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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2014Michigan State
Trae Waynes
CB • 6'1" • Kenosha, WI, USA
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Trae Waynes shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.
Impact Production
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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.
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
Trae Waynes is listed as a CB for Michigan State. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
Recognition
Honors
- 20142014 All-Big Ten · official_conference_selectionfirst
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