Football
Lemon, Brandon
Brandon Lemon
- Title:
- Wide Receivers Coach
- Email:
- bjl219@lehigh.edu
- Phone:
- 610-758-4254
Recruiting Areas: D.C., Maryland, Northern Virginia (Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford County), and the East Coast of Florida
Brandon Lemon enters his second season on the Lehigh coaching staff, where he works with the Mountain Hawks’ wide receivers.
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In his first season, Lemon led a wide receiver group that was a strength of Lehigh’s offensive attack. Devon Bibbens enjoyed a breakout senior season, leading the Mountain Hawks in receptions, yards and touchdowns and went on to earn first team All-Patriot League honors. Jorge Portorreal added 52 receptions for 575 yards out of the slot and was a second team All-Patriot League selection. Jalen Burbage, Austin Dambach, Matt Jordan, De’Shun Mickens and Jack Sutton all made contributions in the receiving game throughout the season.
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Lemon came to Bethlehem following two seasons at the University of Notre Dame, where he began as an offensive analyst working with the wide receivers before moving up to serve as the wide receiver graduate assistant. He assisted Del Alexander, Wide Receivers Coach with the development of three NFL draft picks and one undrafted wide receiver (Equanimeous St. Brown ’18, sixth round, Green Bay Packers, Miles Boykin ’19, third round, Baltimore Ravens, Chase Claypool ’20, second round, Pittsburgh Steelers and Chris Finke’20, undrafted, San Francisco 49ers). He also assisted with recruiting efforts in the DMV, Houston, New England areas and all national wide receiver prospects. 247Sports ranked Notre Dame’s 2018 recruiting class 10th, 2019 recruiting class 16th and 2020 recruiting class 17th nationally. Â
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In his two seasons in South Bend, Notre Dame went 22-4. The Fighting Irish beat LSU in the Citrus Bowl to finish the 2017 season. During the 2018 season, Notre Dame finished the regular season with a 12-0 record, advancing to the college football playoff semifinals, losing to the eventual national champion Clemson Tigers. Head Coach, Brian Kelly was awarded with 2018 Home Depot Coach of the Year and AP College Football Coach the Year honors.
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Prior to his stint at Notre Dame, Lemon spent the 2016 season as the wide receivers coach at the University of New Haven. At New Haven, Lemon mentored Ty Headen who finished his senior campaign with 56 receptions, 991 yards and 8 touchdowns leading to first team All-Northeast 10 honors. Headen departed UNH ranked second in school history in receptions and fourth in receiving yards.
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Before moving on to New Haven, Lemon spent two seasons as a graduate assistant responsible for coaching the wide receivers at St. Lawrence University. In his two seasons in Canton, St. Lawrence went 16-5. In 2015, St. Lawrence set school records in nearly all passing categories which helped lead them to a share of the Liberty league title and a playoff appearance. Mark Raymond’s staff was awarded with Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year honors.Â
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Lemon began his college coaching career at Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C. in 2013. He coached the cornerbacks and mentored a pair of all-conference performers. Methodist finished with an 8-2 record and a share of the USA South conference title. The Methodist football coaching staff was selected to lead the North Team at the 2013 FCS Senior Scout Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C.Â
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In addition to his college experience, Lemon has spent time coaching with the U.S. National Team. Recently, he served as the Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach for the U-17 team who beat Team Mexico 51-7 in the 2020 International Bowl.
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As a student-athlete, Lemon was a four-year letter winner at Salisbury University in Maryland under coach Sherman Wood. As a senior, Salisbury advanced to the NCAA Division III quarterfinals. Lemon graduated from Salisbury in 2012 with a degree in sociology. A native of Aurora, Colorado, Lemon graduated from Arundel High School in Gambrills, Maryland in 2007. He currently resides in the Lehigh Valley with his wife Ali and daughter, McKenna.
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Brandon Lemon enters his second season on the Lehigh coaching staff, where he works with the Mountain Hawks’ wide receivers.
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In his first season, Lemon led a wide receiver group that was a strength of Lehigh’s offensive attack. Devon Bibbens enjoyed a breakout senior season, leading the Mountain Hawks in receptions, yards and touchdowns and went on to earn first team All-Patriot League honors. Jorge Portorreal added 52 receptions for 575 yards out of the slot and was a second team All-Patriot League selection. Jalen Burbage, Austin Dambach, Matt Jordan, De’Shun Mickens and Jack Sutton all made contributions in the receiving game throughout the season.
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Lemon came to Bethlehem following two seasons at the University of Notre Dame, where he began as an offensive analyst working with the wide receivers before moving up to serve as the wide receiver graduate assistant. He assisted Del Alexander, Wide Receivers Coach with the development of three NFL draft picks and one undrafted wide receiver (Equanimeous St. Brown ’18, sixth round, Green Bay Packers, Miles Boykin ’19, third round, Baltimore Ravens, Chase Claypool ’20, second round, Pittsburgh Steelers and Chris Finke’20, undrafted, San Francisco 49ers). He also assisted with recruiting efforts in the DMV, Houston, New England areas and all national wide receiver prospects. 247Sports ranked Notre Dame’s 2018 recruiting class 10th, 2019 recruiting class 16th and 2020 recruiting class 17th nationally. Â
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In his two seasons in South Bend, Notre Dame went 22-4. The Fighting Irish beat LSU in the Citrus Bowl to finish the 2017 season. During the 2018 season, Notre Dame finished the regular season with a 12-0 record, advancing to the college football playoff semifinals, losing to the eventual national champion Clemson Tigers. Head Coach, Brian Kelly was awarded with 2018 Home Depot Coach of the Year and AP College Football Coach the Year honors.
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Prior to his stint at Notre Dame, Lemon spent the 2016 season as the wide receivers coach at the University of New Haven. At New Haven, Lemon mentored Ty Headen who finished his senior campaign with 56 receptions, 991 yards and 8 touchdowns leading to first team All-Northeast 10 honors. Headen departed UNH ranked second in school history in receptions and fourth in receiving yards.
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Before moving on to New Haven, Lemon spent two seasons as a graduate assistant responsible for coaching the wide receivers at St. Lawrence University. In his two seasons in Canton, St. Lawrence went 16-5. In 2015, St. Lawrence set school records in nearly all passing categories which helped lead them to a share of the Liberty league title and a playoff appearance. Mark Raymond’s staff was awarded with Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year honors.Â
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Lemon began his college coaching career at Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C. in 2013. He coached the cornerbacks and mentored a pair of all-conference performers. Methodist finished with an 8-2 record and a share of the USA South conference title. The Methodist football coaching staff was selected to lead the North Team at the 2013 FCS Senior Scout Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C.Â
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In addition to his college experience, Lemon has spent time coaching with the U.S. National Team. Recently, he served as the Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach for the U-17 team who beat Team Mexico 51-7 in the 2020 International Bowl.
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As a student-athlete, Lemon was a four-year letter winner at Salisbury University in Maryland under coach Sherman Wood. As a senior, Salisbury advanced to the NCAA Division III quarterfinals. Lemon graduated from Salisbury in 2012 with a degree in sociology. A native of Aurora, Colorado, Lemon graduated from Arundel High School in Gambrills, Maryland in 2007. He currently resides in the Lehigh Valley with his wife Ali and daughter, McKenna.
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