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: | 192 lb (87 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 17, 2020 | |||||||||||||
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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. 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
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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| 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 s | 4.09 s | 6.90 s | 37.5 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.
Legal issues
On April 23, 2021, Layne was arrested “on suspicion of felony transportation of a firearm inside of a vehicle.” He was also charged with two misdemeanors, “driving with a suspended license and exceeding speed limits” after being pulled over for going 89 miles per hour in a 60 mph zone.[10]
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.
- ^ "Justin Layne Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "Steelers select Layne in third round". Steelers.com. April 26, 2019.
- ^ "Layne placed on Reserve/COVID-19 list". Steelers.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 11, 2020). "Layne activated from reserve/COVID-19 list". Steelers.com. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ https://www.profootballrumors.com/2021/04/steelers-cb-justin-layne-arrested-early-friday-am?fv-home=true&post-id=212905
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