{"id":24675,"date":"2025-04-19T17:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T15:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/?p=24675"},"modified":"2025-04-12T10:01:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T08:01:28","slug":"luther-burden-wr-missouri-junior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/luther-burden-wr-missouri-junior\/","title":{"rendered":"Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri (Junior)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24675\" class=\"elementor elementor-24675\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1814d3fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1814d3fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tValentin\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d9c0ac3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d9c0ac3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d1b41c5\" data-id=\"7d1b41c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84bd43e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84bd43e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The 2025 NFL Draft is fast approaching, and despite an initial impression that this year's class might lack talent, The Trick Play team has once again delved into the tapes to bring you scouting reports on the players who will soon wear the jerseys of your favorite franchises.<\/b><\/p><p><b>From Quarterback to Safety, including the trenches where Offensive Linemen and Defensive Linemen engage in a relentless battle, <\/b><b>Rayane and Valentin will walk you through the new faces of this 2025 draft class while everyone is excited about the coming NFL Draft<\/b><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><strong>Strengths<\/strong> :<\/p><ul><li>Body control \u00e9lite<\/li><li>Ball tracking ability<\/li><li>Playmaker balle en main<\/li><li>Impact sur le premier niveau<\/li><li>Potential<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br \/>Weaknesses<\/strong> :<\/p><div class=\"docos-replyview docos-anchoredreplyview docsshared-no-select-when-no-download docos-replyview-comment\"><div class=\"docos-collapsible-replyview\"><div class=\"docos-replyview-static\"><ul><li class=\"docos-replyview-body docos-anchoredreplyview-body docos-replyview-body-emoji-reactable\" dir=\"ltr\">Top end speed<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Doit \u00eatre plus pr\u00e9cis dans ses trac\u00e9s<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Ne finit pas toujours ses trac\u00e9s<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Drops de concentration<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"docos-replyview docos-anchoredreplyview docsshared-no-select-when-no-download docos-replyview-comment\"><div class=\"docos-anchoredreplyview-header\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ee181c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ee181c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11ddd2c5\" data-id=\"11ddd2c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a14cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"64a14cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Luther Burden&#39;s ball-tracking is on another level.<br><br>Not only gets to the spot \ud83d\udc47 he&#39;s also able to position himself perfectly to pick up the YAC TD <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yNuASdkGZJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/yNuASdkGZJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7KYsHsloxW\">pic.twitter.com\/7KYsHsloxW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jagibbs_23\/status\/1910637700593705128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-568df5ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"568df5ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52ad3c00\" data-id=\"52ad3c00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0b8707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c0b8707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>TTProfil<\/strong><\/h3><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p><div class=\"docos-docoview-rootreply\"><div class=\"docos-replyview docos-anchoredreplyview docos-replyview-first docos-replyview-comment\"><div class=\"docos-collapsible-replyview\"><div class=\"docos-replyview-static\"><div dir=\"ltr\"><div class=\"docos-docoview-rootreply\"><div class=\"docos-replyview docos-anchoredreplyview docsshared-no-select-when-no-download docos-replyview-first docos-replyview-comment\"><div class=\"docos-collapsible-replyview\"><div class=\"docos-replyview-static\"><div class=\"docos-replyview-body docos-anchoredreplyview-body docos-replyview-body-emoji-reactable\" dir=\"ltr\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"752\">Luther Burden III a un gabarit moyen pour le poste. Il est un bon athl\u00e8te mais n\u2019a pas de capacit\u00e9s athl\u00e9tiques \u00e9lites. Son acc\u00e9l\u00e9ration et sa vitesse sont bonnes, mais on voit clairement sur les tapes qu\u2019il n\u2019a pas une r\u00e9elle capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer et \u00e0 exploser de mani\u00e8re constante, ni m\u00eame une top-end speed pour jouer sur le 3\u00e8me niveau mais j\u2019y reviendrai. Il poss\u00e8de cependant un excellent body control et, combin\u00e9 \u00e0 une bonne puissance, il arrive \u00e0 en tirer parti dans certains domaines.