Makai Lemon delivered a masterful receiving display for USC football Saturday. Yet his 11-catch, 151-yard and two touchdown effort versus Illinois wasn't enough . Still, his head coach Lincoln Riley sounded off on what makes Lemon special.

Riley himself has coached future NFL wide receivers — notably first rounder CeeDee Lamb while at Oklahoma. But he shared via Thomas Goldkamp of On3/Rivals what makes Lemon tick.

“I don’t rank ’em while they play for me, but he’s playing good ball for us right now,” Riley said. “I mean his versatility and consistency really stands out to me in the way that he’s playing.”

That's not the only area where Riley raves about Lemon.

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