Luther Burden III
Stat Maniac
Through Week 2 of 2026, Luther Burden III is averaging 5.9 half-PPR points per game on 8.2 xFP (61st percentile among WRs), 2.4 points per game below expectation. Burden has played 65% of offensive snaps (43rd percentile) with -0.17 EPA per target (14th percentile). The closest statistical comp since 2012 is Donnie Avery's 2012 season (91% match): WR43 that year, then WR64 the next.
2026 season, through Week 2, 2 games, WR48 in total points. Percentiles against the top 96 WRs by points with 2+ games (the minimum rises to 4 by Week 4).
Closest seasons since 2012
- 91%2012 Donnie Avery: WR43 that season (7.9 PPG), WR64 the next year (6.0 PPG).
- 89%2017 Dede Westbrook: WR91 that season (7.6 PPG), WR32 the next year (9.3 PPG).
- 89%2022 Nico Collins: WR74 that season (7.9 PPG), WR17 the next year (13.6 PPG).
2025 season, 14 games, WR51 in total points. Percentiles against the top 96 WRs by points with 4+ games.
Closest seasons since 2012
- 86%2016 Eddie Royal: WR87 that season (7.9 PPG), no qualifying season the next year.
- 86%2012 Julian Edelman: WR87 that season (6.7 PPG), WR16 the next year (12.5 PPG).
PoorAverageElite Half PPR, Weeks 1-17. Comps match percentile profiles across 2012-2025 at the position. xFP is expected points on the same touches; how it works.
Season lines
Half PPR, Weeks 1-17| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share | WOPR | Pts | PPG | Spike wks | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 56 | 44 | 617 | 2 | 13.0% | 0.27 | 98.4 | 7.0 | 2 | WR51 |
| 2026 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 95 | 0 | 21.3% | 0.52 | 11.7 | 5.8 | 0 | WR48 |
| 2026Maniacs proj | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 172.9 | 10.2 | - | - |
A spike week is a top-24 WR finish that week, the weeks that win best ball. Finish is the season rank by half-PPR points among all WRs.
Game log
Full color = top-24 week2026 season
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share | WOPR | Pts | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAR | 5 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 19.2% | 0.37 | 7.0 | WR43 |
| 2 | MIN | 7 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 23.3% | 0.67 | 4.7 | WR66 |
2025 game log (14 games)
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share | WOPR | Pts | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIN | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2.9% | 0.03 | 0.2 | WR117 |
| 2 | DET | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6.1% | 0.10 | 1.0 | WR114 |
| 3 | DAL | 3 | 3 | 101 | 1 | 10.7% | 0.34 | 18.3 | WR6 |
| 4 | LV | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 5.6% | 0.06 | 0.6 | WR110 |
| 6 | WAS | 4 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 13.8% | 0.25 | 7.1 | WR36 |
| 7 | NO | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 8.0% | 0.24 | 2.6 | WR77 |
| 8 | BAL | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2.9% | 0.04 | 0.4 | WR93 |
| 10 | NYG | 3 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 8.3% | 0.19 | 6.6 | WR41 |
| 11 | MIN | 5 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 17.9% | 0.34 | 4.2 | WR57 |
| 12 | PIT | 5 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 16.7% | 0.33 | 7.6 | WR35 |
| 13 | PHI | 6 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 18.8% | 0.37 | 5.6 | WR47 |
| 14 | GB | 6 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 21.4% | 0.46 | 9.0 | WR29 |
| 15 | CLE | 7 | 6 | 84 | 0 | 25.9% | 0.52 | 11.4 | WR26 |
| 17 | SF | 9 | 8 | 138 | 1 | 23.1% | 0.55 | 23.8 | WR1 |