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College coach reveals the number 1 reason Luther Burden fell in the draft

Luther Burden had a notable drop in production during his final college season, and now we've got a clear-cut reason for it.

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If Luther Burden could have entered the 2024 NFL Draft, he might have been a first-round pick in a loaded class at wide receiver. During the 2023 season he finished second in the SEC in receptions (86, second to Malik Nabers), third in receiving yards (1,212; behind Nabers and another 2024 draftee, Xavier Legette) and third in touchdown receptions (behind yet another 2024 NFL draftee, Brian Thomas, and Nabers).