Burden finishes his 3-year standout career at Missouri as one of the program’s most productive players and an impact weapon who helped the program go 20-5 the past 2 years. Burden will not play in Missouri’s bowl game and instead will begin preparing for the NFL Draft.

Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III declared for the NFL draft on Monday, two days after playing in what was likely his final collegiate game. He's heading to the professional ranks early, where he's projected to be one of the first players taken in the upcoming draft.