Rueben Bain Jr.

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

Rueben Bain Jr.
Miami Hurricanes – No. 44
PositionDefensive end
ClassFreshman
Personal information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolMiami Central (Miami, Florida)

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. 4 January 2023.
  6. "Miami Central star Rueben Bain picks hometown Hurricanes over FSU". South Florida Sun Sentinel. 14 December 2022.
  7. "Hurricanes' 'monster' freshman Rueben Bain generating hype before first college season". South Florida Sun Sentinel. 17 August 2023.
  8. "Hurricanes defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. proving he's one of the nation's top freshmen". South Florida Sun Sentinel. 12 October 2023.
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