Luther Burden III
Is Luther Burden III playing in Week 9? Yes, as of now. Luther Burden III has no injury designation for Week 9 against the Buccaneers on Sunday.
This season
- PPR pts / game
- 14.5
- WR17
- Target share
- 21.7%
- 7.0 targets / game
- Air-yards share
- 22.0%
- of his team's air yards
| Wk | Opp | PPR | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Tgt share | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | SEA | 18.6 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 26.5% | 1 |
| 7 | NE | 23.7 | 4 | 4 | 130 | 13.3% | 1 |
| 6 | ATL | 17.5 | 8 | 8 | 95 | 24.2% | 0 |
| 5 | GB | 8.9 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 15.0% | 0 |
| 4 | NYJ | 11.4 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 19.4% | 0 |
| 3 | PHI | 19.8 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 32.4% | 1 |
| 2 | MIN | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 23.3% | 0 |
| 1 | CAR | 9.5 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 19.2% | 0 |
2026 regular season, from nflverse weekly stats. Updated as each week's games finish.
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Bears WR snap count after 1 drive
Rome Odunze 17
Kalif Raymond 12
Luther Burden III 9
Jahdae Walker 1
Zavion Thomas 1
Out of 17 plays
7 more updatesfrom 5 sources
- 1d Rotoworld Football (Bluesky) Luther Burden goes 7-56-1 in win over Seattle
- 1d Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Bears halftime WR snap count Rome Odunze 37 Kalif Raymond 26 Luther Burden III 26 Zavion Thomas 7 Jahdae Walker 3 Out of 40 plays+2
- 1d Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) Caleb Williams' strike to Luther Burden for 23 yards is the longest play of the game for either side, and helped put the Bears in scoring position to extend their lead. Bit of a what-could-have-been on the attempted screen to D'Andre Swift. Looked blocked up from here. Bears 10, Seahawks 3
- 1d Larry Mayer (X) Bears' TD on first possession came against a Seahawks defense that did not allow the Chiefs to score a TD or even reach the end zone last Sunday night in a 20-3 win. · Quoting Larry Mayer: Bears take 7-0 lead on Caleb Williams' 1-yard TD pass to Luther Burden III with 5:25 left in first quarter. Impressive 17-play, 80-yard drive that took 8:32. Williams completed 8 of 10 passes for 58 yards, three to Colston Loveland for 27 yards and four to Burden for 23 yards.
- 1d Brad Biggs (X) Seattle just had a streak of 26 games without allowing an opening drive touchdown snapped. Bears marched 80 yards 17 plays in 8 minutes, 32 seconds. Offense was 3/4 on 3rd down & 1/1 on 4th down. Methodical march for 7-0 lead after Caleb Williams' 1-yd pass to Luther Burden.
- 1d Larry Mayer (X) Bears take 7-0 lead on Caleb Williams' 1-yard TD pass to Luther Burden III with 5:25 left in first quarter. Impressive 17-play, 80-yard drive that took 8:32. Williams completed 8 of 10 passes for 58 yards, three to Colston Loveland for 27 yards and four to Burden for 23 yards.
