When Will Campbell entered the 2025 NFL Draft, one of the big question marks was whether he could play tackle in the NFL due to arm length deficiencies. On Sunday, the world watched Campbell have the single-worst day a tackle had during the 2025 postseason, as the Seattle Seahawks took advantage of his shortcomings en route to winning Super Bowl 60.
As we get further away from the Super Bowl, analysts have claimed Campbell's failures weren't solely due to his length issues. However, having shorter arms means that a tackle prospect has less margin for error, and it forces them to be better than average in a lot of areas to cover up for their physical shortcoming.
Next Gen Stats attributed 14 QB Pressures Allowed to Will Campbell in Super Bowl LX - the most pressures allowed by any player in a game this season (including playoffs)@NextGenStats
— Jack Andrade (@RealJackAndrade) February 9, 2026
For Tennessee Titans fans, that brings up a tough question about what they need to do in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Rueben Bain Jr. facing pre-draft questions about arm length after Will Campbell's Super Bowl 60 failure
Miami EDGE Rueben Bain Jr. is an expected top pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, but the big knock on him is that he has short arms (under 31 inches). Like Campbell, Bain has had years of success against the best programs, but there is a reason why teams have certain standards for physical traits. The last time an EDGE has had double-digit sacks or made the Pro Bowl with arms shorter than 31 inches was in 1999, which means there is a massive sample size of EDGEs like this not working out.
Can Bain break that trend? Of course, but people said the same thing about Campbell, and the world just watched him fail on the biggest stage. While having short arms shouldn't disqualify Bain as an option for the Titans, having shorter arms means that he needs to check every other box throughout the pre-draft process. The Hurricanes standout needs to prove he is elite in other areas.
Even then, the Titans are going to have options with the fourth pick in the draft. If Bain and Texas Tech's David Bailey are both on the board at the same time, will Campbell's failure be the thing that pushes them toward a more prototypical EDGE for Robert Saleh's system?