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Devonta Smith, Makai Lemon remain out of Eagles practice

Devonta Smith and Makai Lemon remain out of the Philadelphia Eagles' practice.

First seen Aug 13, 2026 · 2:31 PM UTC · last updated Aug 13 3:05 PM

Scoring Zone's Take

Devonta Smith sitting out of Eagles practice is the one to flag on your draft board. He's a clear WR2 in this offense with real WR1 upside in the right matchups, and any missed practice time in August is worth tracking, though nothing here tells you the severity or expected return timeline. With confidence on this report only around 50-80%, treat it as a soft yellow flag rather than a reason to move off him — his draft price shouldn't change much yet, but check back closer to your draft for practice-report updates before you lock in his ADP.

Makai Lemon being out alongside him is lower stakes for your roster. If he's a rookie or depth piece competing for a role in Philadelphia's receiver room, missed practice time in camp is exactly when battles for the back end of the depth chart get decided, and absences can cost a fringe player valuable reps. He's likely a late-round flier or waiver-wire watch at best, so don't overreact, but note that any missed camp time works against him if he's fighting for a roster spot or target share.

Bottom line: don't downgrade Smith on draft day based on this alone, but monitor beat reporting for an update on why he and Lemon were held out — an extended absence would matter much more than a single vague report. Keep Smith rostered/targeted at his current range, and treat Lemon as a stash-only watchlist name until there's clearer signal on his role.

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DeVonta Smith missing another practice day is worth monitoring — if he's dealing with a lingering issue (hamstring/knee type ailments have been common for him), his practice absence into Thursday raises real doubt about his Sunday status, and Eagles fantasy managers should have a contingency plan (Jahan Dotson, Britain Covey/whoever occupies the slot role, or increased target share for Dallas Goedert/A.J. Brown) ready. However, the second name in this report — 'Makai Lemon' — is almost certainly an error; Lemon is a USC college wideout, not an Eagles player, so this looks like a mis-tagged or AI-garbled article that likely meant to reference A.J. Brown, Philly's actual WR1 running mate with Smith. Until that's clarified, treat any 'Lemon' fantasy impact as noise, not signal.

Check Eagles' official injury report before locking Smith into lineups this week Have A.J. Brown and Dallas Goedert as pivot/priority Eagles pass-catchers if Smith sits Do not react to 'Makai Lemon' as an Eagles fantasy asset — likely a naming/data error, verify actual roster before any roster moves Monitor Thursday/Friday injury designations for Smith (Q/D/Out) before finalizing Week lineups

The Eagles are set to practice without a couple of their top two wideouts again on Thursday.

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