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Buccaneers Select Rueben Bain Jr. with 15th Overall Pick in NFL Draft
Reuben Bain Jr. had 20 1/2 sacks in three college seasons as Tampa Bay tries to improve a defense that finished with 37 sacks last season.
- On Thursday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Reuben Bain with the 15th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, addressing their pass rush needs with the edge rusher from Miami.
- Reports linked Bain to a March 2024 traffic collision that resulted in a passenger's death, though General Manager Jason Licht said the team 'did its homework' on the prospect.
- The 6-foot-3, 275-pound Bain recorded 9.5 sacks and 15.5 TFLs in college, stating, 'Bowles is an aggressive-like minded coach and I'm an aggressive-like minded player.'
- Bain joins Yaya Diaby, Al-Quadin Muhammad, and Anthony Nelson in the edge room, bolstering a unit that recorded only 37 sacks last season.
- Tampa Bay holds three of the top 77 selections and aims to address remaining needs at inside linebacker, tight end, and cornerback during the three-day draft.
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'We Got Our Guy': Bucs Stunned As Hurricanes Star Rueben Bain Jr. Falls To Tampa Bay At No. 15 - Tampa Free Press
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers never thought Miami Hurricanes edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. would fall to them with the 15th pick of the first round. But he did, and Bucs GM Jason Licht couldn’t be happier. “We got our guy,” Licht said. “There were very few scenarios where we thought he’d be […] ‘We Got Our Guy’: Bucs Stunned As Hurricanes Star Rueben Bain Jr. Falls To Tampa Bay At No. 15
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Bucs draft Bain, confident in former Miami star
The Buccaneers selected Rueben Bain Jr. with the 15th pick in the NFL draft, less than two weeks after news surfaced that the former Miami star was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of a passenger in 2024.
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