Drafted by the Steelers with the team’s first of its two picks in the third round (66th overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft... three-year letterwinner, playing in 34 games (26 starts) at cornerback for Michigan State…recorded 130 career tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack…added 24 career passes defensed and three interceptions…began his Spartans’ career as a wide receiver before transitioning to cornerback midway through his 2016 season.

PRO (0-0/0-0): Drafted by the Steelers with the team’s first of its two picks in the third round (66th overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE: Three-year letterwinner, playing in 34 games (26 starts) at cornerback for Michigan State…recorded 130 career tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss and a half-sack…added 24 career passes defensed and three interceptions…began his Spartans’ career as a wide receiver before transitioning to cornerback midway through his 2016 season…during his junior year, was recognized as Second-Team All-Big Ten selection…recipient of Spartans’ most outstanding underclass back award on defense…recorded a career-high 15 pass breakups, tied as the eighth-most in a single-season in school history…earned honorable mention All-Big Ten accolades after his sophomore season…recorded 40 tackles in 13 games with nine starts…ranked second on the defense with eight passes defensed…saw action in nine games as a freshman, one at wide receiver and eight at cornerback, starting five of the last seven contests…totaled 18 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and an interception…majored in interdisciplinary studies in social science.

PERSONAL: A three-year starter at Benedictine (Cleveland, Ohio) High School…logged a career-high 46 catches for 790 yards (17.2 average) and 11 touchdowns in 2015, adding three punt returns for touchdowns…set a school single-game record with 12 catches for 187 yards and two touchdowns in a regional final…caught 36 passes for 866 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior…hauled in seven interceptions in 2014…also a four-year letterman in basketball, and track and field…son of Deondre Layne and Vanessa Easterling…full name: Justin Layne.