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"1168\">Je fais une apart\u00e9. La saison 2024 de Burden est tr\u00e8s compliqu\u00e9e \u00e0 \u00e9valuer tant, sur les tapes, il semble lass\u00e9 de ce que propose l\u2019attaque. En effet, le QB play et les play designs ont \u00e9t\u00e9 mauvais en 2023 mais catastrophiques en 2024. Je peux comprendre une lassitude, et ce scouting sera fait en grande partie sur ses tapes de 2023, m\u00eame si les 4 que j\u2019ai vues en 2024 ne seront pas mises sous silence.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"2650\">Burden a \u00e9volu\u00e9 dans le backfield, en alignement bunch et stacked sets, principalement utilis\u00e9 en tant que receveur slot. Il a tr\u00e8s peu fait face \u00e0 de la press et, quand \u00e7a a \u00e9t\u00e9 le cas, il n\u2019a pas toujours gagn\u00e9 sur la LOS. Mais ce n\u2019est pas dans ce domaine qu\u2019on veut voir Burden \u00e9voluer. Il a besoin d\u2019\u00eatre mis en motion et en free release au maximum pour utiliser ses capacit\u00e9s au mieux. Il n\u2019est pas un route runner pr\u00e9cis, et en 2024 il ne finissait m\u00eame pas certains de ses trac\u00e9s. Il doit utiliser un meilleur tempo, principalement sur les routes interm\u00e9diaires. Il flash souvent un bon IQ contre la couverture de zone et il sait asseoir son trac\u00e9 pour donner une solution viable \u00e0 son QB, mais il doit encore travailler cet aspect \u2014 notamment sur l\u2019identification des zones o\u00f9 il peut cr\u00e9er de l\u2019espace. Contre la man, ce probl\u00e8me de cr\u00e9ation d\u2019espace revient souvent sur le deuxi\u00e8me niveau, mais lorsqu\u2019il ex\u00e9cute correctement sa route, il est injouable. Il manque d\u2019explosivit\u00e9 et semble un peu lent sur le d\u00e9but de ses courses sur les deux premiers niveaux, m\u00eame s\u2019il est fluide. Lorsqu\u2019il attaque le 3\u1d49 niveau, il a flash\u00e9 la capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 stack (Stacker est un excellent moyen d&rsquo;aider les receveurs plus lents \u00e0 prendre l\u2019ascendant verticalement sur le terrain. Une fois que le receveur a r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 stack le d\u00e9fenseur, il contr\u00f4le la situation), mais ici aussi \u00e7a reste inconstant et il peut \u00e9prouver des probl\u00e8mes \u00e0 cr\u00e9er de la s\u00e9paration.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"2652\" data-end=\"3378\">Burden poss\u00e8de une grosse ball tracking ability avec une tr\u00e8s bonne coordination \u0153il\/pied\/main, mais ses ball skills sont l\u00e9g\u00e8rement \u201cg\u00e2ch\u00e9s\u201d par des drops de concentration qui arrivent souvent dans le trafic. Son catch radius est lui aussi limit\u00e9 \u00e0 cause de bras assez courts. Balle en main, il est un playmaker : son tr\u00e8s bon \u00e9quilibre au contact lui permet de casser des plaquages, et son bon start and stop ainsi que ses changements de direction balle en main lui permettent d\u2019\u00eatre dangereux dans ce domaine, mais aussi en tant que punt returner. Attention cependant, il est souvent reparti en arri\u00e8re ballon en main en 2024, chose qui ne marchait d\u00e9j\u00e0 pas tr\u00e8s bien en CFB et ne marchera pas du tout en NFL.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3380\" data-end=\"3563\">Sur le run block, il flash de bons angles de block et une bonne puissance. Il devrait \u00eatre un solide bloqueur dans le slot avec plus d\u2019exp\u00e9rience, malgr\u00e9 sa faible wingspan.<br \/><br \/><\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"3565\" data-end=\"4010\"><strong>Luther Burden III a beaucoup de potentiel mais n\u2019a pas b\u00e9n\u00e9fici\u00e9 du meilleur d\u00e9veloppement \u00e0 Missouri. On peut entrevoir un high volume receiver d\u00e8s sa premi\u00e8re ann\u00e9e en NFL avec un OC cr\u00e9atif. Je ne le qualifierais pas de slot only, car je pense qu\u2019il a la place de s\u2019\u00e9toffer techniquement et de prendre une partie des snaps sur l\u2019ext\u00e9rieur. Il faudra potentiellement \u00eatre un peu patient avec Burden, mais \u00e7a peut vraiment valoir le coup.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"\" data-start=\"4012\" data-end=\"4072\"><strong>Grade : 2nd round<\/strong><br data-start=\"4033\" data-end=\"4036\" \/><strong>Draft Projection : 1st\u20132nd round<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri (Junior) La Draft NFL 2025 approche \u00e0 grand pas et malgr\u00e9 une cuv\u00e9e qui de prime abord semblait manquer de talent, l&rsquo;\u00e9quipe de The Trick Play s&rsquo;est \u00e0 nouveau plong\u00e9 dans les tapes afin de pouvoir vous proposer les scouting reports des joueurs qui porteront bient\u00f4t le maillot de vos [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":24328,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[262,269],"tags":[317,77,223,79,75,72,134,118],"class_list":["post-24675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scouting-2025","category-wr-2025","tag-burden","tag-draft","tag-missouri","tag-ncaa","tag-nfl-draft","tag-scouting","tag-sec","tag-wr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24675"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24680,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24675\/revisions\/24680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetrickplay.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}