After head coach Ben Johnson shared his sentiments on rookie wideout Luther Burden, the Bears 2nd round pick has been falling on Underdog.
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson is not happy with rookie wide receiver Luther Burden. In a press conference last week, Johnson expressed frustration with Burden not being out with his teammates and building the trust and rapport needed as an incoming rookie.
It is also very interesting that Burden and the Bears have not come to an agreement for a contract. With rookie contracts being rather uniform, the hang up seems to involve language in the contract regarding guaranteed money.
The fallout over the last week has caused Burden to have fallen 7.6 spots on Underdog from late round 9 into the middle of round 10. It is very easy to select quarterback Caleb Williams who goes at the 9-10 turn in tandem with Burden. Burden is looking like an early stay away candidate in redraft leagues, while presenting some value for portfolio best ball drafters.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
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The Top-2 Rookie Draft Picks for the Chicago Bears, TE Colston Loveland and WR Luther Burden, are missing practice while dealing with injuries.
With rookie practice barely starting, the Bears cannot bear any more bad news.
First round draft pick TE Colston Loveland and Second round pick WR Luther Burden are both currently sitting out rookie camp. Colston’s absence is unsurprising, as the team knew he was dealing with an AC joint injury, which requires time to recover. However, Burden is already dealing with a “soft tissue issue” indicating a higher chance of recurrence later on during the season. Both players are expected to be back when the entire team reports later this summer.
Both players are intriguing dynasty selections, getting drafted in RD2 most league formats. Loveland is the TE10 in Bestball ADP, while Burden is the WR50. Neither should be more than stacking targets at those prices in the bestball streets.
Author: Bradley Stalder (@FFStalder)
Missouri Wide Receiver Luther Burden III is taken by the Chicago Bears with the 39th pick in the 2nd round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
The Chicago Bears continue investing in wide receiver again by taking Luther Burden III from Missouri. Burden had a excellent sophomore season with 86 catches, 1,212 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns. His junior season was disappointing in comparison. Quarterback play was a big factor in the lack of production. Burden is very much a DJ Moore clone, so this is a very curious pick by the Bears. This is especially after taking tight end Colston Loveland with their 1st round pick. It is understandable to be helping out 2nd year quarterback Caleb Williams with weapons but it can be called into question whether this pick was a luxury for the Bears.
Luther Burden III is a difficult projection for fantasy on the Bears. We have no idea if he will be an immediate contributor to the team. DJ Moore and Rome Odunze are the top options along with tight ends Loveland and Cole Kmet. Burden will need to prove he can take targets from these guys. He is at best a deep dynasty stash until more information about his playing time comes to light.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
The 5th year wide receiver will look to reclaim his career in Minnesota.
Rondale Moore has signed with the Minnesota Vikings. After a knee injury took away his 2024 season, Moore will look to recover both from an injury and career standpoint.
Moore was looking to rewrite the script to his career last year after he was traded from the Arizona Cardinals to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for quarterback Desmond Ridder. Some bullish elements to his game include the ability to show explosion close to the line of scrimmage and being versatile in usage via carries and targets. The problem for Rondale Moore is that his skillset has been more theory than practice.
Deebo Samuel and Jayden Reed get lauded for their swiss army knife utilization and weaponry afforded to their respective teams. Another problem is that for every Deebo Samuel, there is a Rondale Moore who doesn’t hit for fantasy football. Rookie wide receiver Luther Burden III is someone to monitor as to whether or not he will follow the Samuel or Moore path. In the meantime, expect Rondale Moore to fit a gadget role for depth on what is becoming a deeper offense soon to be led by quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
Luther Burden III is one of the more polarizing draft prospects at the NFL Combine, but was one of the top performers overall among wide receivers at the 2025 NFL Combine.
Burden had a tremendous sophomore year with over 1,200 receiving yards and 9 TDs. Many are concerned by the huge dip in production his Junior year, where he gained only 676 receiving yards. When we asked him at the combine what led to the dip in production, he answered that it came down a lack of opportunities.
Burden is still a top 5 ranked receiver prospect and was the only of which to participate in the on field drills in Indianapolis. It was good to see that he wanted to compete and he looked very smooth in his routes and natural in every drill, not dropping a ball. In addition, running a 4.41 40-yard dash and measuring in at 6’0” will only help him going forward.
Latest mock drafts have Burden falling out of the 1st round, but he did everything he could to change that at the combine. Burden projects as a target earning slot receiver at the next level and shouldn’t be written off for his Junior year production issues.
Author: Jonny Tooma (@FantasyPicasso)
