FantasyPros Articles on Luther Burden
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Luther Burden had a quiet week, considering his team put up 59 points in Week 1 as the WR37 in fantasy. Burden had a 17.2% target share, 63 receiving yards (2.42 YPRR), zero red zone targets, zero deep targets, and a 27.8% first-read share (second on the team).
STACKED’s take
Burden's elite two-high and blitz splits offer upside, but Minnesota's slot defense is elite.
Burden had a quiet Week 1 as WR37 despite Chicago putting up 59 points, with a 17.2% target share, 63 receiving yards (2.42 YPRR), zero red zone targets, zero deep targets, a 27.8% first-read share (second on team), and 53.8% of routes from the slot. Derek Brown notes the matchup is solid in Week 2; Minnesota deployed two-high coverage on 67.4% of snaps in Week 1 (fifth-highest rate), and last year against two-high, Burden led the team with a 25% target-per-route-run rate and 1.88 YPRR (second-best). Minnesota also blitzed at 73.9% in Week 1, and last year against the blitz, Burden posted a 21% target-per-route-run rate as a part-time player. However, Minnesota allowed the sixth-fewest fantasy points per target and seventh-fewest yards per target to opposing slot receivers last year.
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