Mizzou WR Luther Burden leads the SEC with 56 catches and 808 receiving yards this season. (Photo: Thomas Grove)

Terrance Williams
Staff Writer

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden III was named a unanimous midseason All-America selection by CBS Sports.

Burden ranks second nationally with 808 receiving yards and fourth overall with 56 catches. The yardage total represents the most in Missouri football history for any receiver through seven games.

Earlier this season, Burden had a streak of five consecutive 100-yard receiving performances, which included back-to-back career highs of 11 catches on September 30 (vs. Vanderbilt) and October 7 (vs. LSU), and a career-high of 177 yards on September 23 (vs. Memphis).

The only Missouri receiver to previously exceed the five-straight 100-yard games feat was Danario Alexander, who recorded six straight in 2009. Burden also registered seven straight games with seven receptions or more, extending to the final game of the 2022 season.

The St. Louis native’s average of 8.0 receptions per outing leads the SEC and ranks fourth among all FBS receivers this season.

Mizzou (6-1, 2-1 SEC) will celebrate its 112th Homecoming Game on Saturday, with a matchup against South Carolina. Kickoff at Faurot Field is set for 2:30 p.m.

The Tigers are coming off a 38-21 win at Kentucky — their first win in Lexington since 2013. Missouri is bowl eligible for the 37th time in school history and fourth-straight year under head coach Eli Drinkwitz, who is one of two MU coaches in 133 years of football to lead their team to bowl games in each of their first four season (Warren Powers, 1978-81).

2023 CBS Sports Midseason All-America Team