Mizzou Football Lands Big Recruit

Five-star wide receiver Luther Burden committed to Missouri on Tuesday, choosing the Tigers over Georgia and Alabama.

Burden is the No. 8-ranked recruit overall in the 2022 class, giving Missouri its highest-ranked commitment since defensive tackle Terry Beckner signed in 2015, and the No. 1-ranked receiver.

The 6-foot-1, 195-pound prospect from East St. Louis High School in East St. Louis, Illinois, originally committed to Oklahoma but decommitted from the Sooners in August. He then narrowed his focus to Alabama, Georgia and Missouri. Burden took a visit to Missouri at the beginning of October and then to Georgia this past weekend before ultimately choosing the Tigers over the Dawgs.