Rueben Bain Jr.

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Rueben Bain Jr.
Miami Hurricanes–No. 44
Position Defensive end
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career history
College
High school Miami Central (Miami, Florida)
Career highlights and awards

Rueben Bain Jr. is an American football defensive end for the Miami Hurricanes.

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High school career

Bain Jr. attended 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 2022 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Miami, Alabama or Oklahoma? The patient approach of sack master Rueben Bain in picking a college". The Athletic.
  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.
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