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Rueben Bain Jr.

Miami · Edge Rusher · 2023-25

SACKS
21
TFL
33
TKL
119

Career totals · 3 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Bain won the Ted Hendricks Award in 2025.

Bain was a consensus All-American in 2025. Bain was also named Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2025.

From 2023 to 2025, Bain recorded 119 tackles, 33 tackles for loss and 20.5 sacks.

Bain was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 88 overall, the 3rd-highest edge rusher rating at Miami since 1990 and No. 3 among all edge rushers of the 2025-Present era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2025
    • Ted Hendricks Award
    • Consensus All-American
    • Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year
  2. 2026
    • No. 15 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Rueben Bain Jr. season-by-season statistics at Miami
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
202342127.51
2024235.53.50
20255415.59.51
Total1193320.52

Seasons with tracked stats at Miami. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Miami Teammates

  1. 86Akheem Mesidor2022-25EDGE
  2. 80Jakobe Thomas2025S
  3. 80Malachi Toney2025-26WR
  4. 71Mark Fletcher Jr.2023-26RB
  5. 71Carson Beck2025QB
  6. 70Bryce Fitzgerald2025CB
  7. 69Keionte Scott2025CB
  8. 67CJ Daniels2025WR
  9. 67Keelan Marion2025WR
  10. 67Xavier Lucas2025CB

Full Miami all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2025-Present Era

  1. 90Kayden McDonaldOhio State · 2023-25EDGE
  2. 90Cashius HowellTexas A&M · 2024-25EDGE
  3. 86David BaileyTexas Tech · 2025EDGE
  4. 83Anthony SmithMinnesota · 2022-25EDGE
  5. 80Caden CurryOhio State · 2022-25EDGE
  6. 80A'Mauri WashingtonOregon · 2023-25EDGE
  7. 80John Henry DaleyUtah · 2024-25EDGE
  8. 80A.J. Holmes Jr.Texas Tech · 2025EDGE

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Sources: Wikipedia (Rueben Bain Jr.) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.