver Makai Lemon was named to the 2025 Biletnikoff Award Watch List, in the present day (Aug. 6). The Biletnikoff Award yearly acknowledges the school soccer season’s excellent FBS receiver.

Any participant, no matter place (huge receiver, tight finish, slot again and operating again) who catches a move is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award acknowledges school soccer’s excellent receiver, not merely school soccer’s excellent huge receiver.

Lemon, one of many nation’s most electrical all-around gamers, seems to be be a pacesetter among the many Trojan huge receiver unit in 2025.

Lemon was USC’s most versatile participant of the 2024 season. The Biletnikoff candidate recorded a team-leading 52 receptions for a team-leading 764 yards (14.7 avg.) and three TDs. Lemon additionally fielded kickoff returns, recording 19 returns for 514 yards (27.1 avg.) with an extended of 80 yards. He completed the season ranked No. 6 within the nation in kickoff returns and shall be a severe contender for a Paul Hornung Award in 2025. Lemon additionally ranked No. 16 within the nation (No. 2 within the Big Ten) in mixed kick returns (514) and was an important member of the punt protection crew downing punts for Ray Guy winner, Eddie Czaplicki. Additioanlly, Lemon continued to show his versatility by going 1-for-1 in passing makes an attempt, tossing a 39-yard completion to WR Kyron Hudson versus UCLA to arrange WR Ja’Kobi Lane to attain on the following play. He was chosen as an All-Big Ten Offensive Honorable Mention in addition to an All-Big Ten Return Specialist Third Team.

The Biletnikoff Award’s semifinalists, three finalists and award recipient are chosen by the extremely distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a bunch of 600 distinguished school soccer journalists, commentators, announcers, Biletnikoff Award winners and different former receivers. Foundation trustees don’t vote and have by no means voted.

Receivers are often added to the watch record as their season performances dictate. Actual, not potential, efficiency is the premise for inclusion on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List.