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

Meeting with the media after he was selected by Chicago with the 39th overall pick, Burden revealed that he and Williams were actually supposed to be teammates at Oklahoma, but the quarterback left the Sooners following coach Lincoln Riley to USC. Burden played his entire collegiate career at Missouri.

The Chicago Bears have spent this offseason trying to build around quarterback Caleb Williams. Chicago hired the offensive-minded Ben Johnson as head coach, added three new starters on the offensive line and drafted tight end Colston Loveland with the No.

CB Caleb Ransaw of Tulane is selected with the 88th overall pick in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Gene Frenette gives the pick B-plus grade.

Versatile Tulane defensive back Caleb Ransaw, who played nickel for the Green Wave last season, went in the third round of the NFL draft to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who project him as a safety.

The 6-foot-7, 250-pound player began playing football in 2024 and caught four passes — which all went for touchdowns — and a two-point conversion. In his first career game, he caught a 20-yard touchdown pass.