Luther Burden III
| Missouri Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver 13 |
| Class | Freshman |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | c. 2003 |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | East St. Louis (IL) |
Luther Burden III (born c. 2003) is an American football wide receiver for the Missouri Tigers.
Burden attended East St. Louis Senior High School. He was a star in both basketball and football.[1] He was selected by ESPN as the top offensive recruit in the class of 2022 and the No. 5 overall recruit nationally.[2] 247Sports ranked him as the No. 3 recruit in the nation,[3] and Rivals.com rated him at No. 4.[4]
Burden received 41 total college scholarship offers,[4] eventually narrowing his final options to Alabama, Georgia, and Missouri. In October 2021, he committed to Missouri. He was only the third consensus five-star recruit signed by Missouri in the past 20 years.[5]
References
- ^ David Kvidahl (May 9, 2021). "What a Catch: Receiver dominated for Lions in fall, Flyers in spring". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2022 ESPN 300". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ "Luther Burden". 247Sports. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "Luther Burden". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ David Kvidahl (October 20, 2021). "Burden Picks Mizzou: Five-star WR ready to 'turn Mizzou around'". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. B1, B6 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Missouri bio
