INDIANAPOLIS — Rueben Bain is the new Will Campbell.

Each draft cycle, there’s at least one prospect who’s picked apart for all sorts of factors he can’t control. Last year, it was Campbell — the former LSU tackle whose arm length was a major talking point before he went fourth overall to the New England Patriots. This year, even though he plays an entirely different position, Bain has been picked apart for similar concerns after his arms reportedly measured slightly under 31 inches.

That’s about 2 inches shorter than the preferred minimum length for edge rushers.

“None of the teams seem too concerned with it,” Bain said Wednesday. “As long as I just talk the talk and walk the walk.”

The pre-draft fervor didn’t end up hurting Campbell, who went as high as initially expected. But it remains to be seen if the same applies to Bain, whose draft range has been projected to fall anywhere between No. 2 and possibly as far back as somewhere in the teens.

The New Orleans Saints, if Bain really does slide, would be faced with potentially having to pick the type of player they historically have avoided. The Saints like their edge rushers to be tall, athletic freaks. That’s not Bain.

In addition to his shorter arms, Bain is considered undersized at 6-foot-2 and 277 pounds. But he’s undeniably bendy and is coming off a season in which he solidified his status as one of the nation’s top edge rushers for Miami with 9½ sacks.

The Saints have indicated they’re open to a new approach after last year’s change in scheme under defensive coordinator Brandon Staley.

“You’re looking at a different prototype of player,” Saints assistant general manager Jeff Ireland said at the Senior Bowl last month. “We’re looking at different length and size. Around here with Sean (Payton) … we wanted big power guys, power rushers. We’re looking for a little different athlete. Size isn’t a premium as much as the athleticism is.

“So that only helps us. That creates actually more bodies, more swings.”

Picking Bain would represent a departure from the Saints’ status quo. But that was arguably needed even before the scheme change, following a series of high-profile draft misses at defensive end that included Marcus Davenport, Payton Turner and Isaiah Foskey. And though the Saints had two pass rushers finish with 10-sack campaigns last season, New Orleans could still use another impact pass rusher after ranking 21st in quarterback pressure percentage.

Bain would welcome the opportunity. He said it would be a “blessing” to team up with Chase Young, whom Bain said he “grew up” watching and has followed the trajectory of his career.

“I can tell you probably every highlight he had his rookie year,” Bain said.

Bain also said he had a formal interview with the Saints, adding he felt it went “great.” He said he tried to be overly prepared for the meetings he had this week as part of a schedule that has been almost nonstop since Bain competed in the CFP national championship game.

With his college season ending only a month ago, Bain has had to resume his training at a slower pace than admittedly he would like. He reportedly won’t be participating in the combine drills this week.

But Bain still has a chance to make an impression. He spoke about also interviewing with the Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans — the latter of whom would reunite Bain with his former college quarterback in Cam Ward. Bain said Ward, the first overall pick in 2025, has told him he would advocate for the Titans to pick him at No. 4.

There’s no guarantee Bain will go that high. As silly as it can seem, the concern about Bain’s arm length could be a legitimate obstacle.

When Campbell struggled down the stretch of his rookie season — including mightily in the Super Bowl — his pre-draft narrative was reignited to the point that some analysts wondered whether the Patriots would be better off moving Campbell to guard.

But the arm length debate simply boils down to each team’s philosophy.

“Some guys have shorter arms that play with great length and extension all the time,” Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters told reporters at the combine. “Some guys have really long arms that don’t use that, their length as well. So, you know, it’s great to have that length, but it’s also how they use it and how it comes out on the tape.”

Bain said his film speaks for itself.

“When you’re the best player in the draft, in my opinion, I’m going to come in with the mindset to work every day, prove myself in the locker room and just be the person that I am,” Bain said.