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🏈 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

Makai
Lemon

WIDE RECEIVER

5 Makai Lemon cards in Dad’s binder from 3 sets: 2026 Bowman, 2026 Topps Flagship and 2026 Topps Heritage. That includes 5 rookie cards.

5
Cards in binder
$1.75
Starting at
$490
Highest collection price
★ TOP CARD
Makai Lemon 2026 Topps Heritage Refractor #18, rookie card (front)
BEST CARD
Makai Lemon 2026 Bowman Rookie of the Year Favorites NFL #ROY-9, rookie card (front)
BEST CARD
Makai Lemon 2026 Bowman Greatness Loading NFL #GL-13, rookie card (front)
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📣 DAD’S TAKEON MAKAI LEMON

A Rookie of the Year Favorites insert for a guy with 18 catches and zero touchdowns through six games is optimistic branding at its finest. Bowman loves slapping that ROY designation on first-rounders before they prove anything beyond surviving draft night. The insert captures the hype machine perfectly, freezing Lemon in that brief window between being USC's Biletnikoff winner and becoming another rookie learning that the NFL is a different animal entirely.

ABOUT MAKAI LEMON

Makai Lemon is a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles who played college football for the USC Trojans from 2023 to 2025. He won the 2025 Fred Biletnikoff Award and was selected by the Eagles in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft. In his junior season, Lemon caught 79 passes for 1,156 yards with 11 receiving touchdowns, earning unanimous first-team All-American honors and becoming USC's second ever Biletnikoff Award winner. He was also named the 2025 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year. Philadelphia selected him with the 20th overall pick after trading up, beating the Pittsburgh Steelers who planned to draft him at 21.

The collection features a 2026 Bowman Rookie of the Year Favorites insert, reflecting the expectations surrounding Lemon entering his first professional season. His early NFL performance has been modest, but the card documents his transition from college standout to first-round selection wearing number 9 for Philadelphia.

FREQUENTLY ASKED: MAKAI LEMON CARDS

What is the most valuable Makai Lemon card in Dad's binder?

The 2026 Flagship 1957 Rookie Variation #57RV-ML, at $490.

What is the rarest Makai Lemon card in Dad's binder?

No numbered or autographed Makai Lemon cards yet. The parallels here are Refractor; Topps Foilboard.

Does Dad have Makai Lemon rookie cards?

Yes. 5 rookie cards: 2026 Flagship 1957 Rookie Variation #57RV-ML; 2026 Heritage Refractor #18; 2026 Bowman Rookie of the Year Favorites NFL #ROY-9; 2026 Flagship Topps Foilboard #319; and 1 more.

How much do Makai Lemon cards cost here?

5 Makai Lemon cards here, from $1.75 to $490. The cheapest is the 2026 Bowman Greatness Loading NFL #GL-13.