Receiver, Pittsburgh (from Tennessee, Louisiana Tech), 2019–⁠23

Bub Means

Height
6′2″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Lovejoy, GA
Born
Jan 10, 2001

Bub Means played receiver at Tennessee (2019), Louisiana Tech (2020–⁠21) and Pittsburgh (2022–⁠23). The New Orleans Saints took Means in round 5, No. 170 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
721
Receiving yards, 2023 (Pittsburgh, 3–⁠9)
Drafted
No. 170
Round 5, 2024 NFL Draft (New Orleans Saints)

Career highs

9catches, career highat Wake Forest, 2023109receiving yards, career highat Wake Forest, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Louisiana Tech2243019.5272
2022Pittsburgh2740114.9245
2023Pittsburgh4172117.6675
Career901,55217.21075

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Louisiana Tech122440

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019TennesseeWRRS
2020Louisiana TechWRFr.
2021Louisiana Tech15WRSo.
2022PittsburghWRJr.
2023PittsburghWRSr.6′2″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Pittsburgh390.7759th (n=683)0.7130.26%
2023Pittsburgh521.0885th (n=681)0.8056.18%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 Pittsburgh 11 games, 41 catches, 721 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.WoffordW 45–⁠72390––
Sep 16atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠172250––
Sep 23vs.North CarolinaL 24–⁠41270––
Sep 30atVirginia TechL 21–⁠381751––
Oct 14vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠214711––
Oct 21atWake ForestL 17–⁠2191091––
Oct 28atNotre DameL 7–⁠583630––
Nov 4vs.Florida StateL 7–⁠247981––
Nov 11vs.SyracuseL 13–⁠282710––
Nov 16vs.Boston CollegeW 24–⁠163781––
Nov 25atDukeL 19–⁠306851––
2022 Pittsburgh 10 games, 27 catches, 401 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 1vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠313440––
Sep 10vs.TennesseeL 27–⁠343260––
Sep 17atWestern MichiganW 34–⁠131180––
Sep 24vs.Rhode IslandW 45–⁠246380––
Oct 1vs.Georgia TechL 21–⁠261150––
Oct 8vs.Virginia TechW 45–⁠292130––
Oct 29atNorth CarolinaL 24–⁠423530––
Nov 12atVirginiaW 37–⁠73901––
Nov 19vs.DukeW 28–⁠261200––
Dec 30 ✦vs.UCLAW 37–⁠354841––
2021 Louisiana Tech 10 games, 22 catches, 430 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYds
Sep 4atMississippi StateL 34–⁠352941118
Sep 11vs.SE LouisianaW 45–⁠423370358
Sep 18vs.SMUL 37–⁠392430––
Sep 25vs.North TexasW 24–⁠172130246
Oct 2atNC StateL 27–⁠345671121
Oct 16atUTEPL 3–⁠19–––––
Oct 23vs.UTSAL 16–⁠453610490
Oct 30atOld DominionL 20–⁠232600––
Nov 6atUABL 38–⁠521170111
Nov 13vs.CharlotteW 42–⁠322380––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height6′1″
Weight212 lb
Arm length33¼″
Hand size10⅛″
Wingspan79⅜″W
40-yard dash4.43 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump39½″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press19 reps
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2024New Orleans Saints491181

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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