COLLEGE CAREER – With their second fifth round draft pick (170th overall), the Saints selected wide receiver Bub Means out of Pittsburgh. After starting his college career as a defensive back at Tennessee in 2019, the Georgia native 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.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed to a four-year contract, 5/9/24; Selected in the fifth round (170th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.
2023 – Played in all 12 games for Pittsburgh, starting ten at wide receiver...Honorable Mention All‐ACC...Compiled 41 receptions for 721 yards (17.6 avg.) and six touchdowns. Led Pitt in receiving yards and TD catches…75‐yard touchdown catch at Virginia Tech marked a career‐long and was the Panthers' longest of the 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 win 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 a 24-16 win…Selected to play in the East‐West Shrine Bowl. 2022 – Joined Pitt as a transfer from Louisiana Tech with immediate eligibility and went on to play in all 13 games, starting seven…compiled 27 receptions for 401 yards (14.9 avg.) and two touchdowns. Also rushed for ten yards…Posted a season‐high 90 yards on three catches (30.0 avg.) with a TD at Virginia…Had a season‐high six catches (for 38 yards) vs. Rhode Island…Played a vital role in the Sun Bowl victory over UCLA with four catches for 84 yards (21.0 avg.) and a TD. Made a crucial 17‐yard catch on the final drive against the Bruins, helping to set up the game‐winning field goal. 2021 – At Louisiana Tech, compiled 22 receptions for 430 yards (team-high 19.6 yards per catch) and two TDs in 11 contests (two starts). Registered multiple receptions in eight games…Averaged 20.3 yards per return on club-best 12 kickoff returns (244 yards)…Added an eight-yard rush and completed his only pass attempt of year for 22 yards at UTEP…Conference USA All-Freshman…Had season-high 94 receiving yards (on two catches) with a 72-yard TD at Mississippi State…Had five catches for 67 yards and a score at North Carolina State…Posted career-highs with four kickoff returns for 90 yards (22.5 avg.) with a long of 27 yards against UTSA. 2020 – Redshirted in first year at Louisiana Tech after transferring from Tennessee. 2019 – Spent season at Tennessee as a defensive back, appearing in four games.
PERSONAL – Garnered 25 scholarship offers out of Lovejoy (Ga.) HS, which he helped to the Georgia 6A state playoffs as a senior…Twice selected first-team All‐Region 4‐6A…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...Majored in communications…Jerrod Means was born Jan. 10, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
