IR
Injury Ankle
Est. Return 2/10/2025
2024 Receiving Stats
REC
9
YDS
118
TD
1
AVG
13.1
TAR
15
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Means was taken 170th overall and was the Saints' final selection in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Pittsburgh product came on as an explosive downfield threat in 2023, catching 41 of 84 targets for 721 yards and six touchdowns. His catch rate was below average (49 percent), but some of this could be due to shoddy quarterback play. At 6-1 and 212 pounds, Means also has the size and speed (4.43 40-yard dash) to play inside or outside receiver. The Saints have two solid starting wideouts in Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed followed by Cedrick Wilson, Equanimeous St. Brown and 2023 sixth-rounder A.T. Perry. Read Past Outlooks
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Finishing season on IR
Means (ankle) will remain on injured reserve after his 21-day practice window closed Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
Means was cleared to resume practicing with the Saints on Dec. 4, but he missed two straight games before suffering a setback in his recovery from the ankle injury last week and then remaining out for this past Monday's loss to the Packers. Rather than adding Means back to the 53-man roster for the final two games of the regular season while he's still less than 100 percent healthy, the 23-year-old will be shut down. The wideout finished his rookie season with nine catches for 118 yards and a touchdown on 15 targets across seven games.
Means was cleared to resume practicing with the Saints on Dec. 4, but he missed two straight games before suffering a setback in his recovery from the ankle injury last week and then remaining out for this past Monday's loss to the Packers. Rather than adding Means back to the 53-man roster for the final two games of the regular season while he's still less than 100 percent healthy, the 23-year-old will be shut down. The wideout finished his rookie season with nine catches for 118 yards and a touchdown on 15 targets across seven games.
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Air Yards Per Game
21.4Air Yards Per Snap
1.12% Team Air Yards
3.6%% Team Targets
2.7%Avg Depth of Target
10.7 YdsCatch Rate
60.0%Drop Rate
6.7%Avg Yds After Catch
2.2% Targeted On Route
16.3%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Measurables Review
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Height
6' 1"Weight
215 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.43 secVertical Jump
39.5 inBroad Jump
122 inHand Length
10.13 inArm Length
33.25 in
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Suffers setback to ankle injury
Means recently suffered a setback in his recovery from a Week 8 ankle injury and is not expected to return this season, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.
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Remains sidelined Friday
Means (ankle) remained sidelined for Friday's practice, Ross Jackson of WWL Louisiana reports.
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Doesn't practice Thursday
Means (ankle) was listed as a DNP on Thursday's injury report.
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Won't return in Week 15
Means (ankle) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Commanders, Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football reports.
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Misses practice Thursday
Means (ankle) did not participate in practice Thursday, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
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Set for large role Thursday
Means profiles as the top target for rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler against the Broncos on Thursday, as Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports that Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed have been ruled out due to a concussion and knee injury, respectively.
ANALYSIS
With the team's top two wide receivers sidelined, New Orleans is down to Means, Mason Tipton and Cedrick Wilson in the wide receiver room, though reinforcements could come from the practice squad in the form of Equanimeous St. Brown, Kevin Austin, Dante Pettis and/or Jermaine Jackson. Means' 45 receiving yards this season are the most among that group of available wide receivers, and all of that yardage came in Rattler's Week 6 NFL debut against the Buccaneers. The banged-up Saints passing attack will face a depleted Broncos secondary that will be without star cornerback Patrick Surtain due to a concussion.
With the team's top two wide receivers sidelined, New Orleans is down to Means, Mason Tipton and Cedrick Wilson in the wide receiver room, though reinforcements could come from the practice squad in the form of Equanimeous St. Brown, Kevin Austin, Dante Pettis and/or Jermaine Jackson. Means' 45 receiving yards this season are the most among that group of available wide receivers, and all of that yardage came in Rattler's Week 6 NFL debut against the Buccaneers. The banged-up Saints passing attack will face a depleted Broncos secondary that will be without star cornerback Patrick Surtain due to a concussion.