Luther Burden finished with 20.7 PPR points to rank as the WR7 in Week 9 pending Monday Night Football. He unfortunately had his night cut short after suffering a concussion that caused him to fumble late in the fourth quarter, but not before he caught seven of his team-high nine targets for 97 yards and a TD.
2026 Fantasy Football Impact: WR1 Roll, Protocol Pause
Burden has now finished as a WR1 in each of the past three games and joins Puka Nacua and Tee Higgins as the only WRs to produce at least 18 PPR points in each week since Week 6.
He’s also been the Bears’ target leader for three of the past four games, commanding a 22.8% target share that ranks 28th among all WRs.
But it’s his efficiency that makes Burden continue to stand out, turning his 28th-ranked target share into the ninth-highest receiving yards per game mark over that span.
HC Ben Johnson confirmed that Burden is in concussion protocol after his collision with OLB Rueben Bain. With the Bears on bye next week, though, Burden could be ready for Week 11 without missing a game.
The Bears get a Saints defense in Week 11 boosting WR points by 4.8%.
