There’s not much to debate that Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III is perhaps the best returning pass-catcher in college football for next season.
Last season, Burden finished second in the SEC in receptions with 86 and ninth in all of college football in receiving yards with 1,212.
I think we just know what we have,” Cook said. “This is our last year together,
our last ride, we know what it is and we know it’s going to be special. We have a
connection and have been grinding all offseason. A lot of one-on-one sessions every week or so and those are just little technical things. We’re excited, it’s fun
for us. We enjoy being each other’s teammate and we know the special things we can do together.”
Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz, quarterback Brady Cook, defensive
tackle Kristian Williams I and Burden represented the Tigers at SEC Media Days earlier this week. On Tuesday, Cook
explained his chemistry with Burden and is looking forward to standing out among other QB-WR tandems once again.
This isn’t the first time this offseason that a Tiger has commended Burden, as
Drinkwitz spoke highly of him on the College GameDay Podcast in early June.
“The thing that stands out to me is his competitive spirit with the ball in his
hand, man,” Drinkwitz said. “Luther refuses to be tackled. He does a really good job in the biggest moments.”
Burden was the only player on Mizzou that landed a spot on any of the three Preseason Media Days All-SEC Teams.
