WR#10
Luther Burden III
gsis_id 00-0040735
CHI
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 weekly average
- Separation
- 3.16 yd
- Cushion
- 7.08 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 0.78
- Avg YAC
- 5.17
- Share of intended air yards
- 27.2%
- Catch rate
- 74.1%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2026 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 5
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 2.0%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 95.9
- Interceptions on targets
- 2
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 9
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 56 | 42 | 547 | 3 | 17.2 | 0.217 | 0.49 | 29 | 115.6 |
| 2025 | 17 | 74 | 53 | 718 | 2 | 26.0 | 0.134 | 0.28 | 33 | 140.1 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- College
- Missouri (Southeastern Conference)
- Draft
- 2025 · Rd 2 · Pk 39 · CHI
- Rookie season
- 2025
- Experience
- 2 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 18 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · CHI
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
21 games with stored box-score lines (2026, 2025).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2026 · WR cohort of 42
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2026; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Puka NacuaWR · LA · distance 0.60
- Separation
- 3.09
- Cushion
- 6.33
- YAC over expected
- 1.68
- Share of air yards
- 25.3
- Catch rate
- 75.7
Ja'Marr ChaseWR · CIN · distance 0.71
- Separation
- 3.06
- Cushion
- 6.85
- YAC over expected
- 1.31
- Share of air yards
- 31.5
- Catch rate
- 70.5
K.C. ConcepcionWR · CLE · distance 0.88
- Separation
- 3.30
- Cushion
- 7.92
- YAC over expected
- 1.03
- Share of air yards
- 19.8
- Catch rate
- 67.3
Ryan FlournoyWR · DAL · distance 0.91
- Separation
- 3.00
- Cushion
- 6.67
- YAC over expected
- 1.23
- Share of air yards
- 13.9
- Catch rate
- 68.2
Malik WashingtonWR · MIA · distance 0.91
- Separation
- 3.28
- Cushion
- 6.09
- YAC over expected
- 0.92
- Share of air yards
- 25.7
- Catch rate
- 68.9
Luther Burden III baseline
- Separation
- 3.39
- Cushion
- 7.09
- YAC over expected
- 1.91
- Share of air yards
- 23.6
- Catch rate
- 75.0