Trae
Waynes.
Trae
Waynes.
Michigan State· 6'0"· 186 lb· 4.31s 40
Mike Zimmer's highly aggressive, pressure-oriented 4-3 defense, that relies on versatile defensive backs to play both man and zone coverages, often in single-high safety looks.
Year 1 starter as a boundary corner, with the ceiling to develop into a premier lockdown corner in a man-heavy scheme.
A passive, off-zone heavy scheme that doesn't allow him to utilize his physicality and press technique.
Waynes' exceptional speed and physicality make him an ideal fit for schemes that prioritize press-man coverage on the outside.
Selected #11 overall in Round 1 of the 2015 NFL Draft by Minnesota Vikings out of Michigan State.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.31sp50
- Vertical
- 38inp50
- Broad jump
- 122inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.06sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.39sp50
- Bench
- 19repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Michigan State | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Michigan State | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Trae Waynes played cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings and Cincinnati Bengals. He was a consistent starter for the Vikings for several seasons before signing a large free-agent deal with the Bengals, where injuries limited his play.