Luther Burden fantasy football news and podcast insights

If you missed the storm last night here’s some highlights on Parker Washington, Bhayshul Tuten, Brian Thomas, Chris Rodriguez, Jonathon Brooks, Luther Burden, and more

Ryan Poles on Luther Burden

Bears GM Ryan Poles on Luther Burden: "If there's a guy that I'm really excited about, it's Luther Burden... You can feel the fire inside of him, and I'm excited to see that show up."

Ryan Poles on Luther Burden III: "If there's a guy that I'm really excited about, it's Luther Burden just because of how much he's grown from the day he walked in this building.. You can feel the fire inside of him, and I'm excited to see that show up.” Take: His role in the offense (short-intermediate) is what I want. I am IN on Burden.

with all of the (deserved) focus on Colston Loveland and Luther Burden this could be an amazing dynasty-buy window for Rome Odunze 👀 [Retweeted](

with all of the (deserved) focus on Colston Loveland and Luther Burden this could be an amazing dynasty-buy window for Rome Odunze 👀

Caleb Williams on Luther Burden: He makes the first guy miss every time. That's his trait. He catches everything. He's a friendly receiver to the QB. (via @​UpAndAdamsShow)

Caleb Williams on Luther Burden: "He makes the first guy miss every time. That's his trait. He catches everything. He's a friendly receiver to the QB." (via @​UpAndAdamsShow)

Caleb Williams on Luther Burden: “He makes the first guy miss every time. That’s his trait. He catches everything. He’s a friendly receiver to the QB. When you get the ball in his hands - he makes that first player miss.” (@​UpAndAdamsShow / @​heykayadams)

Which WRs recorded the highest YPRR on plays with no busted coverages, scramble drills, screens, or trick looks in 2025? 1. Jaxson Smith-Njigba: 5.17 2. Puka Nacua: 4.38 3. Terry McLaurin: 4.31 4. Christian Watson: 3.87 5. Zay Flowers: 3.86 6. AJ Brown: 3.50 7. Luther Burden: 3.42 8. Ricky Pearsall: 3.37 9. Jaylen Waddle: 3.33 10. Stefon Diggs: 3.28 Metrics per @​FantasyPtsData

This a great question. Who should we expect to see a large increase in First Read Target Share in 2025? 1. DeVonta Smith He ranked 15th at 28.8% last season, but could clear 35%+ with AJ Brown gone 2. Terry McLaurin He ranked 28th at 25.8% during a season where he and Jayden Daniels were often injured (rarely playing together) 3. Christian Watson Even though he was a big riser in 2025, I think his 1READ continues to increase (34th-ranked 23.9% in 2025) 4. Michael Pittman He ranked 38th at 23....

Always love this question. And I think the answer is almost always a QB. I’d go Kyler Murray this year. In the non-QB division, give me Luther Burden. [Quoted](

Bears insider @​danwiederer believes Ben Johnson readily praises guys Feels that when he told us to buy Luther Burden stock - it was a stock tip Just found that interesting - that perspective that Ben Johnson doesn’t give out compliments like that

I wonder if ESPN ADPs will start moving to where they should be over the next month Some of these are asinine and downright ludicrous (how are these guys not going higher?!) 1. Tee Higgins - WR20 (Round 5) 2. Ladd McConkey - WR22 (Round 5) 3. Luther Burden - WR28 (Round 7) 4. Mike Evans - WR30 (Round 8) 5. Christian Watson - WR36 (Round 8) 6. Parker Washington - WR38 (Round 9) 7. Tucker Kraft - TE11 (Round 9) 8. Justin Herbert - QB15 (Round 10) 9. Chris Godwin - WR46 (Round 11) 10. Quentin Jo...

I took a look at every top-5 scoring offense over the last 5 years and calculated the average fantasy finish across each position for these offenses: QB: 5.5 RB1: 10.2 WR1: 11.3 WR2. 29.3 TE: 9.4 Here are some notable teams with top-5 scoring upside that likely have severely underpriced players on ESPN 1. Jacksonville Jaguars - Trevor Lawrence: QB12 - Bhayshul Tuten: RB26 - Parker Washington: WR38 - Brian Thomas: WR37 - Brenton Strange: TE20 I like Lawrence, Tuten, and Washington at their ADP...

I took a look at every top-5 scoring offense over the last 5 years and calculated the average fantasy finish across each position for these offenses: QB: 5.5 RB1: 10.2 WR1: 11.3 WR2. 29.3 TE: 9.4 Here are some notable teams with top-5 scoring upside that likely have severely underpriced players on ESPN 1. Jacksonville Jaguars - Trevor Lawrence: QB12 - Bhayshul Tuten: RB26 - Parker Washington: WR38 - Brian Thomas: WR37 - Brenton Strange: TE20 I like Lawrence, Tuten, and Washington at their ADP...

Toughest players to rank for 2026 Fantasy Football: Brian Thomas Jr. Marvin Harrison Jr. Michael Wilson TreVeyon Henderson Tetairoa McMillan Luther Burden Beyond the Box Score with @​daverichard + @​DanSchneierNFL <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGfJy7LQfmQ>

Caleb Williams value still is pretty puzzling to me, as I think he should align much more closely with the Dak/Herbert tier than the Maye/Daniels/Burrow tier (currently QB6 w/ late round 6 ADP). I don't see the path to Caleb outperforming ADP without a pretty major leap as a passer. He's mobile, but not the hyper-mobile type that has top ~3 QB upside on the back of his rushing ability (outside top 10 in rush att/gm and YPG last year). And as a passer, despite a big year 2 improvement overall,...

Being able to scoop Burden and Loveland at the 4/5 turn is so nasty Gotten it 3 times in last few days, seems to be where the prices are headed (would be great with Waddle now firmly out of that range). (screenshots from by best ball exposure tool⬇️)

Just to level set, this is the Bears usage and production from Week 9 on after Luther Burden and Colston Loveland began playing more. This was also when Rome Odunze was battling through his own injury.

Best rookie WR seasons by first downs per route run (1D/RR) in the @​FantasyPtsData era: [min. 200 routes] 1. Puka Nacua - 0.126 2. Rashee Rice - 0.122 3. Drake London - 0.122 4. LUTHER BURDEN - 0.117 5. Christian Watson - 0.116

Imagine if Drake Maye had AJ Brown AND Luther Burden

Luther Burden or Rome Odunze? Breaking down Chicago's WRs with @​TheOGfantasy and @​MattHarmon_BYB [Retweeted](

Are you in on Luther Burden Year 2 eruption? (Late March quote from Ben Johnson — shoutout @​CoachspeakIndex discord, well worth the subscription!)