Luther Burden led Mizzou in receiving last year and is considered one of the pass-catchers in the nation heading into the new season. (Photo: Terrance Williams)
The Associated Press released its 2024 NCAA Football Preseason All-American Team on Monday and University of Missouri junior wide receiver Luther Burden III was named to the first team.
Burden was one of 10 players from the SEC listed on the first-team and is coming off a sophomore season where he was named first team All-SEC and was a second team selection to AP’s All-American Team.
The native St. Louisan, who attended Cardinal Ritter High and East St. Louis High, was also a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award after putting up career high numbers of 83 catches for 1,212 yards and nine touchdowns.
As he enters what many believe will be his final season of college football, Burden talked of having high expectations for his team and himself this season.
“What I’m trying to do this year that I haven’t done (yet) is win the national championship,” Burden said at 2024 SEC Media Days. “My game’s gonna take it to a whole another level this year. I’m trying to actually get better at everything. Deep routes, short routes, third downs. I want to be a better blocker. I want to do everything better. It’s gonna be a show.”
Mizzou will begin the 2024 season in 10 days, on Thursday, August 29, when it will host Murray State. Kickoff that night at Faurot Field is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the game will be televised nationally on the SEC Network.
ASSOCIATED PRESS PRESEASON FOOTBALL ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
First Team Offense
QB — Carson Beck, Grad Sr., Georgia
RB — Ollie Gordon II, Jr., Oklahoma State
RB — Omarion Hampton, Jr., North Carolina
WR — Luther Burden III, Jr., Missouri
WR — Tetairoa McMillan, Jr., Arizona
WR — Emeka Egbuka, Sr., Ohio State
OL — Will Campbell, Jr., LSU
OL — Donovan Jackson, Sr., Ohio State
OL — Parker Brailsford, Jr., Alabama
OL — Tate Ratledge, Grad Sr., Georgia
OL — Kelvin Banks Jr., Jr., Texas
TE — Colston Loveland, third year, Michigan
All-Purpose — Travis Hunter, Jr., Colorado
PK — Graham Nicholson, Sr., Alabama
First Team Defense
DE — James Pearce Jr., Jr., Tennessee
DT — Howard Cross III, Grad, Notre Dame
DT — Mason Graham, Jr., Michigan
DE — Ashton Gillotte, Sr., Louisville
LB — Barrett Carter, Sr., Clemson
LB — Jay Higgins, Grad Sr., Iowa
LB — Harold Perkins Jr., Jr., LSU
CB — Denzel Burker, Sr., Ohio State
S — Caleb Downs, Soph., Ohio State
S — Malaki Starks, Jr., Georgia
CB — Will Johnson, Jr., Michigan
DB — Xavier Watts, Grad Sr., Notre Dame.
P — Alex Mastromanno, Grad Sr., Florida State
MISSOURI TIGERS 2024 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | TV | Radio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 29, 2024 (Thursday) | 7 PM | Home | Murray State | Columbia, Mo. / Faurot Field |  | Tiger Radio Network |
| September 7, 2024 (Saturday) | 6 PM | Home | Buffalo | Columbia, Mo. / Faurot Field |  | Tiger Radio Network |
| September 14, 2024 (Saturday) | 11:45 AM | Home | Boston College | Columbia, Mo. / Faurot Field | | Tiger Radio Network |
| September 21, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Home | Vanderbilt | Columbia, Mo. / Faurot Field | Tiger Radio Network | |
| October 5, 2024 (Saturday) | 11 AM | Away | #20 Texas A&M | College Station, Texas | Tiger Radio Network | |
| October 12, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Away | UMass | Amherst, Mass. | Tiger Radio Network | |
| October 19, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Home | Auburn | Columbia, Mo. / Faurot Field | Tiger Radio Network | |
| October 26, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Away | #5 Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Tiger Radio Network | |
| November 9, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Home | #16 Oklahoma | Columbia, Mo. / Faurot Field | Tiger Radio Network | |
| November 16, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Away | South Carolina | Columbia, S.C. | Tiger Radio Network | |
| November 23, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Away | Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | Tiger Radio Network | |
| November 30, 2024 (Saturday) | TBA | Home | Arkansas | Columbia, Mo. / Faurot Field | Tiger Radio Network |