Bears' Luther Burden is second-best rookie WR in Madden 26
Many had Burden pegged as a first-round talent, given his impressive playmaking ability, but he slipped to the second round and right into the waiting arms of Bears head coach Ben Johnson.
EA Sports has unveiled the Madden 26 player ratings for the NFL's 2025 rookie class, including the Bears, and Burden (76 overall) bested Chicago's first-round selection, tight end Colston Loveland (73 overall).
Burden was the fifth (technically sixth) receiver selected in the 2025 NFL draft, and he trails only top wideout Tetairoa McMillan (drafted eighth overall by the Carolina Panthers) in Madden 26 rating. Burden is tied with Green Bay's Matthew Golden (drafted 23rd overall) for the second-best receiver rating.
Note: Jacksonville's Travis Hunter is listed as a cornerback in Madden with an 84 overall rating. So, assuming Hunter does play both ways, Burden would be WR3 on this list.
Burden had a better rating than Tampa Bay's Emeka Egbuka (75 overall)-- drafted 19th overall -- and Houston's Jayden Higgins (74 overall) -- drafted five picks before Burden in the second round.
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