The New Orleans Saints held an official visit with Michigan State Spartans cornerback Justin Layne two weeks before the 2019 NFL Draft, per his official Instagram account. Layne shared photos from the Saints’ facilities, visiting 2017 Defensive Rookie of the Year Marshon Lattimore’s locker. He’s an exciting prospect for a number of reasons.
Like Lattimore, Layne was a receiver in high school. He was a nice four-star recruit for Michigan State but he ended up converting to cornerback. That’s where his size and ball skills really shined — Layne racked up 23 pass deflections in two years as a starter, playing sparingly as a freshman while still learning the position.