Sit Makai Lemon in Week 3 if you have a real alternative — 5.1 projected points lands 4.9 under the WR starter line.
- Projection
- 5.1 pts
- WR rank
- #83
- Matchup
- at CHI
Makai Lemon's fantasy role in Week 3
Makai Lemon goes into Week 3 of the 2026 season as a bench stash most leagues are holding for the PHI. He is rostered in 64% of leagues and actually started in 2% of them, and we rank him WR83 on our own weekly board at 5.1 projected points.
Interest is cooling — roster rates slipped roughly 1% in the last week, so he is getting cheaper to acquire if you believe in the role.
No injury designation to work around right now, which keeps his projection honest.
Week 3 matchup breakdown
The matchup: at CHI. 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 5.1-point projection is 4.9 points short. That gap is the whole start/sit argument in one number.
How to play it
Sit Makai Lemon in Week 3 if you have a real alternative — 5.1 projected points lands 4.9 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 WR83 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season at CHI, projecting 5.1 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. He grades 49% below the average weekly WR number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. CHI is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. 2% 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 WR83 this week for Week 3 of the 2026 NFL season at CHI, projecting 5.1 projected points with a mild Pepper Meter rating. He grades 49% below the average weekly WR number, which is a floor problem more than a ceiling one. CHI is the opponent, and that's the part of this I'm least worried about. 2% of managers already start him, and the depth-chart role behind that number looks stable. Mild on the Pepper Meter is generous, honestly.