Tampa Bay Buccaneers · LB · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Miami (2026 Round 1, Pick 15)

Rueben Bain

14.6
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #147 of 156 qualified LBs
Combined tackles
72 solo · 5 ast
Sacks & QB hits
11 QB hits
Tackles for loss
10 forced fumbles
Coverage
1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps
21335.5 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play
−0.175Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Rueben Bain among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

  1. Singleton93.8
  2. Cashman93.8
  3. Jones92.4
  4. Dean89.5
  5. Warner89.2
  6. Trotter87.8
  7. Smith86.4
  8. Wilson84.6
  9. Edmunds84.5
  10. Bain#14714.6
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.61 → Shrunk 26.32
22thpercentile
Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.02 → Shrunk 1.64
5thpercentile
Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.04 → Shrunk 2.73
6thpercentile
Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 2.0% → Shrunk 2.8%
5thpercentile
Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.6% → Shrunk 1.2%
3thpercentile
Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.9% → Shrunk 1.0%
35thpercentile
Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.4% → Shrunk 0.4%
51thpercentile
Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.175 → Shrunk −0.039
93thpercentile

2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Rueben Bain. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

WeekDateMatchupResultTacklesSoloSacksTFLQB hitsPDINTDef. snaps
Week 1Sep 13, 2026@ CINL 27-33110000041
Week 2Sep 20, 2026vs CLEL 19-23000000035
Week 5Oct 8, 2026@ DALW 24-16200000035
Week 6Oct 18, 2026vs PITL 19-26311111030
Week 7Oct 25, 2026@ CARW 43-13100000037
Week 8Nov 1, 2026vs ATLW 16-0000000035

College to the NFL: Miami to Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Verified identity bridge linking Rueben Bain's college regular-season tackles at Miami to official NFL game lines.

Miami (College tackles)

352023
222024
372025
1515th pick
2026 Draft

TB (NFL tackles)

72026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 1 season.

SeasonClubGTacklesSoloAstSacksTFLQBHPDINTFFDef. snaps
2026 (so far)TB6725111100213

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