Entering into the 2024 season, Luther Burden III was at the top of the mountain. He was second-team All American in 2023, a preseason first-team All American as well as top 10 in the Heisman betting odds. Perhaps even more importantly for Burden’s long-term future, he was at the tip of every NFL scout’s tongue as one of the top one (or two) wide receivers in the upcoming 2025 NFL draft. Over the 2024 summer he was consistently mock drafted in the top 10 by just about every site that engages in such click-baity exercises.
Luther Burden’s draft stock has dropped. But why?
