Justin Layne
| No. 31 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born: | January 12, 1998 Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Benedictine (Cleveland, OH) | ||||||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / Round: 3 / Pick: 83 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2019 | |||||||||||
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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.
Early years
Layne attended Benedictine High School in Cleveland, Ohio. 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
Layne was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[6]
References
- ^ Charboneau, Matt. "MSU gets commitment from 4-star WR Justin Layne". Detroit News.
- ^ Griffith, Mike (April 25, 2015). "No. 1-ranked Ohio WR Justin Layne makes verbal commitment to Michigan State". mlive.com.
- ^ Solari, Chris. "Spartans' Justin Layne and Donnie Corley quite the duo -- for now". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Draft-bound Layne to miss Michigan State's bowl". ESPN.com. December 19, 2018.
- ^ "Steelers select Layne in third round". Steelers.com. April 26, 2019.
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