the latest mock draft from Yahoo Sports\u2019 Nate Tice<\/a>, Bain is projected to go second to the Jets).<\/p>\n![\"Rueben](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/7f3d37f0-2720-494c-b5ad-ebdd59a559bd.jpeg\"\/)
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Rueben Bain Jr. speaks to the media during the NFL scouting combine. (Photo by Justin Casterline\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza will almost certainly go first overall in the draft, because quarterbacks are in higher demand than edge rushers. But Bain could go second, and it would be a surprise if he falls out of the top five.<\/p>\n
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Bain said he doesn\u2019t care where he goes, but he said he believes he\u2019s the best player in the draft.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo matter where I go, I don\u2019t really care for the number,\u201d Bain said. \u201cI just know whatever team ends up picking me will get the best out of me, will get the best player in the draft in my opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bain plays with power, which helped him win ACC Defensive Player of the Year with 9.5 sacks for the Hurricanes. He mentioned his versatility as a plus.<\/p>\n
\u201cI say I\u2019m a football player, I\u2019m not a pass rusher,\u201d Bain said.<\/p>\n
The one knock against Bain might be his arm length. He was asked often about the notion that his arms aren\u2019t long enough at the combine, but he said he hasn\u2019t heard that directly from teams.<\/p>\n
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\u201cNone of the teams seem to be too concerned with it,\u201d Bain said. \u201cAs long as I just talk the talk, walk the walk, play with technique, nobody really asked me about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The intangibles with Bain could help him in the draft process. He spoke a few times about his work ethic, and also mentioned his football IQ. He said when he meets with teams it has been comfortable due to his knowledge of the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI came in knowing what to talk about and what to say, knowing football like the back of my hand, knowing football like my last name,\u201d Bain said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A big topic for many NFL teams entering the draft is how much a prospect loves football. Miami…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":503610,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,85042,5140,1235,593,10028,61007,133452,85],"class_list":["post-503609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-bain","tag-miami","tag-new-york-jets","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-draft","tag-nfl-scouting-combine","tag-rueben-bain-jr","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/503610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}