Fantasy Life Articles on Luther Burden
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The Bears lost tight end Cole Kmet for the season last week, a huge loss that will alter their personnel on offense. With Kmet sidelined, we should expect to see more 11 and 12 personnel from Chicago, which means more routes for Burden.
STACKED’s take
Kmet's loss unlocks Burden's route share; WR1 upside if he reaches 85-90% routes.
Burden posted 130 yards and a touchdown in an island game, demonstrating his electric playmaking ability. He draws targets at a high rate and is being schemed heavily by Ben Johnson through him and Colston Loveland. However, his route rate sits at just 69% on the season due to various game circumstances (blowout wins, weather, personnel deployment) and Chicago's bottom-seven rate of 11 personnel usage. With Rome Odunze dominating snaps in one-receiver sets and Burden splitting 12 personnel snaps with Kalif Raymond, he hasn't been on the field as much as desired. The source identifies a major catalyst: the Bears lost tight end Cole Kmet for the season, which will increase 11 and 12 personnel usage and boost Burden's route share. With a 25% target-on-route rate, if Burden's route share climbs to 85-90%, he could reach WR1 borderline status; currently in a limited role, he's flashing high-end WR2 potential.
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