(Photo: Dale G. Young, Detroit News)
The wait lasted longer than some expected, but just past the midway point of the third round of the NFL Draft, Michigan State had a player selected.
Cornerback Justin Layne was taken No. 83 overall, the 19th pick of the third round, by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday night, helping Michigan State remain one of five schools to have at least one player taken in every year of the draft since the AFL-NFL merger in 1967.
After recording 15 pass breakups in 2018 for one of the top defensive teams in the nation, Layne opted to sit out the Redbox Bowl against Oregon and forgo his final season at Michigan State.