# Justin Layne

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**Justin Layne** (born January 12, 1998) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [cornerback](/source/Cornerback) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/College_football) for the [Michigan State Spartans](/source/Michigan_State_Spartans_football).

## Early life

Layne attended [Benedictine High School](/source/Benedictine_High_School_(Ohio)) in [Cleveland, Ohio](/source/Cleveland,_Ohio). While there Layne was teammates with current [NFL](/source/National_Football_League) [linebacker](/source/Linebacker) [Jerome Baker](/source/Jerome_Baker_(American_football)). He played [cornerback](/source/Cornerback) and [wide receiver](/source/Wide_receiver) in high school. He committed to the [Michigan State University](/source/Michigan_State_University) to play [college football](/source/College_football).[1][2]

## College career

Layne entered his freshman season with the [Spartans](/source/Michigan_State_Spartans_football) in 2016 as a wide receiver but was converted into a cornerback prior to the fifth game of the season.[3] During his career, he played in 34 games and had 130 tackles, three [interceptions](/source/Interceptions), 0.5 sacks and one [touchdown](/source/Touchdown). After his junior season, Layne entered the [2019 NFL draft](/source/2019_NFL_draft).[4]

## Professional career

### Pittsburgh Steelers

Layne was selected by the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.[5] He briefly appeared in ten games in 2019, getting only three tackles on the season.[6]

Layne was placed on the reserve/[COVID-19](/source/COVID-19) list by the Steelers on July 29, 2020.[7] He was activated on August 11, 2020.[8] He appeared in all 16 games for the Steelers, and collected 22 tackles on the year. On August 30, 2022, he was released by the Steelers.[9]

### New York Giants

On August 31, 2022, Layne was claimed off waivers by the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants).[10] On November 14, 2022, he was waived.[11]

### Chicago Bears

On November 15, 2022, the [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears) claimed Layne off waivers.[12] He was waived on December 20.[13]

### Carolina Panthers

On December 21, 2022, Layne was claimed off waivers by the [Carolina Panthers](/source/Carolina_Panthers), but did not report to the team.[14] He was released on March 8, 2023.

## References

1. Charboneau, Matt (April 25, 2015). ["MSU gets commitment from 4-star WR Justin Layne"](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2015/04/25/abdul-adams-commits-msu-says-twitter-post/26359285/). *Detroit News*. Retrieved 2023-05-18.

1. Griffith, Mike (April 25, 2015). ["No. 1-ranked Ohio WR Justin Layne makes verbal commitment to Michigan State"](https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2015/04/no_1-ranked_ohio_wr_justin_lay.html). *mlive.com*

1. Solari, Chris (2016-11-15). ["Spartans' Justin Layne and Donnie Corley quite the duo -- for now"](https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2016/11/15/donnie-corley-justin-layne/93918498/). *Detroit Free Press*. Retrieved 2024-10-09.

1. ["Draft-bound Layne to miss Michigan State's bowl"](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25575362/justin-layne-enter-nfl-draft-play-michigan-state-spartans-bowl). *ESPN.com*. Associated Press. 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2024-10-09.

1. ["Steelers select Layne in third round"](https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-select-layne-in-third-round). *Steelers.com*. April 26, 2019.

1. ["Justin Layne 2019 Game Log"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LaynJu00/gamelog/2019/). *Pro-Football-Reference.com*. Retrieved 2025-07-06.

1. ["Layne placed on Reserve/COVID-19 list"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200729201102/https://www.steelers.com/news/layne-placed-on-reserve-covid-19-list). *Steelers.com*. July 29, 2020. Archived from [the original](https://www.steelers.com/news/layne-placed-on-reserve-covid-19-list) on July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

1. Varley, Teresa (August 11, 2020). ["Layne activated from reserve/COVID-19 list"](https://www.steelers.com/news/layne-activated-from-reserve-covid-19-list). *Steelers.com*. Retrieved August 13, 2020.

1. Varley, Teresa (August 30, 2022). ["Steelers make two trades; release five players"](https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-make-moves-to-get-to-53-man-roster-x8249). *Steelers.com*

1. Eisen, Michael (August 31, 2022). ["Giants claim 4 players off waivers; 4 released"](https://www.giants.com/news/roster-nick-mcloud-justin-layne-jason-pinnock-jack-anderson-austin-calitro). *Giants.com*

1. Eisen, Michael (November 14, 2022). ["DL Henry Mondeaux signed off practice squad; CB Rodarius Williams activated"](https://www.giants.com/news/roster-henry-mondeaux-rodarius-williams-devery-hamilton-justin-layne). *Giants.com*

1. ["Bears' Justin Layne: Picked up by Chicago"](https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/bears-justin-layne-picked-up-by-chicago/). *cbssports.com*. November 15, 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-07.

1. Mayer, Larry (December 20, 2022). ["Bears put Sanborn on IR, sign LB Elijah Lee"](https://www.chicagobears.com/news/bears-put-sanborn-on-ir-sign-lb-elijah-lee-roster-moves). *ChicagoBears.com*. Retrieved 2024-11-07.

1. Gantt, Darin (December 21, 2022). ["Panthers claim cornerback Justin Layne"](https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-claim-cornerback-justin-layne). *Panthers.com*. Retrieved 2024-11-07.

## External links

- [Michigan State Spartans bio](https://msuspartans.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1411)
- [Justin Layne](https://twitter.com/_jlayne) on Twitter

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