Darius Slayton
27-Year-Old
2024 Receiving Stats
REC
6
YDS
59
TD
0
AVG
9.8
TAR
8
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Slayton's five years with the Giants have yielded four seasons in the range of 46-50 catches, 724-770 receiving yards and 15.0-15.7 yards per catch. That includes 2023, when he was stuck in an offense with terrible blocking and three different starting quarterbacks. Slayton led the team in receiving for a second straight year (and fourth time overall), with the final four weeks accounting for 41.7 percent of his yardage and three of his four TDs. Despite the strong finish, it may be difficult for the 2019 fifth-round pick to match his past success after the Giants selected WR Malik Nabers sixth overall in the 2024 Draft. While Slayton is still likely to have a starting job, there's a good chance Nabers almost instantly becomes the best WR and strongest target-earner Slayton has ever shared a field with. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Three grabs against Washington
Slayton caught three of four targets for 33 yards in Sunday's 21-18 loss to the Commanders.
ANALYSIS
The veteran receiver finished a distant second on the Giants in catches and targets behind dynamic rookie Malik Nabers, who posted a 10-127-1 line and saw more targets (18) than the rest of the team put together. Slayton was, however, the intended target on a pair of two-point attempts from Daniel Jones that misfired, after Graham Gano (hamstring) was injured on the opening kickoff. Slayton has seen exactly four targets, and caught three of them, in each of New York's first two games this season, giving him a limited ceiling heading into a Week 3 clash with the Browns.
The veteran receiver finished a distant second on the Giants in catches and targets behind dynamic rookie Malik Nabers, who posted a 10-127-1 line and saw more targets (18) than the rest of the team put together. Slayton was, however, the intended target on a pair of two-point attempts from Daniel Jones that misfired, after Graham Gano (hamstring) was injured on the opening kickoff. Slayton has seen exactly four targets, and caught three of them, in each of New York's first two games this season, giving him a limited ceiling heading into a Week 3 clash with the Browns.
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Advanced NFL Stats
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Air Yards Per Game
41.0Air Yards Per Snap
0.87% Team Air Yards
18.6%% Team Targets
12.3%Avg Depth of Target
10.3 YdsCatch Rate
75.0%Drop Rate
0.0%Avg Yds After Catch
0.7% Targeted On Route
12.5%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Receiving Alignment Breakdown
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This Week's Opposing Pass Defense
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@ Browns
Sunday, Sep 22nd at 1:00PM
Overall QB Rating Against
65.1
Cornerbacks
61.6
Safeties
46.4
Linebackers
97.0
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2024 Darius Slayton Split Stats
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Measurables Review
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How do Darius Slayton's measurables compare to other wide receivers?
This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.
Height
6' 1"Weight
198 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.39 secShuttle Time
4.15 secCone Drill
7.00 secVertical Jump
40.5 inBroad Jump
135 inBench Press
11 repsHand Length
10.00 inArm Length
32.75 in
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Slayton started 24 of 30 games his first two seasons despite being a fifth-round pick in 2019, combining for 1,491 yards and 11 TDs while averaging 15.2 yards per catch. He then fall out of favor and down the depth chart in 2021, before being revived in 2022 -- 724 yards on 71 targets, with 11 starts in 16 games -- under new coach Brain Daboll. Slayton wasn't even a volume receiver in college at Auburn and is unlikely to become ever one in the NFL, but he's been a capable field-stretcher for most of his career while making good on his 4.39 40 time for the 2019 Scouting Combine. He does have snap competition this year, with fellow 2022 starter Isaiah Hodgins returning, Jalin Hyatt drafted in the third round and free-agent signing Parris Campbell potentially getting a chance to play outside at some point. Slayton re-signed with the Giants on a two-year, $12 million contract, but there's no guaranteed money in the second season and only $4.9 million guaranteed at signing -- slightly more than Campbell got but still not a huge commitment.
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Ready for Sunday's contest
Slayton (concussion) practiced full Friday and doesn't have a designation for Sunday's game in Washington, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
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Upgrades to limited Thursday
Slayton (concussion) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
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Won't practice Wednesday
Giants head coach Brian Daboll said that Slayton (concussion) won't participate in practice Wednesday, Connor Hughes of SNY.tv reports.
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In concussion protocol
Coach Brian Daboll said Monday that Slayton is in the concussion protocol, Patricia Traina of SI.com reports.
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Leading receiver Saturday
Slayton caught all three of his targets for a team-high 59 yards in Saturday's 28-10 preseason loss to the Texans.
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At OTAs after contact adjustment
Slayton, who'd sat out of the Giants' offseason program due to a contractual dispute, joined the team's OTAs this week after his deal with adjusted, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Slayton had been hoping for some sort of monetary increase after setting career highs across the board last season, and according to Raanan's ESPN colleague Field Yates, he finally saw that granted this week. Slayton now has a chance to earn an additional $650,000 in yet-to-be-revealed incentives in 2024, leaving the veteran wideout to describe himself as "satisfied" and looking forward to preparing for the season.
Slayton had been hoping for some sort of monetary increase after setting career highs across the board last season, and according to Raanan's ESPN colleague Field Yates, he finally saw that granted this week. Slayton now has a chance to earn an additional $650,000 in yet-to-be-revealed incentives in 2024, leaving the veteran wideout to describe himself as "satisfied" and looking forward to preparing for the season.