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Hit rates by week, WR
Over 2019–2025, 15 games played. Bars show this player's rate against the WR rate over the same games.
Usage, WR
4 targets / game
15 games
[2025,2026] season, 15 games played. Share of team targets against the WR median.
Chicago spent a second-round pick on a receiver from Missouri, which is the kind of thing a franchise does when it has decided its quarterback needs help and the cupboard needs restocking. Luther Burden arrived with a college reputation for making yards after the catch and a professional reality that includes DJ Moore, Rome Odunze, and a pecking order he did not draw up. What he is right now is a rookie learning the trade on a team with limited patience for on-the-job training at his position. What he becomes is a question the Bears did not draft him to leave unanswered for long.
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Luther Burden heads into the 2026 opener with optimism around his health: RotoBaller Player News reported Friday that he is poised for a breakout season amid improving health. The broader Bears context matters for his outlook — Windy City Gridiron columns by Bill Zimmerman cast the Caleb Williams–Ben Johnson offense as a promising setup and asked which Bear will top 1,000 receiving yards, a question that includes Burden alongside the other Chicago pass-catchers. There was a wrinkle at practice, though: Yahoo Sports NFL reported that Rome Odunze and D'Andre Swift were hurt at practice, with Odunze's status directly relevant to Burden's target competition. No specific return timeline for those teammates was reported, so monitor the final injury designations.
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