Player Dossier

2019-2023

Tennessee

Bub Means

WR • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Lovejoy, GA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Bub Means reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

10.7

Efficiency

90.5

Consistency

67.2

Season Value

56.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Tennessee • Louisiana Tech • Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Bub Means, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Bub Means reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Pittsburgh paired 721 primary output with 88.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 90.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Tennessee, Louisiana Tech, Pittsburgh.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2021 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

Games

10

Receiving Yards / G

43

Efficiency

90.5

Usage

10.7

Consistency

67.2

Best Game by takeover score

Charlotte

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 94. Unknown: 37. SMU: 43. North Texas: 13. NC State: 67. UTEP: 0. UTSA: 61. Old Dominion: 60. UAB: 17. Charlotte: 38

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 2 by 100. Unknown: 3 by 82.2. SMU: 2 by 100. North Texas: 2 by 43.3. NC State: 5 by 89.3. UTSA: 3 by 100. Old Dominion: 2 by 100. UAB: 1 by 100. Charlotte: 2 by 100

Split Comparison

Wins25.5 · n=2 · -23.4 vs Losses
Losses48.9 · n=7 · +23.4 vs Wins
First Half50.8 · n=5 · +15.6 vs Second Half
Second Half35.2 · n=5 · -15.6 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Mississippi State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Charlotte

Result
Sat 11/13vs CharlotteW 42-322381919035
Sat 11/6@ UABL 38-521171717017
Sat 10/30@ Old DominionL 20-2326017.330047
Sat 10/23vs UTSAL 16-4536120.320.30042
Sun 10/17@ UTEPL 3-19
Sat 10/2@ NC StateL 27-3456713.413.40123
Sat 9/25vs North TexasW 24-172136.56.5008
Sat 9/18vs SMUL 37-3924321.521.50027
Sat 9/11vs Unknown33712.312.30015
Sat 9/4@ Mississippi StateL 34-352944747172

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Tennessee

    2019

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Louisiana Tech

    2020-2021

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Pittsburgh

    2022-2023

    Final stop

Season Progression

201920202021202220222023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonTennessee0
2020 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech00
2021 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech43090.510.7430
2022 PostseasonPittsburgh40184.115.9-29
2022 Regular SeasonPittsburgh40184.115.90
2023 Regular SeasonPittsburgh72188.622.6320

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida State

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

98

Primary metric

98 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#2

Virginia

90

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Wake Forest

109

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

109 receiving yards with a 80.7 efficiency score.

#4

UCLA

84

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

84 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Mississippi State

94

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

94 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

721 primary output · 88.6 efficiency · 22.6 usage

71.6

#2

2021 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

56.9

430 primary · 90.5 efficiency · 10.7 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Pittsburgh

52.4

401 primary · 84.1 efficiency · 15.9 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2019 · Rating 0.8256

Lovejoy · Hampton, GA

Committed To
Tennessee
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

Career Facts

3

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

1,552

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
6
Career receiving yards
1,552