Rueben Bain Jr.

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Rueben Bain Jr.
Miami HurricanesNo. 4
Position Defensive end
ClassJunior
Major Studio Art
Personal information
Born (2004-09-08) September 8, 2004 (age 21)
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight270 lb (122 kg)
Career history
College
High school Miami Central (Miami, Florida)
Career highlights and awards

Rueben Bain Jr. (born September 8, 2004) is an American college football defensive end for the Miami Hurricanes.

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Early life

Bain Jr. attended Miami Central Senior High School in Miami, Florida and Jupiter Community Senior High School in Jupiter, 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]

College statistics

SeasonGamesDefense
TotalSoloAstTFLSacksFFPDIntYdsDefTD
Miami Hurricanes
2023 1344232112.57.531000
2024 9231495.53.500000
2025 52612143.52.0111120
Career 2793494421.513.0421120

References

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  1. "Miami, Alabama or Oklahoma? The patient approach of sack master Rueben Bain in picking a college". The Athletic. August 29, 2022.
  2. "The birth of a 'Hurricane': How UM commit Rueben Bain became a record-setting sack master". Miami Herald.
  3. "Central DL Rueben Bain is Miami-Dade County Defensive Player of the Year for 2M-1M". Miami Herald.
  4. "Record-setting Central DE Rueben Bain wins Nat Moore Trophy as South Florida's top player". Miami Herald.
  5. "Rueben Bain Played His Best Against the Best". Sports Illustrated. January 4, 2023.
  6. "Miami Central star Rueben Bain picks hometown Hurricanes over FSU". South Florida Sun Sentinel. December 14, 2022.
  7. "Hurricanes' 'monster' freshman Rueben Bain generating hype before first college season". South Florida Sun Sentinel. August 17, 2023.
  8. "Hurricanes defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. proving he's one of the nation's top freshmen". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 12, 2023.