Luther Burden
21-Year-Old
Questionable
Injury Undisclosed
Est. Return 6/1/2025
2024 Receiving Stats
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2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The Bears now have six playmakers that were top-50 draft picks, adding TE Colston Loveland at No. 10 overall and Burden at No. 39 to round out an offense that also includes WR DJ Moore, WR Rome Odunze, TE Cole Kmet and RB D'Andre Swift. Burden's first challenge will be to earn the No. 3 WR job this summer, likely competing against free-agent signing Olamide Zaccheaus. Burden is one of the younger players from his draft class, turning 22 in December, and had a prolific career at Missouri with 2,263 receiving yards, 234 rushing yards and 25 total TDs over three seasons. He was far more productive in 2023 than in 2024, but his draft stock rebounded some after a 4.41 40 at the combine, where he checked in at 6-foot, 206 pounds. Burden's dense frame and strong work after the catch have evoked comparisons to his new teammate, Moore, who signed a four-year extension last summer. Chicago isn't the best landing spot to get big-time volume right away, but it could work out well eventually if new coach Ben Johnson helps Caleb Williams recover from an ugly rookie season. Read Past Outlooks
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Out with soft-tissue injury
Burden (undisclosed) is not participating in Wednesday's offseason practice due to a soft-tissue injury, Sean Hammond of the Chicago Tribune reports.
ANALYSIS
The exact nature of Burden's injury has yet to be disclosed, but Kaitlin Sharkey of WGNTV reports that there is currently no timetable for the rookie second-round pick's return. It's less than ideal for Burden to be missing early install reps, but he has roughly two weeks to recover before the start of mandatory minicamp June 3, not to mention training camp in late July. When healthy, Burden is expected to push for a starting role alongside DJ Moore and Rome Odunze. Head coach Ben Johnson called Burden's injury "a little soft tissue deal," per Adam Jahns of The Athletic, an indication that the Missouri product isn't managing an overly serious issue.
The exact nature of Burden's injury has yet to be disclosed, but Kaitlin Sharkey of WGNTV reports that there is currently no timetable for the rookie second-round pick's return. It's less than ideal for Burden to be missing early install reps, but he has roughly two weeks to recover before the start of mandatory minicamp June 3, not to mention training camp in late July. When healthy, Burden is expected to push for a starting role alongside DJ Moore and Rome Odunze. Head coach Ben Johnson called Burden's injury "a little soft tissue deal," per Adam Jahns of The Athletic, an indication that the Missouri product isn't managing an overly serious issue.
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Measurables Review
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This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
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206 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.41 secHand Length
8.50 inArm Length
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Bears add Round 2 wideout
The Bears selected Burden in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 39th overall.
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Out of first round for Kiper
Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN projected that the Patriots will select Burden with the 38th overall pick in his mock draft published April 8.
ANALYSIS
Burden began the draft process as a locked-in first-rounder in mock drafts, but he's now been excluded from the top-32 picks in each of Kiper's last two mocks. He tested well in terms of straight line speed at the combine, but the concern appears to be a downturn in production during his final year at Missouri, when he posted only 676 yards with six touchdowns across 12 games. While solid, that was less than half of his production from 2023.
Burden began the draft process as a locked-in first-rounder in mock drafts, but he's now been excluded from the top-32 picks in each of Kiper's last two mocks. He tested well in terms of straight line speed at the combine, but the concern appears to be a downturn in production during his final year at Missouri, when he posted only 676 yards with six touchdowns across 12 games. While solid, that was less than half of his production from 2023.