Trevin Wade (born August 1, 1989) is an American former professional

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. He was selected by the

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in the seventh round of the

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. He played

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Early life

Wade was born in

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. In fifth grade he moved to

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, where he attended

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, playing football (including a stint at quarterback as well as other positions on both offense and defense) and basketball. Baseball player

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is his distant cousin.Brad Stutzman
"Wade still has giant dreams"
''Austin American‑Statesman'', January 30, 2015.

College career

Wade attended the

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from 2007 to 2011. He finished his career with 182 tackles, 12

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and two

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Professional career

Pre-draft

Coming out of Arizona, Wade was projected to be a third round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. He received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed nearly all of the combine and positional drills, choosing to only skip the 20-yard dash. His 40-yard dash was the 19th fastest time out of the 34 cornerbacks at the combine and his bench press was the 10th best performance out of the 19 cornerbacks who participated. Wade was ranked the 12th best cornerback prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com and the 25th best cornerback prospect by Walterfootball.com.

Cleveland Browns

The

selected Wade in the seventh round (245th overall) of the

. He competed with Buster Skrine, Dimitri Patterson,

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, and Antwaun Reed for the Brown's third cornerback position throughout his first training camp. Wade was named the Cleveland Brown's fifth cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Joe Haden, Sheldon Brown, Dimitri Patterson, and Buster Skrine. On September 16, 2012, he made his professional regular season debut, recording two combined tackle during a 27-34 loss to the

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. On November 18, 2012, Wade collected a season-high four combined tackles as the Browns were defeated by the

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20-23. He played in 13 games for the Browns in 2012, finishing with a total of 17 combined tackles (12 solo) and one pass deflection. He was released on August 28, 2013.

New Orleans Saints

On November 18, 2013, the

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signed Wade to their active roster after

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and Patrick Robinson were both placed on injured-reserve for the season. On December 22, 2013, he made his season debut as the Saints were defeated by the

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17-13. Wade appeared in only two regular season games during the season and finished without recording a stat. After finishing with an 11-5 record, Wade appeared in the first playoff game of his career. On January 4, 2014, he made one combined tackle during the Saint's 26-24 NFC Wildcard game victory over the

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. He was waived on September 17, 2014.Dan Salomone
"Giants sign DB Trevin Wade; 5 things you need to know"

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, January 13, 2015.

Detroit Lions

On November 3, 2014, the

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signed Wade to their practice squad. He spent the entire season on the practice squad.

New York Giants

On January 13, 2015, the

signed him to a reserve/future contract. Wade competed with

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, Jayron Hosley, Trumaine McBride, Bennett Jackson,

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, Chandler Fenner, and

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for a backup cornerback position. He was named the Giant's third cornerback on their depth chart behind

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and

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. He made his New York Giant's debut in their season-opening 26-27 loss to the

and recorded one tackle. On October 19, 2015, Wade earned his first career start in place of Prince Amukamara, who suffered a

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injury. He collected six combined tackle during the Giant's 7-27 loss to the

. The next game, Wade earned a career-high seven combined tackles in a 27-20 victory over the Cowboys. On December 6, 2015, he earned his second career start and recorded a career-high six solo tackles in a 20-23 overtime loss to the

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. He played in all 16 games with three starts, recording a career-high 52 tackles and six passes deflected during the season. He returned in 2016 and competed with

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, Bennett Jackson,

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, Michael Hunter, Matt Smalley, and Donte Deayon. Head coach

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named Wade the fourth cornerback on the New York Giant's depth chart to begin the regular season, behind

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, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, and

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. Wade earned his first start of the season during a Week 4 loss to the

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and recorded six solo tackles. The New York Giants earned a playoff berth after finishing the season with an 11-5 record. On January 8, 2017, Wade collected two combined tackles, as the Giant's were defeated 13-38 by the

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in the

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Wildcard game. He finished the season with 26 combined tackle (24 solo) and three pass deflections in 16 games and two starts.

Baltimore Ravens

On August 7, 2017, Wade signed with the

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. On September 1, 2017, he was released by the Ravens during final roster cuts.

References

External links

*
New York Giants bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wade, Trevin 1989 births Living people Players of American football from Austin, Texas American football cornerbacks Arizona Wildcats football players Cleveland Browns players New Orleans Saints players New York Giants players Baltimore Ravens players Detroit Lions players