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Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 8? Zach Charbonnet, Jadarian Price, Rome Odunze, Luther Burden III, Emanuel Wilson, Colston Loveland, D'Andre Swift, Cooper Kupp
Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 8 MNF fantasy football lineup decisions […]
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Bears vs. Seahawks Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Monday Night Football - Caleb Williams, Sam Darnold, D'Andre Swift, Zach Charbonnet, Luther Burden III, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Colston Loveland, and more
Week 8 of the NFL season closes with a Monday Night clash that could well prove to be an NFC […]
- Week 8 NFL Injury Roundup: Projection Updates with floor, median, and @Xfinity Best ceilings (includes matchup notes): ARI RB - Jeremiyah Love (LP-LP-FP) - Will Play We are slightly above market on attempts/targets. Floor: 7.2 Median: 10.2 Ceiling: 17.3 --> Borderline RB2 ATL RB - Bijan Robinson - Brian Robinson Jr. OUT Slightly above market on attempts. Tough run matchup vs. TB. F: 15.4 M: 20.8 C: 31.0 --> Top-3 RB RB - Khalil Herbert --> Low-end RB5 CHI RB - D'Andre Swift - Kyle Monangai OUT 6th-hardest RB matchup v SEA (-2.4 PPG) F: 12.2 M: 16.4 C: 24.8 --> Mid-range RB1 RB - Roschon Johnson --> Mid-range RB5 WR - Luther Burden III Assuming more 2/3 WR sets with Cole Kmet out Hardest WR matchup v SEA (-5.8 PPG) 3rd-hardest slot WR matchup (-5.1 PPG) F: 9.7 M: 13.2 C: 21.8 --> Mid-range WR2 DEN RB - Jonah Coleman - RJ Harvey OUT 74% snap share in 2nd half last week w/ lead Assuming slight lean to Coleman over Dobbins, but hard to know how Payton will handle Slightly above…
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Fantasy Football Landmines to Avoid for Week 8 - Jonathan Taylor, Luther Burden III, Jameson Williams, more
The trade market is getting hot! The likes of Quenton Nelson and Jeffery Simmons are now on new teams, and […]
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Luther Burden is, uh, hard to tackle. He's averaging 0.32 missed tackles forced per reception, the third highest rate among NFL WRs behind Zay Flowers and Ryan Flournoy.
Burden's 2.57 yards after contact per catch ranks 10th among wideouts. He might be good.
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- 4d RotoBaller NFL Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 8? Jordan Mason, Tre Tucker, Rachaad White, D'Andre Swift, Emanuel Wilson, Jordan Addison, Garrett Wilson, Braelon Allen, Luther Burden III
- 4d Denny Carter (Bluesky) Luther Burden is, uh, hard to tackle. He's averaging 0.32 missed tackles forced per reception, the third highest rate among NFL WRs behind Zay Flowers and Ryan Flournoy. Burden's 2.57 yards after contact per catch ranks 10th among wideouts. He might be good.
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We’ve seen how electric Luther Burden can be. What’s next for the Bears’ second-year WR? Story by @danwiederer.bsky.social
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- 6d RotoBaller NFL Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 8? Emanuel Wilson, Braelon Allen, Bam Knight, Luther Burden, Khalil Shakir, Tyler Allgeier, Bhayshul Tuten, Chris Godwin, Kendrick Bourne
- 6d ESPN NFL News Facts vs. Feelings: How to maxx your lineup in Week 8 (if you insist)
- 6d Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) We’ve seen how electric Luther Burden can be. What’s next for the Bears’ second-year WR? Story by @danwiederer.bsky.social
- 3. Luther Burden is now 8th in the entire NFL with 491 yards receiving. He's done this despite being only the 19th-most targeted. He can clear his 2025 season total of 652 with 61 yards in Seattle. In just 8 games. #Bears
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After watching tape of Thursday night's 30-24 win over Patriots, Bears HC Ben Johnson discussed Luther Burden III's impact, Cole Kmet's knee injury and more
1 more updatefrom 1 source
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Thursday Night Football Same-Game Parlay: Patriots-Bears Best Bets
The Patriots vs. Bears Thursday Night Football same-game parlay features four receiving yardage player props. Demario Douglas and Efton Chism III represent New England, while Colston Loveland and Luther Burden III headline Chicago's selections.
33 more updatesfrom 17 sources
- Oct 23 NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [Cronin] What did Luther Burden see in front of him as he took a screen pass 24 yards for a touchdown? Burden: "I saw money. I saw a whole lot of money. It was great blocks by my teammates, and we needed that."
- Oct 23 Rotoworld Football (Bluesky) Luther Burden hits 100 yards in 1H of Week 7 win
- Oct 22 PFF News NFL Week 7 Recap: Immediate fantasy football takeaways from Patriots-Bears
- Oct 22 Matt Lombardo (Bluesky) Luther Burden and Rome Odunze have combined for seven catches for 179 yards and a touchdown, including three explosive 🧨 plays of 20-plus yards for the Bears tonight.
