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Pitt WR Shows Impressive Speed at NFL Combine

Pitt Panthers wideout Bub Means posted a strong 40-yard dash time for his size.

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Pitt WR Shows Impressive Speed at NFL Combine
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers wideout Bub Means is taking the next step in his pursuit of a professional football career at the NFL Combine this week and posted some impressive numbers for his measurements and in the on-field testing. 

Means, Pitt's leading wide receiver this past season, checked in at 6'1 and 213 pounds, but still managed to run the 40-yard dash in 4.43 seconds, the eighth-fastest time among this year's wide receiver class and the 22nd-fastest of anyone at the NFL Combine. 

Means finished the 2023 campaign with 41 receptions for 721 yards, ranking eighth in the ACC, while also pacing the team with six touchdowns.

Means began his career at Tennessee and redshirted his freshman year there in 2019 before transferring to Louisiana Tech. After sitting out the 2020 season, Means recorded 430 yards and two touchdowns on 22 receptions in his first collegiate action with the Bulldogs. He went on to transfer to Pitt ahead of the 2022 season and posted 401 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 27 receptions that year. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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