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Rueben Bain Jr. Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #3

Linebacker · 6' 3", 270 lbs · Miami, FL · Age 22

Rueben Bain Jr. is a Linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, drafted 15th overall, 2026.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #3 · Linebacker

Rueben Bain Jr.

Season avg— · no seasons on record yet

Career avg— · career line pending

Live win probabilitySeason

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Scouting report

Rueben Bain Jr. — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Rueben Bain Jr. is a Linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, drafted 15th overall, 2026.

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Rueben Bain Jr. stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1891 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

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Stat explorer

Rueben Bain Jr. — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Rueben Bain Jr.

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the production line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 22 — applied per stat

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: — → games & confidence

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Rueben Bain Jr. career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

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Aggressive hedge & helpscheme

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: A'Shawn Robinson, Al-Quadin Muhammad.

How his role moves

Primary linebacker role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Rueben Bain Jr.

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

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The beginning

Rueben Bain Jr.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Turning pro

Drafted 15th overall, 2026 as a Linebacker.

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Rueben Bain Jr. is a Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker, drafted 15th overall, 2026.

Chapter

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Where things stand

Where Jr.

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Jr.'s story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 270 lbs
Draft: 15th overall, 2026
Born: Miami, FL
Age: 22
Jersey: #3

Background

Rueben Bain Jr. is from Miami, FL and is 22 years old. He was drafted 15th overall, 2026 and plays linebacker at 6' 3", 270 lbs.

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Bain is currently on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster.

The person

Rueben Bain Jr. is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 0 tackles with 0 sacks and 0 interceptions across his career.

Tackle volume0 career tackles over 0 seasons.

First-round pedigree15th overall, 2026.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Rueben Bain Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Rueben Bain Jr., answered.

What position does Rueben Bain Jr. play?

Rueben Bain Jr. is a Linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

When was Rueben Bain Jr. drafted?

Rueben Bain Jr. was drafted 15th overall, 2026.

How many seasons has Rueben Bain Jr. played?

This is his first season on record.

What are Rueben Bain Jr.'s career stats?

He has recorded 0 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Rueben Bain Jr. career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Rueben Bain Jr. Tampa Bay Buccaneers · #3

Rueben Bain Jr. — the report card

Where Rueben Bain Jr. stands

Rueben Bain Jr. — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Rueben Bain Jr.

Rueben Bain Jr. career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers built to win?

The Ballad of Rueben Bain Jr.

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Rueben Bain Jr. — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Injury history

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