Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III will enter the 2025 NFL Draft and skip the Tigers' bowl game to prepare, he told ESPN. Burden, who is foregoing his final year of collegiate eligibility, is widely considered one of the top offensive prospects in the draft process.

Missouri star wide receiver Luther Burden III tells ESPN's Pete Thamel that he will skip the Tigers' bowl game and prepare to enter the NFL draft.

Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III on Monday declared for the NFL Draft, where he is expected to be a first-round pick. Burden said he would skip the Tigers' bowl game and begin preparing for the April draft.