
Receiver, Missouri, 2022–24
Luther Burden III
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Saint Louis, MO
- Born
- Dec 12, 2003, in St. Louis, Missouri
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Luther Burden III played receiver at Missouri (2022–24). The Chicago Bears took Burden in round 2, No. 39 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11catches, career hightwice; last vs. LSU, 2023177receiving yards, career highvs. Memphis, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Vanderbilt, 2024Honors
Receiving
Returns
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Missouri | 75 | 0.42 | 16th (n=683) | 0.71 | 31.8 | 9% |
| 2023 | Missouri | 96 | 0.99 | 76th (n=681) | 0.80 | 95.3 | 11% |
| 2024 | Missouri | 73 | 0.88 | 43rd (n=581) | 0.92 | 63.9 | 9% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 Missouri 12 games, 60 catches, 666 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 51–0 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 19 | 10 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 38–0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 21 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 27–21 | 6 | 117 | 1 | 44 | – |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 30–27 | 6 | 76 | 2 | 25 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | L 10–41 | 7 | 82 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 45–3 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 16 | 68 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 21–17 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 26 | at | L 0–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 30–23 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 33 | 10 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 30–34 | 8 | 69 | 1 | 37 | – |
| Nov 23 | at | W 39–20 | 7 | 91 | 1 | 28 | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 28–21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
2023 Missouri 13 games, 85 catches, 1,205 yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 35–10 | 7 | 96 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 23–19 | 8 | 117 | 0 | 44 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 30–27 | 7 | 114 | 2 | 47 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 34–27 | 10 | 177 | 0 | 56 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 38–21 | 11 | 140 | 2 | 27 | – |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 39–49 | 11 | 149 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at | W 38–21 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 34–12 | 4 | 90 | 1 | 42 | 10 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 21–30 | 3 | 53 | 1 | 39 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 36–7 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 33–31 | 9 | 158 | 0 | 48 | – |
| Nov 24 | at | W 48–14 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 14–3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 20 |
2022 Missouri 13 games, 43 catches, 377 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 52–24 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 26 |
| Sep 10 | at | L 12–40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 34–17 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 18 | 8 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 14–17 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 22–26 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 17–24 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 17–14 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 35 | 10 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 23–10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 17–21 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 35 | 9 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 24–66 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 14 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 45–14 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 14 | 12 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 29–27 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | L 17–27 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 19 | −3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0″ |
| Weight | 206 lb |
| Arm length | 31¼″ |
| Hand size | 8½″ |
| Wingspan | 76½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.41 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 sW |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 20 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | 15 | 47 | 652 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Chicago Bears | 5 | 23 | 266 | 1 |
| NFL career | 20 | 70 | 918 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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