Luther Burden III is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Bears as of April 2025. The Bears drafted him with the 39th overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft. He represented the Missouri Tigers football program in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The 6'0" wideout ran a 4.41 40-yard dash at the 2025 NFL Combine. Burden III’s total score and production score ranked in the top 3 among all wide receivers at the 2025 NFL combine (via NFL’s official website). The St. Louis native did his schooling at East St. Louis Senior High School. Luther was a two-sport athlete who also played on his high school’s basketball team.
Luther Burden III played 38 games for the Tigers in 3 years. His freshman year in 2022 saw him get 10 starts, with his college debut coming against Louisiana Tech on 1st September, 2022. Burden III’s sophomore year put him in the limelight, as he racked up 1212 receiving yards and 1,313 all-purpose yards, ranking him inside the top 10 in the nation in receiving yards. While he failed to put up the same numbers as his sophomore campaign in 2024, Luther still finished with the most receptions (61) on the team (via University of Missouri Athletics).
What is Luther Burden III's nickname?
Luther Burden IIIs' nickname is “Touchdown Luther”. According to Luther Burden III’s father, he got the nickname around the time when he scored 5 touchdowns in a scrimmage as a youth with no blocking. Burden III has always had the knack for finding the endzone, as evident by his scoring 15 touchdowns as a 14-year-old freshman wideout at Cardinal Ritter College Prep in St. Louis (via CBS Sports).
It appears Burden III got the nickname based on his ability to score.
FAQs on Luther Burden III
A. Luther Burden III wore a jersey No. 3 at Missouri.
A. Luther Burden III ran a 40-yard dash in 4.41 seconds at the 2025 NFL Combine, as per the NFL's official website.
A. Luther Burden III is 21 years old as of April 2025.
