Luther Burden
- WR
- , Chicago Bears
- 23
- 198 lbs
- 6' 0"
- Missouri
- 53
- 1
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2026 Draft note
Burden’s PFF YPRR was 98th percentile (2.69) and his YAC per reception was 97th percentile (7.3)–elite numbers that put him among the best receivers in the league on a per-route basis. He did it from the slot (73rd percentile slot rate) running short routes (7.5 average depth of target), which is why his 69th-percentile ESPN OPEN score and 77th-percentile YAC score are especially impressive for a rookie. On the flip side, a 2nd-percentile contested catch rate implies he can't win in traffic at all, and a 25th-percentile drop rate is a concern. Matt Harmon of Reception Perception says Burden is “extremely talented” and that “the good heavily outweighs any critiques.” The opportunity for Year 2 is definitely there. Chicago has 149 vacated WR targets (48.1% of WR volume) with D.J. Moore gone, and Burden should definitely see a bump in snaps and targets. Early ADP has Burden going a full round ahead of his teammate, Rome Odunze.
2026 Strength of Schedule - CHI
| W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | W9 | W10 | W11 | W12 | W13 | W14 | W15 | W16 | W17 | W18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 @CAR | 3 MIN | 29 PHI | 11 NYJ | 23 @GB | 15 @ATL | 14 NE | 1 @SEA | 2 TB | BYE | 18 NO | 31 @DET | 30 JAX | 4 @MIA | 32 @BUF | 23 GB | 31 DET | 3 @MIN |
Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.
Game Stats
| Week | Opp | Rec | RecYds | RecTD | Tgts | YPR | RuAtt | RuYds | RuTD | Fum | YPC | STD | 0.5 PPR | PPR | Snaps | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @CAR | 5 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 12.60 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 4.5 | 7.00 | 9.5 | 55/75 | 73.3% |
| 2 | MIN | 3 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 10.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.2 | 4.70 | 6.2 | 42/74 | 56.8% |
| 3 | PHI | 7 | 61 | 1 | 11 | 8.71 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 12.8 | 16.30 | 19.8 | 44/72 | 61.1% |
| 4 | NYJ | 4 | 63 | 0 | 6 | 15.75 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | 7.4 | 9.40 | 11.4 | 52/93 | 55.9% |
| 5 | @GB | 4 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 11.75 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 4.9 | 6.90 | 8.9 | 53/69 | 76.8% |
| 6 | @ATL | 8 | 95 | 0 | 8 | 11.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9.5 | 13.50 | 17.5 | 30/77 | 39.0% |
| 7 | NE | 4 | 130 | 1 | 4 | 32.50 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 19.7 | 21.70 | 23.7 | 42/69 | 60.9% |
| Per game | 5.00 | 70.14 | 0.29 | 6.71 | 14.03 | 1.14 | 4.14 | 0 | 0.14 | 3.63 | 8.86 | 11.36 | 13.86 | 45.43/75.57 | 60.54% | |
| Totals | 35 | 491 | 2 | 47 | 14.03 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3.63 | 62 | 79.5 | 97 | 318/529 | 60.54% | |
