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Luther Burden III
WR · CHI · 2025–2026
Born December 12, 2003 · College Missouri · Drafted 2025, round 2, pick 39 (CHI) · 6-0, 210 lb
EPA per target by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Rushing
| Season | Team | G | Carries | Yds | TD | YPC | EPA/carry | Stabilised EPA/carry | Success % | Rush EPA | Rush WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CHI | 15 | 6 | 37 | 0 | 6.17 | +0.381 | 50.0 | +2.3 | +0.06 | |
| 2025 playoffs | CHI | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | -2.00 | −0.900 | 0.0 | −1.8 | −0.05 | |
| 2026 | CHI | 9 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 3.62 | −0.167 | 50.0 | −1.3 | −0.01 | |
| Career | CHI | 24 | 14 | 66 | 0 | 4.71 | +0.068 | 50.0 | +1.0 | +0.05 |
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CHI | 15 | 60 | 47 | 652 | 2 | 78.3 | +0.501 | +0.278+0.111 to +0.446 | 12.8 | 7.7 | +30.1 | +1.09 |
| 2025 playoffs | CHI | 2 | 14 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 42.9 | −0.289 | 15.9 | 10.2 | −4.0 | −0.14 | |
| 2026 | CHI | 9 | 65 | 49 | 644 | 4 | 75.4 | +0.136 | +0.256+0.089 to +0.422 | 22.3 | 7.6 | +8.9 | +0.30 |
| Career | CHI | 24 | 125 | 96 | 1,296 | 6 | 76.8 | +0.311 | 16.4 | 7.6 | +38.9 | +1.39 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 playoffs | CHI | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | CHI | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | CHI | 24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CHI | 15 | 394 | 39.8 | – | – |
| 2025 playoffs | CHI | 2 | 92 | 58.2 | – | – |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 90.0 | 6 | 11.1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 65 | 75.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 27.3 |
Game logs
2026 game log (9 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-13 | @ CAR | W 59–37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −0.4 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 0 | +1.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2026-09-20 | vs MIN | L 3–9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 0 | −3.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2026-09-28 | vs PHI | W 27–7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | +0.2 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 1 | −1.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2026-10-04 | vs NYJ | W 23–12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | +0.7 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 0 | +3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2026-10-11 | @ GB | L 7–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | −2.3 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 0 | −1.7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2026-10-18 | @ ATL | W 31–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 95 | 0 | +3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2026-10-22 | vs NE | W 30–24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | +0.4 | 4 | 4 | 130 | 1 | +12.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2026-11-02 | @ SEA | W 34–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 1 | +2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | vs TB | W 27–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 7 | 97 | 1 | −8.3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (17 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-09-08 | vs MIN | L 24–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | −1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2025-09-14 | @ DET | L 21–52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | −1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2025-09-21 | vs DAL | W 31–14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | +1.3 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 1 | +5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2025-09-28 | @ LV | W 25–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | −2.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-13 | @ WAS | W 25–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 0 | +2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | vs NO | W 26–14 | 1 | -1 | 0 | −0.8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | +0.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | @ BAL | L 16–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | −0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2025-11-09 | vs NYG | W 24–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 0 | +3.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2025-11-16 | @ MIN | W 19–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 0 | +0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2025-11-23 | vs PIT | W 31–28 | 1 | 15 | 0 | +1.2 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 0 | +2.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2025-11-28 | @ PHI | W 24–15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | −0.3 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 0 | −1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2025-12-07 | @ GB | L 21–28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | −0.2 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 0 | +6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2025-12-14 | vs CLE | W 31–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 6 | 84 | 0 | +2.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2025-12-28 | @ SF | L 38–42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 8 | 138 | 1 | +11.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2026-01-04 | vs DET | L 16–19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | +1.0 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 0 | +2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2026-01-10 | vs GB | W 31–27 | 1 | -4 | 0 | −1.2 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 0 | +1.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2026-01-18 | vs LA | L 17–20 OT | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.6 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 0 | −5.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |