Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III will enter the 2025 NFL Draft and skip the Tigers' bowl game to prepare, he told ESPN. Burden, who is foregoing his final year of collegiate eligibility, is widely considered one of the top offensive prospects in the draft process.

Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III on Monday declared for the NFL Draft, where he is expected to be a first-round pick. Burden said he would skip the Tigers' bowl game and begin preparing for the April draft.

Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III will forgo his senior year of eligibility and has declared for the NFL Draft, he announced Monday via social media. It was also reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel that Burden,