- Oct 22 Mike Reiss (Bluesky) Bears 20, Patriots 14 (half): Patriots' resolve showing up after it looked like things were slipping away from them. Bears expected a Hail Mary, and that obviously helped. Drake Maye's end-zone INT one of his few blemishes. D needs an answer for Luther Burden. Bears get ball.+1
- Oct 22 Pro Football Talk Thursday Night Football: Luther Burden, Bears lead Patriots 20-14 at halftime
- Oct 22 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Bears halftime WR snap count Rome Odunze 29 Kalif Raymond 24 Luther Burden III 21 Jahdae Walker 2 Zavion Thomas 1 Out of 31 plays+1
- Oct 22 Andrew Callahan (Bluesky) Rhamondre Stevenson 🤝 Luther Burden "Lmao, thank you for all this room"
- Oct 22 NFL Daily News (Bluesky) Luther Burden up to 130 receiving yards in the FIRST HALF
- Oct 22 Field Yates (X) Luther Burden III’s last 6 quarters: 12 targets 12 catches 225 yards 1 TD What a dynamic player ⚡️
- Oct 22 Larry Mayer (X) Another amazing play by Luther Burden III, who catches a screen pass at NE 28 on third-and-14 from the NE 24 and zigzags into end zone for a TD that puts Bears ahead 20-7 with :14 left in half. Excellent blocks by Kalif Raymond and Colston Loveland.
- Oct 22 Brad Biggs (X) #Bears had a screen to Luther Burden blocked up so well there wasn't a defender anywhere near him. 24-yard touchdown on 3rd and 17. Burden has 4 catches for 130 yards. Chicago leads 20-7, :14 remaining 2nd qtr.
- Oct 22 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) Luther Burden has 4 catches on 4 targets for 130 yards. Ideal drive for the Bears, leaving only 14 seconds on the clock for New England, and they get the ball after halftime.
- Oct 22 Adam Jahns (X) Some dude in front of the press box right before Luther Burden broke free for a 24-yard touchdown on a quick screen: "Oh Shit."
- Oct 22 Matt Lombardo (Bluesky) Luther Burden does Luther Burden things ™️. He’s so damn electric to watch.
- Oct 22 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) Luther Burden shot out of a cannon, and Darnell Wright out in front with the brigade of blockers, and the Bears convert a third-and-17 for the second week in a row — this time for a TD. Bears 20, Patriots 7
- Oct 22 Larry Mayer (X) Caleb Williams hits Luther Burden for 22-yard gain and Patriots are called for roughing the passer, giving Bears a first down at NE 33. Love watching Burden with ball in his hands. I'm guessing he was amazing playing tag at recess when he was a kid.
- Oct 22 Larry Mayer (X) D'Andre Swift's 4-yard TD run puts Bears ahead 10-0 late in first quarter. TD was set up by Caleb Williams' 58-yard pass to Luther Burden III to Patriots' 4. Williams hit Burden crossing across middle at NE 44. Burden turned up field and got great downfield by Rome Odunze.
- Oct 22 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) The 58-yarder from Caleb Williams to Luther Burden was the Bears' longest pass play since Colston Loveland's game-winner in Cincinnati last season. Bears 10, Patriots 0
- Oct 22 Adam Jahns (X) A few dudes in front of the press box stood up screaming "Luther ... Luther ... " before Caleb Williams fired that pass to a wide-open Luther Burden III for a 58-yard gain.
- Oct 22 Mike Garafolo (X) Luther Burden in space is a problem for defenses.
- Oct 22 NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [NFL] LUTHER BURDEN INSIDE THE 5
- Oct 22 Matt Lombardo (Bluesky) Luther Burden is such an insanely good route runner, and has so much speed after the catch. Fun player to watch, so key to the Bears’ offense.
- Oct 22 Denny Carter (Bluesky) all the nerds whining about luther burden's route rate (me) are awfully quiet right now
- Oct 22 Larry Mayer (X) Cairo Santos' 43-yard field goal gives Bears 3-0 lead with 9:53 left in first quarter. Key play was Caleb Williams' 26-yard pass to Luther Burden III on Bears' first play from scrimmage.
