Darius Slayton in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Auburn, 2015–⁠18

Darius Slayton

Number
No. 81
Height
6′2″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Norcross, GA
Born
Jan 12, 1997, in Norcross, Georgia

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Darius Slayton played receiver at Auburn (2015–⁠18). The New York Giants took Slayton in round 5, No. 171 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
670
Receiving yards, 2018 (Auburn, 8–⁠5)
Best game
160 yards
Vs. Purdue, bowl season 2018: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 171
Round 5, 2019 NFL Draft (New York Giants)

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Texas A&M, 2018160receiving yards, career highvs. Purdue, 20183receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Purdue, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Auburn1529219.5156
2017Auburn2964322.2562
2018Auburn3567019.1574
Career791,60520.31174

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Auburn81WRRS
2016Auburn81WRFr.
2017Auburn81WRSo.
2018Auburn81WRJr.6′2″190

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Auburn191.06––20.2–
2017Auburn670.3520th (n=507)0.5223.28%
2018Auburn600.7782nd (n=497)0.5346.28%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Auburn 11 games, 35 catches, 670 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.WashingtonW 21–⁠16341021
Sep 15vs.LSUL 21–⁠22333120
Sep 22vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠3223015
Sep 29vs.Southern MissW 24–⁠13591053
Oct 6atMississippi StateL 9–⁠23458024
Oct 13vs.TennesseeL 24–⁠30224026
Oct 20atOle MissW 31–⁠16262035
Nov 3vs.Texas A&MW 28–⁠248107034
Nov 10atGeorgiaL 10–⁠271808
Nov 24atAlabamaL 21–⁠52263152
Dec 28 ✦vs.PurdueW 63–⁠143160374
2017 Auburn 11 games, 29 catches, 643 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Georgia SouthernW 41–⁠7343017
Sep 30vs.Mississippi StateW 49–⁠10149049
Oct 7vs.Ole MissW 44–⁠23239120
Oct 14atLSUL 23–⁠27125025
Oct 21atArkansasW 52–⁠204146162
Nov 4atTexas A&MW 42–⁠27299153
Nov 11vs.GeorgiaW 40–⁠17243142
Nov 18vs.UL MonroeW 42–⁠14489150
Nov 25vs.AlabamaW 26–⁠14327023
Dec 2vs.GeorgiaL 7–⁠2821409
Jan 1 ✦vs.UCFL 27–⁠34569029
2016 Auburn 7 games, 15 catches, 292 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.Arkansas StateW 51–⁠14355027
Sep 24vs.LSUW 18–⁠13136036
Oct 8atMississippi StateW 38–⁠14224019
Oct 29atOle MissW 40–⁠29353029
Nov 5vs.VanderbiltW 23–⁠16227121
Nov 19vs.Alabama A&MW 55–⁠0341018
Jan 2 ✦vs.OklahomaL 19–⁠35156056

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019
Height6′1″
Weight190 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size10″
Wingspan79″W
40-yard dash4.39 s
10-yard split1.45 sW
Vertical jump40½″
Broad jump11′3″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.15 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 103 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019New York Giants14487408
2020New York Giants16507513
2021New York Giants13263392
2022New York Giants13467242
2023New York Giants17507704
2024New York Giants16395732
2025New York Giants14375381
NFL career1032964,43522

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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