Raheem Layne

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Raheem Layne
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Layne with Indiana in 2021
No. 43 – New York Giants
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1999-07-02) July 2, 1999 (age 25)
Deland, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Sebastian River (FL)
College: Indiana (2017–2021)
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2024
Total tackles:10
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Raheem Layne (born July 2, 1999) is an American professional football safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana and was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2022.

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Early life and college

Layne was born on July 2, 1999, in Deland, Florida. He attended Sebastian River High School and was a three-year player in football. He was named first-team all-area in 2016 and finished his time at Sebastian River with 57 total tackles, two interceptions, and three fumbles forced. He was ranked the 58th-best cornerback nationally by ESPN. [1] A three-star recruit, Layne committed to the University of Indiana. [2]

As a true freshman at Indiana in 2017, Layne appeared in 12 games, including one as a starter, and made 13 tackles while being named the school's "Defensive Newcomer of the Year." [3] The following season, he started seven games, while appearing in all 12, and recorded 39 tackles as well as three pass breakups and a fumble recovery. [3] After starting the first five games of his junior year, Layne was relegated to a backup role in favor of Tiawan Mullen. [3] Despite being a backup, he still managed to post 30 tackles and was named Indiana's special teams player of the year. [1]

Layne missed the entire 2020 season with an injury. [1] He changed his position from cornerback to safety prior to the 2021 season. [4] As a senior that year, he tallied 65 total tackles, one interception, one fumble forced and a pass breakup while starting all 12 matches. [1] He decided to enter the NFL Draft after the season, [5] and finished his college career with 50 career games played, 147 tackles, two forced fumbles and an interception. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11+1⁄8 in
(1.81 m)		192 lb
(87 kg)		30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.58 s1.55 s2.63 s4.45 s7.34 s34.5 in
(0.88 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		14 reps
All values from Pro Day [6]

Los Angeles Chargers

After going unselected in the 2022 NFL draft, Layne was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent. [7] [8] He was released at the final roster cuts but was subsequently brought back on the practice squad. [9] He was elevated to the active roster for their game against the Arizona Cardinals, [10] [11] and made his NFL debut in the game, appearing on nine special teams snaps. [12] He was signed to the active roster on December 26, 2022. [13] He finished the season having played six games while recording two tackles. [12]

On October 18, 2023, the Chargers placed Layne on injured reserve due to a torn ACL. [14] [15]

New York Giants

On August 15, 2024, Layne signed with the New York Giants. [16] He was waived on August 27, [17] and re–signed to the practice squad. [18] Layne was promoted to the active roster on December 21. [19] On December 24, it was announced that Layne would miss the remainder of the season after suffering a torn meniscus in the Giant's Week 16 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. [20]

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  2. ↑ Miller, Mike (January 30, 2017). "3-star CB Raheem Layne commits to IU". The Herald-Times . Retrieved March 4, 2023.
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  11. ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers Activate Running Back Joshua Kelley". Los Angeles Chargers . November 26, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Raheem Layne Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Raheem Layne to Active Roster; Place Kemon Hall on Injured Reserve". Chargers.com. December 26, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  14. ↑ Chargers Communications (October 18, 2023). "Los Angeles Chargers Claim Safety Jaylinn Hawkins". Chargers.com. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
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  19. ↑ "Giants place ILB Bobby Okereke on injured reserve". giants.com. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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