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Burden returned from his groin injury two and half weeks before the season opener, meaning he'll be all systems go for Week 1. From Week 10 when his playing time increased, Burden was the WR28 in fantasy points per game while playing at a 1,000-yard pace. In addition to posting the third best yards per route run among all wideouts (behind only Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba), Burden also finished top-20 among receivers in both targets per route run and yards after the catch.
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Burden positioned as WR1 with elite efficiency metrics and 150 vacated targets.

Burden returned from groin injury 2.5 weeks before season opener and is positioned to emerge as a fantasy WR1. Head coach Ben Johnson is targeting a record-scoring offense. From Week 10 onward as a rookie, Burden was WR28 in fantasy PPG on a 1,000-yard pace; posted third-best yards per route run among all wideouts (behind only Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba); finished top-20 in both targets per route run and yards after catch despite catching only 47 passes. With 150 combined targets vacated by DJ Moore and Olamide Zaccheaus departures, Burden has significant opportunity to thrive in Johnson's high-scoring scheme.

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