- Oct 22 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) All the Bears needed was a 26-yard throw from Caleb Williams to Luther Burden (and a field goal from Cairo Santos) to take the early lead. Will be curious to hear about that third-down play. Raymond was wide open and that ball came quick. Bears 3, Patriots 0
- Oct 22 Nathan Jahnke (Bluesky) Bears offensive snap counts after 1 drive D'Andre Swift 4 Rome Odunze 4 Luther Burden III 4 Colston Loveland 4 Kalif Raymond 3 Cole Kmet 1 Out of 4 plays+1
- Oct 22 Dwain McFarland (X) Great comments on this one. Yes, some historical texts occasionally spell Burden as Raymond. · Quoting Dwain McFarland: Potential Luther Burden III funnel tonight. Rome Odunze: gross outside/vertical role. Will face Christian Gonzalez often Colston Loveland: Patriots tough against TEs & can add coverage w/ Gonzalez locking Rome Burden: Schemed up. Slot/Motion/Play action. Volatile playing time
- Oct 22 Dwain McFarland (X) Rome runs a lot of in breakers, digs, and post routes… the notion he’s the sacrificial x is false… bears run a lot of 12 personnel and he’s always on the field look for a play action deep shot touchdown tonight · Quoting Dwain McFarland: Potential Luther Burden III funnel tonight. Rome Odunze: gross outside/vertical role. Will face Christian Gonzalez often Colston Loveland: Patriots tough against TEs & can add coverage w/ Gonzalez locking Rome Burden: Schemed up. Slot/Motion/Play action. Volatile playing time
- Oct 22 Dwain McFarland (X) Potential Luther Burden III funnel tonight. Rome Odunze: gross outside/vertical role. Will face Christian Gonzalez often Colston Loveland: Patriots tough against TEs & can add coverage w/ Gonzalez locking Rome Burden: Schemed up. Slot/Motion/Play action. Volatile playing time
- Oct 22 PFF News Thursday Night Football Same-Game Parlay: Patriots-Bears Best Bets
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Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 7? DeMario Douglas, Rhamondre Stevenson, A.J. Brown, Luther Burden, D'Andre Swift, Rome Odunze, Roschon Johnson, TreVeyon Henderson
Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 7 TNF fantasy football lineup decisions […]
- Seems like this stat would be hard to measure but Waddle will take it. · Quoting Pro Football Network: 📊 Most average separation by NFL wide receivers this season (min. 30 targets): Jaylen Waddle, DEN - 3.9 Demario Douglas, NE - 3.8 Khalil Shakir, BUF - 3.8 Germie Bernard, PIT - 3.7 KC Concepcion, CLE - 3.3 Malik Washington, MIA - 3.2 Ryan Flournoy, DAL - 3.1 Drake London, ATL - 3.1 Wan’Dale Robinson, TEN - 3.1 Luther Burden III, CHI - 3.0 Zay Flowers, BAL - 3.0 Emeka Egbuka, TB - 3.0 Dontayvion Wicks, PHI - 3.0
- 📊 Most average separation by NFL wide receivers this season (min. 30 targets): Jaylen Waddle, DEN - 3.9 Demario Douglas, NE - 3.8 Khalil Shakir, BUF - 3.8 Germie Bernard, PIT - 3.7 KC Concepcion, CLE - 3.3 Malik Washington, MIA - 3.2 Ryan Flournoy, DAL - 3.1 Drake London, ATL - 3.1 Wan’Dale Robinson, TEN - 3.1 Luther Burden III, CHI - 3.0 Zay Flowers, BAL - 3.0 Emeka Egbuka, TB - 3.0 Dontayvion Wicks, PHI - 3.0
- 3. Colston Loveland and Luther Burden had 17 combined targets in the first two weeks. They had 15 against Atlanta alone for 160 yards and a TD. The #Bears finally stopped the madness and are feeding their playmakers.
