The Tampa Bay Buccaneers came away with one of the biggest steals of the 2026 NFL Draft when Rueben Bain Jr. unexpectedly fell to No. 15 overall. According to Sports Illustrated, things could have looked much different in a redraft scenario.
In a 2026 NFL Draft redo, Justin Melo projected Bain coming off the board earlier, leaving Tampa Bay to pivot to another Miami pass rusher, Akheem Mesidor, with the 15th overall pick.
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Rather than viewing it as a downgrade, Melo used the exercise to emphasize how fortunate the Buccaneers were on draft night. With Bain no longer available, Tampa Bay still
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