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Player Dossier
2011-2014Michigan 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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a corner
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Reliability
95
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Trae Waynes built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a cornerback from Kenosha, WI wearing No. 15, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Trae Waynes' career was his defensive production: 6...
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- Committed To
- Michigan State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 11
- Overall
- No. 11
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Trae Waynes, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · Michigan State. Trae Waynes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.
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Trae Waynes Michigan State Highlights
2014 · Michigan State · Player Highlight
Trae Waynes college highlights at Michigan State.
- Season
- 2014
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Trae Waynes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 4 games
- Best season
- 2013 Postseason · Michigan State
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bradford · Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Bradford · 9 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 1 · Pick 11 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Class 2014
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Postseason | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67.4 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67.4 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67.4 |
Related Context
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Trae Waynes is listed as a CB for Michigan State. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
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.
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2014 Regular Season · Michigan State
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
30
Usage
—
Consistency
72.2
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 2. Penn State: 1
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First Half2 · Games = 1 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · -1 vs First Half
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
40 vs Nebraska
Player Story
Trae Waynes story
Trae Waynes built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a cornerback from Kenosha, WI wearing No. 15, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Trae Waynes' career was his defensive production: 6 interceptions across 4 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Michigan State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Trae Waynes' production has multiple signals. With 4 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State.
The arc is straightforward: Trae Waynes moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Michigan State
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2013 Postseason | Michigan State | 3 | 30 | — | 3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 30 | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 3 | 30 | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Minnesota
Week 14 · W 14-3 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
vs Nebraska
Week 6 · W 27-22 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#3
vs Stanford
Week 1 · W 24-20 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#4
@ Penn State
Week 14 · W 34-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
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
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