If anyone in the NFL has concerns about Rueben Bain Jr.’s arm length, they are doing a good job of hiding it from the public. <\/p>\n
On the heels of Miami’s pro day on Monday, NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe explained the takeaway from general managers and coaches that Bain’s arm length is a data point but his “power” shows up on the actual game tape. <\/p>\n
Wolfe added that one high-ranking team executive said he would “love” to draft Bain, but it won’t happen because he will “be gone” long before they make their first pick. <\/p>\n
The Tennessee Titans and Miami Dolphins were cited by Wolfe as teams that Bain met with this week. Tennessee owns the No. 4 overall pick, while Miami’s first selection is at 11. <\/p>\n
Bain’s lack of size and length does put him very low among all EDGE defenders in the draft database. He ranks<\/a> in the 16th percentile in height, 10th percentile in wingspan, ninth percentile in hand size and first percentile in arm length. <\/p>\n Per Daire Carragher<\/a> of PFF.com, Bain’s official arm length of 30 7\/8 inches is the third-shortest measurement\u00a0for an EDGE rusher at the NFL scouting combine in the last 25 years. <\/p>\n Carragher added that the only EDGE players who had sub-31-inch arms since 2006 with at least 500 career pass-rush snaps are Kyle Van Noy, Genard Avery\u00a0and Matt Longacre. <\/p>\n It’s not fair to compare Bain to that group because he’s regarded as a much better athlete than those players. Avery was a fifth-round pick in 2018; Longacre was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Van Noy was a second-round pick in 2014. <\/p>\n Bain, even with the questions about his arm length, hasn’t really had his stock impacted. He is projected<\/a> to be selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the No. 9 overall pick in B\/R’s most recent mock draft. <\/p>\n