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USC Football] (/usc- football)Paul Kasabian is featured in a column.
Brandon Huffman is a writer for the site.
Makai Lemon, a 5-star athlete in the class of 2023, announced Friday that he will be joining the USC football team.
The news was told to the On3 Recruits by Lemon.
Hayes Fawcett replied.
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Makai Lemon, a 2020 recruit from Los Alamitos, CA, decommits from Oklahoma on Tuesday, and has committed to USC.
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Five-star quarterback Malachi Nelson and 5-star running back Raleek Brown have decommit from Oklahoma to join USC.
Brandon Inniss, a five-star class of 2023 wide receiver, has not announced his college choice.
Losing Lemon is hard for the Sooners. The Los Alamitos High School star is fourth in the class of 2023 in the state of California.
Lemon was written about by GabrielBrooks, who is a recruiting analyst for the Midlands Region.
"Requisite size for receiver or defensive back with a lean, athletic build that can add some more mass." The junior year production at receiver and defensive back was outstanding. A dangerous return game option is also provided. The short area with its terrific twitch and explosion fosters separation, whether at the line of scrimmage or the top of the route. The same reasons make it dangerous as a run-after- catch threat. As a defender, suddenness is used to close on the catch point. He has a good body control when the ball is in the air. Football IQ and athletic ability combine to give a great feel for pace as a route runner.
Lemon looked like a receiver in the long run, but he could have a higher ceiling as a corner.
Either way, he was one of the best two-way prospects in the class, with the potential to be drafted in the early rounds of the NFL draft.
He'll be joining a USC class that looks to return to past glories under Riley.
