The Vikings are only four practices into training camp, but fans are already eager to hear progress reports and playing time projections for rookie CB Trae Waynes. A pass defense that made huge strides under first-year head coach Mike Zimmer last year is in position to make another significant step forward this season if a few things fall into place, with perhaps none more important than Waynes fitting in well.
Waynes was selected 11th overall by the Vikings. The expectations attached with being drafted that high are large, but Waynes has the ability to fulfill them and contribute just as fellow former first-round picks in the Vikings secondary such as CBs Terence Newman (2003) and Xavier Rhodes (2013) and S Harrison Smith (2012).