Rueben Bain

● Wide-hipped, densely built frame, with thick quads/bubble and balled calves ● Quick off his spots and plays at a relentless level ● Heavy, deliberate rush hands to overpower blockers with clubs, chops and rips ● Uses power to attack leverage points and forklift blocks ● Able to dip his shoulder and grind the corner with strong lower half ● Moves well laterally to slash gaps as a rusher from interior alignment ● Stout run defender, with outstanding strength to stack, anchor and control point of attack ● Excellent awareness to key and chase the football ● Offenses that try to block him with a tight end don’t do it twice ● Soft-spoken by nature — allows his play to do the talking ● Collected 33.5 tackles for loss and 20.5 sacks over 38 college games

● Pear-shaped body and below-average arm length ● More quick than explosive off the snap ● Not super bendy; can get stuck at top of the arc ● Longer tackles will be able to close space and prevent him from creating a runway ● Reliant on power — NFL blockers have a sneak peek at his rush plan ● Had at least one missed tackle on almost every 2025 tape studied ● Missed four games as a sophomore because of soft tissue injury (Sept. 2024); torn left MCL, suffered during state title game of his high school junior year, which required surgery (Jan. 2022); wears bulky brace on left arm

A three-year starter at Miami, Bain lined up as the field defensive end (three- and four-point stance) in defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman’s four-man front. After combining for 58.5 sacks over his junior and senior seasons in high school, Bain stayed home and played for Miami, where NFL Hall of Famer Jason Taylor served as his D-line coach. A consensus All-American as a junior, Bain made his presence felt — especially in the College Football Playoff — and led the FBS in pressures (83), the most by any player in a single season since 2017. However, he also led the FBS in pass-rush snaps (557), 106 more than No. 2 on the list (No. 41 in the FBS in 2025 in pressures per snap). With a uniquely thick body type, short arms and an average get-off, Bain isn’t the picture-perfect embodiment of what NFL teams covet in a pass rusher. But he consistently deconstructs blocks with power and is a tough player to slow down. As a pass rusher, Bain uses anvil-weighted hands to jar blocks off balance with rip/bull-rush moves and regularly forces quarterbacks off spots, flushing production to his teammates. He plays low and squatty in the run game, with the violence and awareness to shut down the edges. Overall, Bain has some size/speed constraints, but his power profile, leveraged attack and tenacious play style show in all areas of his game and directly lead to backfield disruption. He projects as a scheme-versatile NFL starter who can line up wide, over the tackle or inside as a three-technique. 336 Back to table of contents -- 340 of 629 --