EDGE Rueben ‘Hurricane’ Bain commits to Miami

Miami closed on one of their top overall targets on Tuesday evening when Miami Central Top247 EDGE Rueben Bain committed to the hometown Hurricanes after receiving the Nat Moore Trophy given to South Florida’s top football player.

Bain, who those who have spent time around Traz Powell Stadium in North Miami know as ‘Hurricane’ Bain, becomes the latest elite prospect to pick the Hurricanes. 

Regarded as the No. 71 overall player and No. 10 player at his position in the Class of 2023, Bain picked the Hurricanes over Florida State, Auburn, and Louisville. Alabama and Oklahoma were a few others who were heavily involved at one point of the process.

While Miami has some deep family ties to the Bain family between his uncle, Tolbert Bain, being a national champion, or his brother Reggie being an offensive line graduate assistant, and even his high school coach Roland Smith accepting a job on staff after the 2021 season, it was never a guarantee that he would become a Hurricane.

Miami had to fight through adversity time and time again, whether it was visits to other schools or undesirable results on Saturdays this fall. 

There was a point where Bain was forecasted to choose the Auburn Tigers.

Miami hung in there through it all for a prospect the program felt like they couldn’t lose and the persistence and relationships ultimately helped Mario Cristobal and his staff land Dade County’s top uncommitted prospect.

With the commitment from Bain, who became the third-highest rated commit in Miami’s class, the program slid into the No. 5 slot in the 247Sports Team Rankings.

247Sports Scouting Report

A highly productive pass rusher that wins not only with technique, but also one of the best motors in the class of 2023. Not the biggest point-of-attack player, but it doesn’t matter because he shoots into the backfield with a game plan and is extremely effective at simply just putting pressure on opposing quarterbacks. Totaled an absurd 29.5 sacks as a junior down in Miami-Dade County. Followed that up with arguably the best performance of his young career as he racked up three sacks in a season-opening upset of the national powerhouse that is IMG Academy. Ability to plant, redirect and make stops outside of the hashes is extremely rare for someone his age as he’s quick to read and react. Has been deployed primarily as an edge player throughout much of his prep career, but has also gotten some looks on the inside and shown that he can make a difference in the middle with his heavy hands and overall physical demeanor. Lack of verified data points isn’t ideal, but no real reason to question his ability to make a difference at the Power Five level given what he has put on tape over the years. Will likely need some time to get adjusted to the speed and demands of big-time college football, but could carve out a role early on at the next level as a situational rusher before eventually setting in as a regular up front for the school of…