Chicago Bears select receiver with 39th overall pick |
The Chicago Bears selected University of Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III with the No. 39 overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Burden arrives in Chicago after prepping collegiately at the University of Missouri (2022-24), earning First-Team All-Southeastern Conference recognition following each of his final two seasons with the Tigers. Over three seasons of action at Missouri, Burden started 34-of-38 career games played, totaling 192 receptions for 2,263 yards (11.8 avg.) and 21 touchdowns, adding a 61-yard rushing touchdown in 2024 and a 78-yard punt return touchdown as a true freshman in 2022. Last season, Luther led the Tigers with 676 yards on 71 catches, one season after tallying 1,212 receiving yards, third-most by any SEC player, on 86 receptions, second-most by any pass-catcher in the conference, earning AP Second-Team All-America honors (2023). Culminated his tenure in Columbia, Mo., with a 34-game streak of outings with at least one reception, the second-longest stretch by any player in program history. The Bears with a STEAL in Luther Burden III WHO WON THE #BEARS - #PANTHERS BLOCKBUSTER TRADE…?
Caleb Williams gets another weapon in Chicago pic.twitter.com/oReZsVvZ0O
Chicago received:
WR DJ Moore
OT Darnell Wright
CB Tyrique Stevenson
QB Caleb Williams
WR Luther Burden
Carolina received:
QB Bryce Young
🧐🧐🧐 pic.twitter.com/nRO9uVktm3
