#Bears HC Ben Johnson was asked about WR Luther Burden Jr. โฆ and his answer was about as glowing as it gets:
โIโm buying Luther Burden stock right nowโฆโ
The full back-and-forth is worth watching. Johnson sounds like a coach expecting a breakout year.
Luther Burden III should be valued just as high as (or higher than) Carnell Tate & Makai Lemon.
Recruiting Grade
Burden โ 5 Stars (98 Prospect Grade)
Tate โ 5 Stars (98 Prospect Grade)
Lemon โ 4 Stars (97 Prospect Grade)
Collegiate YPRR (Career)
Lemon โ 3.02
Burden โ 2.32
Tate โ 2.27
Collegiate YPRR (Best Season)
Burden โ 3.29
Lemon โ 3.13
Tate โ 3.02
Best PFF Receiving Grade
Lemon โ 91.4
Burden โ 91.0
Tate โ 89.0
Burden posted 1,209 receiving yards on 120 targets as a Sophomore โ numbers Tate & Lemon never hit.
Heโs also an ELITE YAC-threat (only WR in NCAA History with 30+ MTF on 80 or fewer targets in a season; career .33 MTF/reception).
& heโs already posted a Top-2 most-efficient rookie WR season ever (2.69 YPRR as a rookie โ behind only OBJ).
Not to mention heโs tethered to an above-average QB & a genius playcaller.
HEโS THE TRUTH โผ๏ธ