Justin Layne

Justin Layne (born January 12, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State.

Justin Layne
Layne with Michigan State in 2018
No. 31 – Pittsburgh Steelers
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1998-01-12) January 12, 1998
Cleveland, Ohio
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:Benedictine (Cleveland, OH)
College:Michigan State
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 83
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2021
Total tackles:41
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years

Layne attended Benedictine High School in Cleveland, Ohio. While there Layne was teammates with current NFL linebacker Jerome Baker. He played cornerback and wide receiver in high school. He committed to the Michigan State University to play college football.[1][2]

College career

Layne entered his freshman season at Michigan State in 2016 as a wide receiver but was converted into a cornerback prior to the fifth game of the season.[3] During his career, he played in 34 games and had 130 tackles, three interceptions, 0.5 sacks and one touchdown. After his junior season, Layne entered the 2019 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jump
6 ft 1+3⁄4 in
(1.87 m)		 192 lb
(87 kg)		 33 in
(0.84 m)		 9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.50 s4.09 s6.90 s37.5 in
(0.95 m)		11 ft 2 in
(3.40 m)
All values from NFL Combine[6]

Layne was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[7] He briefly appeared in 10 games in 2019, getting only 3 tackles on the season.

Layne was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Steelers on July 29, 2020.[8] He was activated on August 11, 2020.[9] He appeared in all 16 games for the Steelers, and collected 22 tackles on the year.

References
  1. Charboneau, Matt. "MSU gets commitment from 4-star WR Justin Layne". Detroit News.
  2. Griffith, Mike (April 25, 2015). "No. 1-ranked Ohio WR Justin Layne makes verbal commitment to Michigan State". mlive.com.
  3. Solari, Chris. "Spartans' Justin Layne and Donnie Corley quite the duo -- for now". Detroit Free Press.
  4. Twitter, Mark Podolski mpodolski@news-herald com @mpodo on. "Benedictine graduate Justin Layne of Michigan State declares for NFL Draft". The News-Herald. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. "Draft-bound Layne to miss Michigan State's bowl". ESPN.com. December 19, 2018.
  6. "Justin Layne Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  7. "Steelers select Layne in third round". Steelers.com. April 26, 2019.
  8. "Layne placed on Reserve/COVID-19 list". Steelers.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  9. Varley, Teresa (August 11, 2020). "Layne activated from reserve/COVID-19 list". Steelers.com. Retrieved August 13, 2020.


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