Luther Burden III
Receiving Stats (WR / TE)
| Year | Team | Games | Rec | Targets | Rec Yds | TDs | YAC | 1st Downs | Fumbles | Fantasy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CHI | 4 | 19 | 29 | 219 | 1 | 79 | 9 | 1 | 28 |
| 2025 | CHI | 15 | 47 | 60 | 652 | 2 | 334 | 27 | 0 | 81 |
Career Summary
Luther Burden III is a wide receiver from St. Louis, Missouri. He played three seasons at Missouri before the Chicago Bears selected him in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
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High School
Burden attended East St. Louis High School. He was a five-star recruit and top-10 national prospect, and was MaxPreps National Player of the Year and first-team Class 6A All-State as a senior.
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College Career
Burden played 38 games with 33 starts at Missouri, totaling 192 receptions for 2,263 yards and 21 receiving touchdowns. He added 234 rushing yards and four touchdowns, plus 252 punt-return yards and a touchdown.
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Path to the NFL
Chicago selected Burden 39th overall in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
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NFL Career
NFL.com lists Burden with 15 games played and five starts in his 2025 rookie season, when he recorded 47 receptions for 652 yards and two touchdowns. Through Week 2 of 2026, he had eight receptions for 95 yards in two starts.
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Career Accomplishments
Burden was a two-time First Team All-SEC selection in 2023 and 2024. In 2023, he was a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist and received second-team All-America recognition from multiple outlets.
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Playing Style
Burden has contributed as a receiver, rusher and punt returner. At Missouri, he recorded receiving, rushing and punt-return touchdowns; the Bears describe him as a player with toughness, explosiveness, speed, balance and tackle-breaking ability.
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MFT PLAYER RANKINGS
Current player ranking
MFT Score: 86.0
2026 preseason baseline. Position-relative and updated through the site’s weekly review process.