Darius Slayton competes in professional football as a wide receiver for the National Football League’s New York Giants. He is 88 kg and 1.85 m tall. Greater Atlanta Christian School was his high school football team, and 247 Sports, ESPN, and Scout all regarded him as one of the top 15 prospects at his position.
At Auburn University, where he was enrolled, he played collegiate football for the Auburn Tigers football team. He did not participate in any games as a true freshman in 2015 and made 11 starts in 13 games in 2016. He had 29 receptions for 643 yards and 5 touchdowns in 2017 as a season total. He hauled in 35 passes for 670 yards in 2018 alone.
The New York Giants selected Slayton with the 171st overall pick in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He caught three catches for 82 yards in his NFL debut game, and in his third game, he scored a 35-yard touchdown. Slayton recorded six receptions for 102 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in the Giants’ opening-round encounter with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the 2020 regular season.
He had eight receptions for 129 yards against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 5. He recorded three receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown against the Washington Football Team in Week 2 of the season for the Giants, but in the fourth quarter, he mishandled a pass in the end zone.
Where Is Darius Slayton From?
Darius Slayton is from Norcross, Georgia in the United States of America.