35 Facts About Trae Waynes

Trae Waynes was born on July 25,1992 and is a former American football cornerback.

Trae Waynes was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round, 11th overall of the 2015 NFL Draft.

At Bradford, Waynes was a multi-sport athlete in football, baseball and track.

In football, Trae Waynes was named first-team All-Southeast Conference as a junior in 2010.

Trae Waynes was rated the No 72 cornerback and No 94 safety in the nation by Scouts Inc Trae Waynes was listed among the Midwest's top prospects by SuperPrep at No 67.

Trae Waynes was rated among Wisconsin's top high school seniors by Rivals.

Trae Waynes chose Michigan State over scholarship offers from Illinois, Iowa State, and Wisconsin, among others.

Trae Waynes attended Michigan State University from 2011 to 2014, where he was a three-year letterwinner and a two-year starter at cornerback.

Trae Waynes was redshirted as a true freshman in 2011 after suffering a season-ending injury when he broke his fibula and tore ligaments in his knee as a senior in high school.

Trae Waynes collected 101 tackles, six interceptions and 13 pass deflections in 36 career games with the Spartans, including 27 consecutive starts.

Trae Waynes finished his freshman season with 5 tackles, including two solo.

Trae Waynes returned for his junior season in 2014, starting all 13 games at boundary corner.

Trae Waynes ranked sixth on the team with 46 tackles, including two tackles-for-loss and one sack for a loss of 4 yards.

Trae Waynes was credited with a career-high two tackles for loss, including a 4-yard sack, and a broken-up a pass at Indiana in Week 7.

Trae Waynes was a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and the media, becoming MSU's third first-team All-Big Ten cornerback under head coach Mark Dantonio.

Trae Waynes was one of 15 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award and was the defensive recipient of MSU's Jim Adams Award.

Trae Waynes was considered one of the top cornerbacks of the 2015 class, together with Marcus Peters.

Trae Waynes shined at the 2015 NFL Combine, where he posted the top 40-yard dash time among defensive backs and the second fastest overall ; that time placed him tied for seventh-fastest among cornerbacks at the combine since 2003.

Trae Waynes finished tied for fourth on the bench press with 19 reps.

Trae Waynes was the first cornerback drafted in 2015 and became the Minnesota Vikings' highest drafted cornerback in franchise history, surpassing 1994 first round pick Dewayne Washington.

Trae Waynes was inactive for the Vikings' Week 12 loss at the Atlanta Falcons due to an ankle injury.

On December 10,2015, Trae Waynes earned his first career start as a nickelback after Terence Newman was moved to safety due to multiple injuries.

Trae Waynes finished his rookie season in 2015 with 30 combined tackles and four pass deflections in 15 games and one start.

Trae Waynes was thrust into a pivotal pass defense role during the second half after veteran cornerback Terence Newman suffered an ankle injury.

Five plays later on a fourth-and-three situation, Trae Waynes intercepted Wilson at the Vikings' 22-yard line after the ball was tipped by a Seahawks' tight end.

Trae Waynes was inserted as the No 1 cornerback for the first two regular season games after Xavier Rhodes sustained a hamstring injury during pre-game warmups against the Titans.

Trae Waynes finished the season with 50 combined tackles, 11 pass deflections, and three interceptions in 15 games and eight starts.

Trae Waynes sacked Packers' quarterback Brett Hundley for a four-yard loss in the third quarter.

Trae Waynes started in all 16 games in 2017 and recorded 65 combined tackles, 11 pass deflections, two interceptions, and one sack.

Trae Waynes received an overall grade of 79.1 from Pro Football Focus in 2017.

Trae Waynes's grade was ranked 52nd among all qualifying cornerbacks in 2017.

Trae Waynes was inactive for the Vikings' Week 5 victory at the Philadelphia Eagles after spraining his ankle the previous week.

On March 27,2020, Trae Waynes signed a three-year, $42 million contract with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Trae Waynes started the next two games before re-injuring the hamstring injury in Week 5.

On March 21,2022, Trae Waynes was released by the Bengals.