Rueben Bain Jr. (born September 8, 2004) is an

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for the

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High school career

Bain Jr. attended

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. During his high school career he had 77 sacks. He was the ''

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'' 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. He played in the 2022

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. Bain Jr. committed to the

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to play college football.

College career

Bain Jr. earned immediate playing time his true freshman year at Miami in 2023. He became a starter after Akheem Mesidor suffered an injury during the second game of the season.

References

External links

Miami Hurricanes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bain, Reueben Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Players of American football from Miami American football defensive ends Miami Central Senior High School alumni Miami Hurricanes football players