Overview
- Lemon, who signed Thursday, agreed to a four-year fully guaranteed deal worth about $20.8 million with an $11.5 million signing bonus.
- He will wear No. 9 after a phone call with Super Bowl LII MVP Nick Foles, becoming the first Eagle to use the number since Foles left the team.
- Philadelphia traded up to No. 20 to draft Lemon, jumping the Steelers at No. 21 as he was on the phone with Pittsburgh, a move Howie Roseman said was planned to get ahead of that pick.
- The Eagles rebuilt their receiver group this offseason with DeVonta Smith, Hollywood Brown, Elijah Moore and Dontayvion Wicks in place, with multiple reports suggesting A.J. Brown could be traded after June 1.
- The former USC star won the 2025 Biletnikoff Award with 79 catches for 1,156 yards and 11 touchdowns, and draft analysts Matt Miller and Mel Kiper Jr. called the Eagles’ selection strong value.