Luther Burden III explained

Luther Burden III
School:Missouri Tigers
Currentnumber:3
Currentposition:Wide receiver
Class:Junior
Birth Date:12 December 2003
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Heightft:5
Heightin:11
Weight:208
Highschool:East St. Louis (St. Louis)
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Espn:4685278

Luther Burden III (born December 12, 2003) is an American football wide receiver for the Missouri Tigers.

Early life

Burden was born on December 12, 2003, in St. Louis, Missouri, later attending East St. Louis Senior High School.[1] [2] He played both basketball and football and was ranked by ESPN as the top offensive recruit in the class of 2022.[3] [4] 247Sports and Rivals.com ranked him within the top-five nationally[5] [6]

Burden received 41 total college scholarship offers,[6] eventually narrowing his final options to Alabama, Georgia, and Missouri. In October 2021, he committed to Missouri. He was only the fourth consensus five-star recruit signed by Missouri in the past 20 years, after Dorial Green-Beckham, Terry Beckner Jr. and Blaine Gabbert.[7]

College career

Burden made his collegiate debut on September 1, 2022, catching three passes for 17 yards and had two touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving.[8] On September 17, he had a 78-yard punt return for a touchdown against Abilene Christian.[9] In the 2022 season, he had 45 receptions for 375 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns to go with two rushing touchdowns.[10]

In the 2023 season, Burden led the team with 83 receptions for 1,197 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns prior to the bowl game. He had five consecutive games during the season going over 100 receiving yards.[11] [12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luther 3 . Football Meets Fashion . November 18, 2022 . Luther 3 . en-US.
  2. Web site: Hochman . Benjamin . 2023-12-29 . Hochman: ‘It just saved my life.’ How Mizzou’s Luther Burden III emerged at a STL Boys and Girls Club . 2024-06-15 . STLtoday.com . en.
  3. News: Kvidahl . David . May 9, 2021 . What a Catch: Receiver dominated for Lions in fall, Flyers in spring . D11 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: 2022 ESPN 300 . July 28, 2022 . ESPN.com.
  5. Web site: Luther Burden . August 6, 2022 . 247Sports.
  6. Web site: Luther Burden . August 6, 2022 . Rivals.com.
  7. News: Kvidahl . David . October 20, 2021 . Burden Picks Mizzou: Five-star WR ready to 'turn Mizzou around' . B1, B6 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Newspapers.com.
  8. Web site: Louisiana Tech at Missouri Box Score, September 1, 2022 . November 29, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  9. Web site: Abilene Christian at Missouri Box Score, September 17, 2022 . November 29, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  10. Web site: Luther Burden III 2022 Game Log . November 29, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  11. Web site: 2023 Missouri Tigers Stats . 2023-11-29 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  12. Web site: Luther Burden III 2023 Game Log . November 29, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.