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Fantasy Football Week 6 Booms & Busts: Caleb Williams makes triumphant return, breathes life into Colston Loveland, Luther Burden III
Fantasy football analyst Scott Pianowski examines the biggest winners and losers from Week 6's Sunday action.
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Oct 18 Matt Lombardo (Bluesky) It’s tough. We start four, and these are my receivers: Christian Watson Drake London Malik Nabers Zay Flowers Parker Washington Keon Coleman Luther Burden But, I’ve got to shoehorn him in!
- Oct 18 Yahoo Fantasy Football Fantasy Football Week 6 Booms & Busts: Caleb Williams makes triumphant return, breathes life into Colston Loveland, Luther Burden III
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Caleb Williams is up to 10-for-10 for 122 yards after big-time throws to Rome Odunze and Luther Burden on that touchdown drive. D'Andre Swift punches it in on third-and-goal.
Bears 14, Falcons 0
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Oct 18 Larry Mayer (X) After Bears defense forces a three-and-out, offense marches 59 yards on 9 plays to extend lead to 14-0 on D'Andre Swift's 4-yard TD run. Caleb Williams completed passes of 23 yards to Rome Odunze and 25 yards to Luther Burden III.
- Oct 18 Kevin Fishbain (Bluesky) Caleb Williams is up to 10-for-10 for 122 yards after big-time throws to Rome Odunze and Luther Burden on that touchdown drive. D'Andre Swift punches it in on third-and-goal. Bears 14, Falcons 0
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Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 6? Braelon Allen, Kendre Miller, Terry McLaurin, Keenan Allen, Luther Burden, Kimani Vidal, DK Metcalf, Matthew Golden, Darius Cooper
Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 6 fantasy football lineup decisions involve […]
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Oct 16 Yahoo Fantasy Football Fantasy Football Week 6 Start/Sit Advice: What to do with Luther Burden III, Dameon Pierce, more players
- Oct 16 RotoBaller NFL Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 6? Braelon Allen, Kendre Miller, Terry McLaurin, Keenan Allen, Luther Burden, Kimani Vidal, DK Metcalf, Matthew Golden, Darius Cooper
- Some weird EPA per target data through NFL Week 5: -Puka Nacua ranks 49th out of 67 qualifying WRs, below Khalil Shakir and Xavier Hutchinson -Jakobi Meyers ranks 4th, behind only Mike Evans, Drake London, and *Keon Coleman* -Luther Burden (never good) ranks 63rd out of 67
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Fantasy Football Trade Advice for Week 6: WRs & TEs to Buy or Sell (2026)
Week 6 byes and injuries are forcing trades, so Ryan Wormeli and Andrew Erickson break down the wide receiver and tight end market to find the value. They make the contrarian case to buy low on Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR, Houston Texans) for a C.J. Stroud reunion and Luther Burden III (WR, Chicago Bears) on a 20.3% target share and 8 red zone targets. They also lay out why Dallas Goedert (TE,...
2 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- Oct 14 RotoBaller NFL Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 6? Woody Marks, Marshawn Lloyd, Kendre Miller, Wan'Dale Robinson, Jalen Coker, Rhamondre Stevenson, Luther Burden, DK Metcalf
- Oct 14 Matt Schneidman (X) Micah Parsons on his podcast, The Edge, on Luther Burden: “I don't be worried about him. They're rage baiters. They wanna be viral all the time ... I don't got no response for him. I'm in too good of a headspace to get in that world. You gotta leave it to the people who care about that. To me, this his second year in the rivalry. This my second year in the rivalry. I don't got nothing to say. We ain't earn that right yet.”
- Oct 14 FantasyPros (YouTube) Fantasy Football Trade Advice for Week 6: WRs & TEs to Buy or Sell (2026)
- This pic is a good example of GB muddying the middle I was talking about. (And I’m still here to engage despite the insults) Loveland came open underneath as the check down after his chip block. Bagent, though, is locked in on Luther Burden. But he’s not open. Bad decision · Quoting 79th & Halas Podcast: Looking at the All-22 tape right now and.........it's bad