Luther Burden III holds the RWR · Starter spot in Chicago Bears’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Luther Burden III played 17 games in 2025 with a 42% snap share.

Luther Burden III is a 6'0", 205-pound right wide receiver for the Chicago Bears, selected 39th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Missouri product appeared in 15 regular season games (five starts) during his 2025 rookie campaign, posting 47 receptions for 652 yards and two touchdowns. His receiving yards ranked third among rookie wide receivers that season. In Week 17 against San Francisco, he recorded a career-high 138 yards on eight receptions, including a 35-yard touchdown catch. Burden also played in two postseason games, recording six catches for 66 yards. He enters his second professional season with one year of experience.

Missouri2022 – 2024

Bears2025 — present

CollegeMissouriDraftRound 2 · No. 39 overall · 2025 · CHIHometownSt. Louis, MOAlso playsPR3