Rueben Bain Jr.’s slow start with the Buccaneers confirms a pre-draft suspicion about the historical outlier edge rusher

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers needed Rueben Bain Jr. to be a steady presence on the edge as a rookie. How worried should they be? Rueben Bain Jr. was one of the most debated overall players in the 2026 NFL draft, and the early returns with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have not done much to settle that debate.

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