Rueben Bain Jr.
 Bain in 2026 | |
| No. 4 – Miami Hurricanes | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive end |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 8, 2004 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 263 lb (119 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Miami Central |
| College | Miami (FL) (2023–2025) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Rueben Bain Jr. (born September 8, 2004) is an American football defensive end. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes.
Early life
Bain Jr. was born on September 8, 2004, in Miami, Florida. He attended Jupiter Community High School in Jupiter, Florida, later transferring to Miami Central Senior High School in Miami, Florida.[1] During his high school career he had 77 sacks.[2] He was the Miami Herald 5A-IND Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a junior in 2021 and won the Nat Moore Trophy, given South Florida's best player, his senior year in 2022.[3][4] He played in the 2023 Under Armour All-America Game.[5] Bain Jr. committed to the University of Miami to play college football.[6]
College career
Bain Jr. earned immediate playing time his true freshman year at Miami in 2023.[7] He became a starter after Akheem Mesidor suffered an injury during the second game of the season.[8]
| Season | Games | Defense | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | FF | PD | Int | Yds | DefTD | ||
| 2023 | 13 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 54 | 30 | 24 | 15.5 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Career | 38 | 121 | 67 | 54 | 33.5 | 20.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+1⁄4 in (1.89 m) |
263 lb (119 kg) |
30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
6 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine[9][10] | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Miami, Alabama or Oklahoma? The patient approach of sack master Rueben Bain in picking a college". The Athletic. August 29, 2022.
- ^ "The birth of a 'Hurricane': How UM commit Rueben Bain became a record-setting sack master". Miami Herald.
- ^ "Central DL Rueben Bain is Miami-Dade County Defensive Player of the Year for 2M-1M". Miami Herald.
- ^ "Record-setting Central DE Rueben Bain wins Nat Moore Trophy as South Florida's top player". Miami Herald.
- ^ "Rueben Bain Played His Best Against the Best". Sports Illustrated. January 4, 2023.
- ^ "Miami Central star Rueben Bain picks hometown Hurricanes over FSU". South Florida Sun Sentinel. December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Hurricanes' 'monster' freshman Rueben Bain generating hype before first college season". South Florida Sun Sentinel. August 17, 2023.
- ^ "Hurricanes defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. proving he's one of the nation's top freshmen". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Rueben Bain Jr. Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ "Rueben Bain Jr. College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 26, 2026.