Luther Burden III Week 17 Outlook - Bears at 49ers

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Sat, Dec 27th 2025, 9:35am EST

Luther Burden will be back this week. In his two games played without Rome Odunze since Week 14, Burden has finished as the WR23 and WR25 in weekly scoring with a 20.6% target share, 75.5 receiving yards per game, 3.68 yards per route run, and a 29.4% first-read share. In those two games, Burden has had one red zone target and zero deep targets. Burden has a tough matchup, but he could overcome it this week if he continues to produce like that. Flexing Burden this week is a bet on talent, which is a sound bet to make for Week 17. Since Week 12, the 49ers have allowed the fifth-fewest PPR points per target and the eighth-fewest receiving yards per game to slot receivers.