Makai Lemon hardly came off the field while playing high school football at Los Alamitos. Not only because he didn’t want to leave – it was also because he outmatched just about anyone on the field whether playing at receiver or cornerback.

“I don’t think we ever saw it where the first guy was able to tackle him,” Los Alamitos coach Ray Fenton said. “Maybe touch him, but once he got his hands on the ball, man.”

Lemon remains untouchable at USC in the physical sense, and his dog-like mentality has made him unflinching at receiver and on special teams. He’s become one of the most valuable pieces of the team with a future of playing on Sundays.

“I’m not gonna let anybody get in my way of feeding my family,” Lemon said. “I just gotta do what I gotta do.”

Troajns head coach Lincoln Riley wa

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