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Bub Means Cleveland Browns · #16

Wide Receiver · 6' 2", 215 lbs · Lovejoy, GA · Age 25

Bub Means is a Wide Receiver for the Cleveland Browns, drafted 170th overall, 2024. In 2024 he caught 9 passes for 118 yards and 1 touchdowns.

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Bub Means

Season avg9 rec · 118 yds · 1 td

Career avg9 rec · 118 yds · 1 td

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

9rec

118yds

1td

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Scouting report

Bub Means — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+

Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Bub Means is a Wide Receiver for the Cleveland Browns, drafted 170th overall, 2024. In 2024 he caught 9 passes for 118 yards and 1 touchdowns.

C+

Receiving

B-

Big-play

B-

Scoring

C+

Receiving yards

Solid · offense

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C+

Volume

Solid · offense

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B-

Big-play

Strong · offense

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B-

Scoring

Strong · offense

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C+

Target share

Solid · offense

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Act II

Where Bub Means stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #590 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

23Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Bub Means — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Receiving

118 YDS

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A+

Volume

9 REC

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B-

Big-play

13.1 Y/R

drill in ↓

A+

Scoring

1 TD

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The engine

How the model sees Bub Means

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2025 modeled

rec

9–10

120

rec yds

113–128

1–1

targets

14–16

games

7–7

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

Last season 9 → projected 9 rec

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.2 rec

Everything it reads

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1 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 25 — applied to the projection

curve

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 7

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Bub Means career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt	Y/R
2024	7	9	118	1	15	13.1
Career	7	9	118	1	15

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Cedric Tillman 99%Isaiah Hodgins 98%Van Jefferson 98%Tyler Johnson 98%Ronnie Bell 98%Jordan Watkins 97%

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Context

Are the Cleveland Browns built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

88off index

99def index

+53net

95%playoff odds

65roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (88), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 81, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Bub Means

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-01-10

The beginning

Bub Means is a Wide Receiver for the Cleveland Browns, in his 3rd NFL season.

Cleveland Browns

Turning pro

Drafted 170th overall, 2024 as a Wide Receiver.

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Bub Means is a Cleveland Browns wide receiver, drafted 170th overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 1 season (2024) he has caught 9 passes for 118 yards and 1 touchdown.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 9 passes for 118 yards and 1 touchdown in 2024.

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Means's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ NFL Draft Film Ep 843: Bub Means / WR / Pittsburgh / 2023 / Full Highlights

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 215 lbs
Draft: 170th overall, 2024
Born: Lovejoy, GA
Age: 25
Jersey: #16

Background

Bub Means is from Lovejoy, GA and is 25 years old. He was drafted 170th overall, 2024 and plays wide receiver at 6' 2", 215 lbs.

Over his 2024 season he has caught 9 passes for 118 yards and 1 touchdowns. Means is currently on the Cleveland Browns roster.

The person

Bub Means is a depth receiver who has caught 9 passes for 118 yards and 1 touchdowns across his 2024 rookie season.

Receiving9 career catches, 118 yards, 1 touchdowns.

Best season9 catches for 118 yards in 2024.

Yards per catch13.1 yards per reception over his career.

Draft pedigree170th overall, 2024.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Bub Means — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Bub Means, answered.

What position does Bub Means play?

Bub Means is a Wide Receiver for the Cleveland Browns.

When was Bub Means drafted?

Bub Means was drafted 170th overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Bub Means played?

1 (2024).

What are Bub Means's career stats?

He has caught 9 passes for 118 yards and 1 touchdown.

Bub Means career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Bub Means Cleveland Browns · #16

Bub Means — the report card

Where Bub Means stands

Bub Means — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Bub Means

Bub Means career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Cleveland Browns built to win?

The Ballad of Bub Means

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Bub Means — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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Bub Means head-to-head

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