Packers Felt First-Round Receiver Burden in New Three-Round NFL Mock Draft

Missouri wideout Luther Burden III during the 2025 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. / Kirby Lee-Imagn ImagesGREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers’ receiver corps, which underperformed in 2024, will enter the 2025 season a man down following Christian Watson’s torn ACL. With general manager Brian Gutekunst failing to secure a proven, difference-making receiver in the offseason, there is a chance the Packers will use their first-round pick on a receiver for the first time since 2002.

In a new three-round mock draft for USA Today’s Draft Wire, Curt Popejoy sent Missouri receiver Luther Burden III to the Packers.

Burden in three seasons caught 192 passes for 2,263 yards (11.8 average) and 21…