Rueben Bain is a Top 30 Player in College Football

Mario Cristobal got a huge gem in getting Rueben Bain Jr. from the 2023 class and now as a upcoming sophomore in his college career he is listed as a top-30 player in all of college football for next season according to a article that was put out by On3.

Entering what’s expected to be his second and final season at Miami (maybe?), NFL front offices are salivating at the opportunity to add him to their franchise. The college football world is taking notice too. Each year On3’s Clark Brooks ranks the Top 100 players in college football. Usually, you will find a Miami Hurricane or two sprinkled in near the bottom of the list. Not Bain. He’s No. 29 overall in the rankings. 

Bain, who was selected to the All-ACC Third Team, became the third Miami Hurricane to win ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in history and the first since defensive lineman Greg Rousseau in 2019. Linebacker Sean Spence also won the award in 2008.

Bain saw action in all 13 games in his rookie season and started the final 10, finishing with 37 tackles – tops among Miami defensive linemen. He ranked second on the team in tackles for loss with 9.5 and tied for the team lead with 7.5 sacks.

Twice during his initial collegiate season, Bain captured weekly honors from the ACC.

Bain was named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week and ACC Rookie of the Week after an eight-tackle, two-sack performance in a double overtime win over Clemson on Oct. 21.

A Miami native, Bain repeated as ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week following a seven-tackle, two-sack game in a win over Virginia on Oct. 28 – a performance that included a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss.

Bain was one of only seven players in the ACC to record more than seven sacks in 2023, and the only freshman to do so. He was tied with teammate Francisco Mauigoa for sixth in the ACC in sacks at 7.5.

Trinton Breeze

Trinton is the owner of CanesToday. He writes for all sports, with a focus on football and recruiting, he is a freshman in high school and wants to graduate from the University of Miami