📊 Lemon exploded in 2025: 79 receptions, 1,156 yards, and 13 total TDs (11 receiving, 2 rushing) in 12 games. He’s a dynamic, inside-outside threat at 5-11, 195 pounds, with top-tier ball tracking and route feel.
🏈 Zay Flowers remains one of the NFL’s top young receivers, cruising past 1,000 yards for the third straight season. In 2025: 86 receptions, 1,211 yards, and 5 TDs. He’s a two-time Pro Bowler and the base around which Baltimore can build.
💼 The business angle: Flowers’ 5th-year option for 2027 is projected around $28M, with a long-term extension potentially hovering near $90M–$93M over a 3-year deal. Baltimore is expected to lock in that option while pursuing a bigger payday for Flowers.
🔥 Takeaway: If Baltimore lands Lemon, pairing him with Flowers gives Lamar Jackson a formidable downfield upside and more playmaking there’s been a need for. That combo could help Lamar reclaim MVP-level form as he continues to adapt his game.
