In the National Football League, Darius Slayton plays wide receiver for the New York Giants. He weighs 88 kg and has a height of 1.85 meters. He played football and attended Greater Atlanta Christian School. by 247 Sports, ESPN, and Scout, he was considered one of the top 15 prospects at his position.
The Auburn Tigers were his collegiate football team while he was a student at Auburn University. He sat out as a true freshman in 2015 and redshirted as a sophomore in 2016, playing in 13 games with 11 starts. Throughout the entire year of 2017, he caught 29 catches for 643 yards and 5 touchdowns. For the whole 2018 season, he caught 35 passes for 670 yards.
In the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft, the New York Giants picked Slayton with the 171st overall choice. In his debut NFL game, he recorded three receptions for 82 yards, and in his third game, he scored a 35-yard touchdown. Slayton produced two receiving touchdowns and six receptions for 102 receiving yards in the Giants’ victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2020 regular season opener.
When the Dallas Cowboys visited in Week 5, he had eight receptions for 129 yards. In the Giants’ Week 2 matchup against the Washington Football Team, he finished with three receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown, but in the fourth quarter, he dropped a pass in the end zone.
Who Is Darius Slayton Mother, Pamela Slayton?
Darius Slayton was born to parents, Pamela Slayton and Eddie Slayton. Apart from this information, there is nothing else known about them.