Player Dossier

2011-2014

Michigan State

Trae Waynes

CB • 6'1" • Kenosha, WI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Trae Waynes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.

Usage Score

Efficiency

30

Consistency

72.2

Season Value

67.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Trae Waynes, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason · Michigan State. Trae Waynes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason

Michigan State paired 3 primary output with 30 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 30 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2014 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

1.5

Efficiency

30

Usage

Consistency

72.2

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 2. Penn State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Wins1.5 · n=2
All Games1.5 · n=2

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

40 vs Nebraska

Result
Sat 11/29@ Penn StateW 34-101
Sun 10/5vs NebraskaSplash gameW 27-222

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Michigan State

    2011-2014

    Opening stop

Season Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonMichigan State0
2012 Regular SeasonMichigan State00
2013 PostseasonMichigan State3303
2013 Regular SeasonMichigan State3300
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan State3300

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Minnesota

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#2

Nebraska

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#3

Stanford

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

#4

Penn State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2013 Postseason · Michigan State

3 primary output · 30 efficiency · usage

67.4

#2

2013 Regular Season · Michigan State

67.4

3 primary · 30 efficiency · usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Michigan State

67.4

3 primary · 30 efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2011 · Rating 0.8253

Bradford · Kenosha, WI

Committed To
Michigan State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2011

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

0

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 4 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Trae Waynes quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
CB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career passing yards
0