# Luther Burden III — what pundits predicted WR · Missouri 60 checkable claims from 37 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What the room says - Median call across 6 pundits: 1,000 receiving yards - Median call across 3 pundits: 73 receptions ## What pundits expect (53 unsettled) - Luther Burden III to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points — Kyle Zeigler, for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to be 1st on the depth chart — Fox Sports, for 2026, said Sep 11, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — Fox Sports, for 2026, said Sep 11, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — Jacob Infante, for 2026, said Sep 10, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to record 5 receiving tds — [Jerry Markarian](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jerry-markarian), for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/35d89381-6296-4ad9-92e9-a7b4ac022389 - Luther Burden III to record 70 receptions — [Jerry Markarian](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jerry-markarian), for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/35d89381-6296-4ad9-92e9-a7b4ac022389 - Luther Burden III to record 925 receiving yards — [Jerry Markarian](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jerry-markarian), for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/35d89381-6296-4ad9-92e9-a7b4ac022389 - Luther Burden III to be 1st on the depth chart — [Bradley Locker](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bradley-locker), for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3e088a51-ff61-4d7f-b896-3d42e48a78ef - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost (at cost) — Frank Ammirante, for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to be 1st on the depth chart — Kurt Blakeway, for 2026, said Sep 6, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to record 652 receiving yards — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Sep 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fa58b6e0-62b0-4b78-bcbf-e0ac8a56f42c - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — [Evan Tarracciano](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/evan-tarracciano), for 2026, said Sep 3, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fa58b6e0-62b0-4b78-bcbf-e0ac8a56f42c - Luther Burden III to record 1,000 receiving yards — Douglas Clawson, for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to be 1st on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e9a97dc4-1387-48aa-b228-a4deb0ddff45 - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e9a97dc4-1387-48aa-b228-a4deb0ddff45 - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost (rounds four and five) — [Simon Hunter](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/simon-hunter), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/43ba38bc-0c70-4486-b557-45e7be618e87 - Luther Burden III to record 1,000 receiving yards — Douglas Clawson, for 2026, said Aug 31, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to make the roster — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cebf3a32-69e3-4a80-9cb6-099871eef93b - Luther Burden III to be 1st on the depth chart — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cebf3a32-69e3-4a80-9cb6-099871eef93b - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 5.10) — [Nathan Jahnke](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nathan-jahnke), for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cebf3a32-69e3-4a80-9cb6-099871eef93b - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost (WR25 in Real-Time ADP) — Wolf Trelles-Heard, for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — Heath Cummings, for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — Austin Nivison, for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — [John Breech](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/john-breech), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/84035515-c991-426e-b1c5-65c522685d3f - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — Ben Johnson, for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — [Zachary Pereles](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/zachary-pereles), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/da52c8c8-a791-43ea-bb99-bc97f889ad5a - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ea523951-5291-4db1-8532-e768ae4dc24f - Luther Burden III to fall short of his draft cost (ADP 45.81 | WR21) — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 22, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cc866299-bcb9-49d4-82d0-e1751e36c203 - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 22, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to make the roster — [Mike Moraitis](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-moraitis), for 2026, said Aug 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0c3a5459-cd09-406c-9ee5-b3efb46171e1 - Luther Burden III to fall short of his draft cost (ADP 41.1 | WR17) — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/eadd5e77-5ffc-448a-bd2e-2444c3cf042c - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — [Rob Rang](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rob-rang), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/053d0019-fc83-42f2-a9dc-d59d989c2160 - Luther Burden III to be 1st on the depth chart — [Rob Rang](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rob-rang), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/053d0019-fc83-42f2-a9dc-d59d989c2160 - Luther Burden III to record 73 receptions — [Jordan Dajani](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jordan-dajani), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/04a7b15e-78b1-410c-b0e8-5b1c405d155d - Luther Burden III to finish top 27 at his position, by fantasy points — [Jordan Dajani](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jordan-dajani), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/04a7b15e-78b1-410c-b0e8-5b1c405d155d - Luther Burden III to record 6 receiving tds — [Jordan Dajani](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jordan-dajani), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/04a7b15e-78b1-410c-b0e8-5b1c405d155d - Luther Burden III to record 1,057 receiving yards — [Jordan Dajani](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jordan-dajani), for 2026, said Aug 10, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/04a7b15e-78b1-410c-b0e8-5b1c405d155d - Luther Burden III to fall short of his draft cost (ADP: 51 | (WR22)) — Kyle Zeigler, for 2026, said Aug 7, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to be 2nd on the depth chart — [Brandon Carney](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/brandon-carney), for 2026, said Aug 5, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/41101974-41e2-4ee4-99ab-6aa985d3489e - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost (ADP: 4.11) — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ac712454-f116-4691-8697-99575f46e964 - Luther Burden III to be 1st on the depth chart — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 3, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 3, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to record 1,220 receiving yards — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9a890bd3-0b07-4cab-a8e1-b30733c6f2a1 - Luther Burden III to record 97 receptions — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9a890bd3-0b07-4cab-a8e1-b30733c6f2a1 - Luther Burden III to record 164 fantasy points — [Walt](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/walt), for 2026, said Aug 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9a890bd3-0b07-4cab-a8e1-b30733c6f2a1 - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — Gordon McGuinness, for 2026, said Jul 29, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — [Seth Rollins](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/seth-rollins), for 2026, said Jul 23, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/734f1f05-9e8b-43f9-9a13-e64fc4838473 - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost (third round, fourth round) — Matthew Berry, for 2026, said Jul 22, 2026; not settled yet - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2026, said Jul 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bc1b0b2f-1c01-470c-bb5b-bf1e98241c85 - Luther Burden III to be 1st on the depth chart — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2026, said Jul 12, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bc1b0b2f-1c01-470c-bb5b-bf1e98241c85 - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — [Mike Renner](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-renner), for 2026, said Jun 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b0274ee9-e2ce-46cd-8227-bb7c284f4910 - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost (ECR wide receiver twenty one) — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said May 25, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/de261b38-f58d-4190-8bf3-d33d1a520001 ## Settled (7) - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost — [Mike Harmon](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-harmon), for 2025, said Jan 2, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e2e20c82-d482-48e6-90f3-929d0862fc0d - Luther Burden III to outplay his draft cost (wide receiver ECR fifty three) — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2025, said Jul 5, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bed875af-db54-4ebc-b3da-9102b06adea7 - Luther Burden III to be picked “late first rounders, early second rounder types” (picks 1–64) — [Matt Harmon](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/matt-harmon), for 2025, said Apr 16, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2dec50bd-ab87-4aac-ba3c-d4e4e47f031b - Luther Burden III to be picked “late first rounder, maybe sneak in early second type” (picks 1–64) — [Nate Tice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nate-tice), for 2024, said Feb 28, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8822d23e-3ab2-4e9f-b8d4-33fc1802672c - Luther Burden III to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64) — [Mel Kiper](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mel-kiper), for 2025, said Apr 8, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ff6ed02d-d1cd-419b-b56d-2f77a71f4d31 - Luther Burden III to be 4th on the depth chart — [Gregg Rosenthal](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal), for 2025, said Sep 3, 2025; scored 83.33 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9bbfad44-41ec-4033-b000-487f0262bd5f - Luther Burden III to be picked at number 35 — [Kyle Crabbs](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/kyle-crabbs), for 2025, said Apr 14, 2025; scored 84.09 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e8a40874-e85c-44ec-a4c8-b6f0edbd22d2 --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/luther-burden-iii Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology