Sit Makai Lemon in Week 2 if you have a real alternative — 4.8 projected points lands 5.2 under the WR starter line.
- Projection
- 4.8 pts
- WR rank
- #88
- Matchup
- at TEN
Makai Lemon's fantasy role in Week 2
Makai Lemon goes into Week 2 of the 2026 season as a bench stash most leagues are holding for the PHI. He is rostered in 65% of leagues and actually started in 3% of them, and we rank him WR88 on our own weekly board at 4.8 projected points.
Roster rates are steady week over week, so his role looks settled rather than in flux.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 2 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at TEN. Our Pepper Meter heat rating for this spot is 1 out of 5, which is how we grade the combination of role, projection and opponent difficulty.
Against a typical starting WR baseline of 10 points, his 4.8-point projection is 5.2 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Makai Lemon in Week 2 if you have a real alternative — 4.8 projected points lands 5.2 under the WR starter line.
If you are deciding between him and another WR, compare projections first, then lean on the Pepper Meter heat rating as the tiebreaker.
Sally's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Makai Lemon (PHI WR), our WR88 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at TEN, projecting 4.8 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. He grades 52% below the average weekly WR number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. TEN is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. 3% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.
Tina's take
Peppers & Picks ranks Makai Lemon (PHI WR), our WR88 this week for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season at TEN, projecting 4.8 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. He grades 52% below the average weekly WR number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. TEN is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. 3% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.