"I feel like he's a great quarterback. I feel like great quarterbacks need great receivers. So, perfect fit," Burden said.

Falling to the second round initially threw Luther Burden III for a loss but the Missouri receiver took a more positive view Saturday toward the task ahead.

As for his new team: The Bears had several perceived draft needs under new head coach Ben Johnson. They’d already selected a tight end in Colston Loveland at No. 10 overall, and several mocks projected they’d look at running backs, edge rushers, safeties or offensive tackles.