A Pittsburgh transfer with a nose for the end zone whose promising rookie start was cut short by injury.
Jerrod "Bub" Means arrived in New Orleans as a fifth-round pick out of Pittsburgh after a college career that took him from Louisiana Tech to the ACC. He flashed as a rookie before a string of ankle injuries derailed his momentum, leaving him working to reestablish himself in the Saints' receiver room.
Path to the league
Means began his college career at Louisiana Tech before transferring to Pittsburgh, where he broke out in 2023 with a team-leading 721 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 41 catches, earning honorable mention All-ACC recognition. The Saints drafted him in the fifth round (170th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Career highlights
Across his two college stops, Means totaled 90 receptions for 1,552 yards and 10 touchdowns, with his senior Pittsburgh season standing as the clear highlight of his amateur career. As a rookie with New Orleans, he showed early promise with nine catches for 118 yards and a touchdown in seven games before injury ended his season.
2025 season recap
Means's 2025 season never got started. He was already dealing with the effects of the ankle injury that cost him the final nine games of his 2024 rookie year, and he missed the entire 2025 season as well while recovering.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Bub Means
- New Orleans Saints: Bub Means
Statistics
2025 season and career▶Receiving · career
| Year | Team | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | saints | 7 | 9 | 118 | 13.1 | 1 | 36 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Wide Receiver
- Group
- offense
- College
- Pittsburgh
- Hometown
- Lovejoy, GA, USA
- Age
- 25
- Status
- active
