Rueben Bain Jr. joined the rarefied air of first-round NFL Draft picks on Thursday night, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected him with the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. And as soon as he heard his name called, he was ready to get down to the important business, like which NFL quarterbacks he's ready to sack.

The 6-foot-2, 263-pound edge rusher is quite proficient in the pass rush, racking up 20.5 sacks over his three-season stint with the Miami (FL) Hurricanes, including 9.5 sacks this past season as he started on a defense that helped lead the way to a College Football Playoff (CFP) runner-up finish. And at his post-draft press conference on Thursday, one of the first things he was asked was which signal callers in the league he's most excited to sack.

"It's either Cam [Ward] or Lamar Jackson," he said.

Rueben Bain Jr. said the QB he's most excited to sack in the NFL is either Cam Ward or Lamar Jackson. #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/iXFuBub4SW

For Ward, in particular, he cited the relationship between the two players. Ward was Miami (FL)'s quarterback in 2024, so the two players shared a locker room for an entire season. And for Lamar Jackson – well, what rookie edge rusher doesn't want the thrill of sacking one of the greatest pure athletes to play quarterback in the league?

Unfortunately for Bain, both Jackson and Ward play on teams in the AFC, and he landed with a franchise in the NFC – so he might not get many opportunities to carry out that goal. But when the Buccaneers do clash with the Ravens and the Titans, if Bain is on the field, watch out. He'll have a little extra motivation to get that sack.

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