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Luther Burden III
Bears logoChicago Bears

Luther Burden III

WRposition#10jersey22age6' 0"height210lbs2 yrsexperienceMissouricollege

Questionable · Concussion · Burden has a concussion, head coach Ben Johnson revealed after Sunday's 27-24 win over the Buccaneers, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports.

At a glance

Luther Burden III is a wide receiver for the Chicago Bears (No. 10). In 9 games of the 2026 season: 8 carries for 29 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns; 49 catches on 65 targets for 644 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns; 2 tackles, 0 sacks. By the nflverse play-by-play model, Luther Burden III has produced +0.14 EPA per target on 65 targets. Snap share in Week 9: 56% of offensive snaps. Latest injury report: Questionable (concussion).

Is Luther Burden III playing this week?

Luther Burden III is listed as questionable with a concussion injury on the latest injury report: Burden has a concussion, head coach Ben Johnson revealed after Sunday's 27-24 win over the Buccaneers, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports. The Chicago Bears play next at home against the New Orleans Saints on Sun, Nov 22, 1 PM ET (Week 11), on Fox.

What are Luther Burden III's stats this season?

In 9 games of the 2026 season, Luther Burden III has 8 carries for 29 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns; 49 catches on 65 targets for 644 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns; 2 tackles, 0 sacks.

What is Luther Burden III's EPA per play?

+0.136 EPA per target on 65 targets (total +8.9), from the open nflverse expected points model. Above zero means the plays added scoring expectancy for the offense.

What team does Luther Burden III play for?

Luther Burden III plays wide receiver for the Chicago Bears, wearing No. 10. Luther Burden III is 22 years old, 6' 0", 210 lbs. College: Missouri. League experience: 2 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Luther Burden III 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/luther-burden-iii (updated 2026-11-10).

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Luther Burden IIIChicago Bears · #10
Starter14th of 89 wide receivers
2026 percentile card · vs 89 qualified wide receivers

How he stacks up

Tgt/g74Yds/g81Yds/tgt83Catch %92EPA/tgt26TD78

PercentilePercentileWhere a player ranks among qualified players at his position: 90 = better than 90% of them.Glossary → vs wide receivers with 23+ targets. GradeGradeThe average of a player's percentiles on his position's card, from 1 to 99.Glossary → = average of these 6. Elite 90+ · Pro Bowl 75+ · Starter 50+ · Depth below.

Method9 games65 targetsweeks 1–9peer group 89 qualified · min. 23 targetsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 12 min agoGlossary →
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2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Carries: 8-0.167EPA / carry · total -1.350%success21st downs1explosive
Targets: 65+0.136EPA / target · total +8.957%success7.6air yds/tgt6.6YAC231st downs14explosive

Total EPA by week

+1.2Wk 1
-3.6Wk 2
-0.8Wk 3
+4.0Wk 4
-4.0Wk 5
+3.1Wk 6
+13.1Wk 7
+2.8Wk 8
-8.3Wk 9

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
73%55 snapsWk 1 · CAR
57%42 snapsWk 2 · MIN
61%44 snapsWk 3 · PHI
56%52 snapsWk 4 · NYJ
77%53 snapsWk 5 · GB
39%30 snapsWk 6 · ATL
61%42 snapsWk 7 · NE
57%40 snapsWk 8 · SEA
56%34 snapsWk 9 · TB

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Bears · signed 2025 · 4 years, through 2028$2.7M a year
Total
$11.0M
Guaranteed
$11.0M
Share of cap at signing
1.0%
100% of the value guaranteed
66th paid76th in EPApercentiles among 259 WRs under contract, 2026

Game log

ReceivingRushing
WeekOpponentResultRecTgtRec ydsTDLongCarRush ydsTDLong
1 Sep 13@ Panthers logoCARW 59-3755630241202
2 Sep 20vs Vikings logoMINL 3-93732018––––
3 Sep 28vs Eagles logoPHIW 27-7711611251707
4 Oct 4vs Jets logoNYJW 23-124663022111011
5 Oct 11@ Packers logoGBL 7-3146470234207
6 Oct 18@ Falcons logoATLW 31-238895025––––
7 Oct 22vs Patriots logoNEW 30-24441301581707
8 Nov 2@ Seahawks logoSEAW 34-177956123––––
9 Nov 8vs Buccaneers logoTBW 27-247997156––––
Season4965644458829011

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