No. 16 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. [1] | January 10, 2001||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Lovejoy (Lovejoy, Georgia) | ||||||||
College: | Tennessee (2019) Louisiana Tech (2020–2021) Pittsburgh (2022–2023) | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2024 / round: 5 / pick: 170 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024 | |||||||||
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Jerrod "Bub" Means (born January 10, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, and Pittsburgh Panthers.
Means attended Lovejoy High School in Lovejoy, Georgia. In two seasons, he recorded nearly 900 yards and 11 touchdown receptions. [2] A three-star recruit, Means committed to play college football at the University of Tennessee over offers from Northwestern and Rutgers. [3]
After redshirting in 2019 at Tennessee, Means decided to transfer to Louisiana Tech, where would be forced to sit out the 2020 season. [4] Means first saw action at Louisiana Tech in 2021, where he tallied 22 receptions for 430 yards and two touchdowns. [5]
Following the 2021 season, Means announced that he would transfer to Pittsburgh. [6] [7] In his first season with Pittsburgh, he amounted 27 receptions for 401 yards and two touchdowns, including four receptions for 84 yards and a touchdown in a 37–35 Sun Bowl victory over UCLA. [8] [9] The next season, Means hauled in 41 receptions for 721 yards and six touchdowns before declaring for the 2024 NFL draft. [10]
Season | Games | Receiving | |||
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GP | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | |
Tennessee Volunteers | |||||
2019 | Redshirt | ||||
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | |||||
2020 | DNP | ||||
2021 | 11 | 22 | 430 | 19.5 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Panthers | |||||
2022 | 13 | 27 | 401 | 14.9 | 2 |
2023 | 12 | 41 | 721 | 17.6 | 6 |
Career | 36 | 90 | 1,552 | 17.2 | 10 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) | 10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 4.43 s | 1.55 s | 2.60 s | 4.40 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 19 reps | ||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [11] [12] |
Means was selected with the 170th overall pick of the 2024 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints. [13] In Week 6 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Means scored his first career touchdown on a 10–yard reception from Spencer Rattler. [14] [15] On November 2, 2024, Means was placed on injured reserve with a high–ankle sprain. [16]
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