# Darius Slayton

Darius Slayton (born January 12, 1997) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn and was drafted by the Giants in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL draft.

## Early life

Slayton attended and played high school football at Greater Atlanta Christian School.

## College career

Slayton attended and played college football at Auburn University. He redshirted in 2015 and contributed on the field from 2016–18.

### College statistics

| Season | Team | Conf | Class | Pos | GP | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving |
| Season | Team | Conf | Class | Pos | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 2016 | Auburn | SEC | FR | WR | 7 | 15 | 292 | 19.5 | 1 |
| 2017 | Auburn | SEC | SO | WR | 11 | 29 | 643 | 22.2 | 5 |
| 2018 | Auburn | SEC | JR | WR | 11 | 35 | 670 | 19.1 | 5 |
| Career | Career | Career | Career | Career | 29 | 79 | 1,605 | 20.3 | 11 |

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.39 s | 1.56 s | 2.62 s | 4.15 s | 7.00 s | 40.5 in (1.03 m) | 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) | 11 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine ||||||||||||

### 2019

Slayton was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round, 171st overall, of the 2019 NFL draft. He was the 18th wide receiver taken that year.
In Slayton's first NFL game, a Week 3 32–31 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had three receptions for 82 yards from fellow 2019 NFL draft pick Daniel Jones. In his third game, a 28–10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, he scored a 35-yard touchdown. In Week 8 against the Detroit Lions, Slayton caught two passes for 50 yards, both of which ended up being touchdowns, in the 31–26 loss. During Week 10 against the New York Jets, Slayton finished with 10 catches for 121 receiving yards and two touchdowns as the Giants lost 27–34. During Monday Night Football against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 14, Slayton finished with five catches, all in the first half, for 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns as the Giants lost 17–23 in overtime. Overall, Slayton finished his rookie season with 48 receptions for 740 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns, leading the Giants in receiving yards for the 2019 season.

### 2020

In the Giants' 2020 regular season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football, Slayton had six receptions for 102 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns during the 26–16 loss. In Week 5 against the Dallas Cowboys, Slayton recorded eight catches for 129 yards during the 37–34 loss. He finished the 2020 season with 50 receptions for 751 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.

### 2021

In the Giants' Week 2 game against the Washington Football Team, Slayton finished with three receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown, but dropped a pass in the end zone in the fourth quarter. He finished the 2021 season with 26 receptions for 339 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in 13 games and five starts.

### 2022

In Week 10 game against the Houston Texans, Slayton averaged 31.7 yards per catch, a career-high for a single game. He also had a 54 yard touchdown and finished with three receptions for 95 yards and a touchdown in the 24–16 win. He finished the season with 46 catches for 724 yards and two touchdowns through 16 games and 11 starts.

### 2023

On March 16, 2023, Slayton signed a two-year contract extension with the Giants. Slayton finished the 2023 season with 50 receptions for 770 yards and four touchdowns.

### 2024

In Week 8 against the Steelers, Slayton had four receptions for 108 yards in the 26–18 loss. In the 2024 season, he had 39 receptions for 573 yards and two touchdowns.

### 2025

On March 10, 2025, Slayton re-signed with the Giants on a three-year, $36 million contract.

## NFL career statistics

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Rushing | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost |
| 2019 | NYG | 14 | 9 | 48 | 740 | 15.4 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NYG | 16 | 15 | 50 | 751 | 15.0 | 41 | 3 | 2 | −1 | −0.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | NYG | 13 | 5 | 26 | 339 | 13.0 | 42 | 2 | 1 | −13.0 | −13.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | NYG | 16 | 11 | 46 | 724 | 15.7 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | NYG | 17 | 13 | 50 | 770 | 15.4 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 76 | 53 | 220 | 3,324 | 15.1 | 80 | 19 | 3 | -14 | -4.7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |