Bucs Grab Bain: Top Pass Rusher Despite Controversy

0:00On April 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers just grabbed Miami-Ed Russia, Ruben Bain Jr. with the 15th overall pick in the 2026 NFL. Draft. This do was pegged as a top five talent, one of the best past Russia's coming out, filling a huge knee for their defense. He started Draft Night as a potential early selection, but slid down the board as other guys went ahead. Reports from mid-Abral about his involvement in a fatal car crash last year didn't tank his stock like some thought. That crash saw Bain driving when he hit another vehicle in barriers on the freeway. A 22-year-old passenger, Destiny Betts, got her bad, stayed in a coma for three months, and sadly passed away. He got cited for careless driving right after, but that charge got dismissed weeks before her death, and no sobriety tests happened on site. Scouts chalk up his fall, mostly to his shorter arm length from the combine, measured at about 30 and 7-8 inches, not the accident. Draft experts had a mocked in the top 10, and most saw him going top 15 anyway. Bain balled out in Miami with 20 and a half

1:04sacks and 33 and a half tackles for loss over 38 games, key in their playoff run. Now the bugs are betting he turns that college fire into pro dominance on the edge. This has been NFL News today powered by AI.