NFL CAREER – With their second fifth round draft pick (170th overall) in 2024, the Saints selected wide receiver Bub Means out of Pittsburgh. The rookie wideout has appeared in seven games with one start with the Black and Gold, recording nine catches for 118 yards (13.1 avg.) and one touchdown. Means missed the final nine games of 2024 and all of the 2025 season due to ankle injuries. The third-year pro will look to make an impact in 2026 with the benefit of participation in a full offseason.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Placed on Injured Reserve, 8/13/25; Placed on Injured Reserve, 11/2/24; Signed to a four-year contract, 5/9/24; Selected in the fifth round (170th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.
2025 – Missed the regular season due to an ankle injury suffered during training camp. 2024 – Played in seven games with one start, recording nine catches for 118 yards with one touchdown before suffering a season-ending ankle injury…Vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 13, tied for team lead in catches with five grabs for 45 yards, with a ten-yard TD reception from fellow rookie Spencer Rattler. The connection marked the first time in franchise history a rookie QB connected with another rookie for their first career scores…Made first NFL start and played on special teams vs. Denver, Oct. 17, finishing with three catches for 37 yards…Caught a season-long 36-yard reception at L.A. Chargers, Oct. 27, before suffering ankle injury.
COLLEGE – After starting his college career as a DB at Tennessee in 2019, spent two seasons at Louisiana Tech (2020-21) and two at Pitt (2022-23), recording career totals of 90 receptions for 1,552 yards (17.2 avg.) with ten touchdowns…Played in all 12 games for Pittsburgh in 2023…Compiled 41 receptions for 721 yards (17.6 avg.) and six touchdowns to lead Pitt in receiving yards and TD catches and earn honorable mention All-ACC honors…75‐yard TD catch at Virginia Tech marked a career‐long and was Panthers' longest of season...Posted career-highs with nine catches for 109 yards (including a 22‐yard TD) at Wake Forest…Finished with four receptions for 71 yards (17.8 avg.) with one TD in a victory vs. Louisville…Vs. Boston College, had three receptions for 78 yards (26.0 avg.), including a 61-yard TD grab to put Pitt ahead for good in the third quarter in 24-16 victory…In 2022, joined Pitt as a transfer from Louisiana Tech with immediate eligibility and played in all 13 games, starting seven. Compiled 27 receptions for 401 yards (14.9 avg.) with two touchdowns and one ten-yard carry…At Louisiana Tech in 2021, compiled 22 receptions for 430 yards (team-high 19.6 yards per catch) and two touchdowns in 11 contests with two starts. Registered multiple receptions in 8-of-11 games played. Returned club-best 12 kickoffs for 244 yards (20.3 avg.). Added an eight-yard rush and completed his only pass of year for 22 yards at UTEP. Conference USA All-Freshman selection…Had season-high 94 receiving yards (on two catches) with a 72-yard TD at Mississippi State…Redshirted in first year at Louisiana Tech in 2020 after transferring from Tennessee…Spent season at Tennessee as a defensive back, appearing in four games…Majored in communications.
PERSONAL – Garnered 25 scholarship offers out of Lovejoy (Hampton, Ga.) HS, which he helped to the Georgia 6A state playoffs as a senior…Twice was selected a first-team All‐Region 4‐6A selection…Compiled nearly 900 receiving yards with 11 touchdown catches over his final two varsity seasons…Missed part of his senior season in 2018, but still caught 19 passes for 460 yards and six TDs…Had over 400 receiving yards and five touchdown catches as a junior in 2017…In December 2024, hosted "Bub's Means of Giving,", where he partnered with Volunteers of America Southeast Louisiana to give 20 local children gift cards, allowing them to go on a shopping spree…In 2025, went undercover at a Rouse's Market as a cake decorator. Means gave out flowers to shoppers and surprised them with gift cards. In February, he spent time with fans at the store's grand opening of a New Orleans outlet…Participated in the 2025 Saints Hall of Fame Golf Tournament, his first time playing the sport…In May, 2025, volunteered with two teammates to help refurbish Tad Gormley Stadium…Jerrod Means was born on Jan. 10, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nev.
