The Chicago Bears got one of the biggest steals in the 2025 NFL draft with wide receiver Luther Burden III in the second round, a selection that's being hailed by draft analysts everywhere. Many had Burden pegged as a top-three receiver and first-round prospect,

While Chicago Bears rookie wide receiver Luther Burden III went through rookie minicamp, it's safe to say he didn't love the number on his practice jersey. The Missouri product wore No. 3 for the Tigers, but jumped all the way up to No. 87 with the Bears. And when he was asked how he landed on No. 87, he couldn't help but laugh.

38 players were selected ahead of Burden. From Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan, the No. 8 overall pick by the Carolina Panthers, to Iowa State's Jayden Higgins, who went No. 34 to the Houston Texans, four wide receivers taken ahead of him.