Darius Slayton

WR · NYG · 2019–2025

Born January 12, 1997 · College Auburn · Drafted 2019, round 5, pick 171 (NYG) · 6-1, 198 lb

EPA per target by season

Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.

Rushing

Season	Team	G	Carries	Yds	YPC	EPA/carry	Success %	Rush EPA	Rush WPA (wins)
2020	NYG	16	2	-1	-0.50	−0.770	0.0	−1.5	−0.02
2021	NYG	13	1	-13	-13.00	−1.745	0.0	−1.7	−0.04
2022 playoffs	NYG	2	1	3	3.00	−0.341	0.0	−0.3	−0.00
2024	NYG	16	2	17	8.50	+0.908	100.0	+1.8	+0.05
Career	NYG	103	5	3	0.60	−0.294	40.0	−1.5	−0.01

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Targets	Rec	Yds	TD	Catch %	EPA/target	Stabilised EPA/target	Target share %	aDOT	Rec EPA	Rec WPA (wins)
2019	NYG	14	84	48	740	8	57.1	+0.404	+0.303+0.143 to +0.464	16.8	14.0	+33.9	+0.76
2020	NYG	16	96	50	751	3	52.1	+0.175	+0.271+0.114 to +0.428	19.2	13.6	+16.8	+0.47
2021	NYG	13	58	26	339	2	44.8	−0.246	+0.092−0.077 to +0.260	13.4	13.3	−14.3	−0.06
2022	NYG	13	71	46	724	2	64.8	+0.497	+0.279+0.115 to +0.443	19.4	12.5	+35.3	+0.81
2022 playoffs	NYG	2	13	5	92	0	38.5	−0.166		22.0	11.2	−2.2	+0.08
2023	NYG	17	79	50	770	4	63.3	+0.370	+0.256+0.094 to +0.418	16.3	12.2	+29.2	+0.41
2024	NYG	16	71	39	573	2	54.9	+0.218	+0.229+0.065 to +0.393	13.6	13.1	+15.5	+0.37
2025	NYG	14	63	37	538	1	58.7	+0.252	+0.224+0.057 to +0.391	15.2	13.4	+15.9	+0.32
Career	NYG	103	522	296	4,435	22	56.7	+0.254		16.2	13.2	+132.3	+3.07

Defence

Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).

Season	Team	G	Tackles
2019	NYG	14	3
2020	NYG	16	1
2021	NYG	13	3
2022	NYG	13	1
2023	NYG	17	1
Career	NYG	103	9

Playing time

Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

Season	Team	G	Offensive snaps	Share of the offence’s snaps	Defensive snaps	Share of the defence’s snaps
2019	NYG	14	698	75.8	–	–
2020	NYG	16	873	88.2	–	–
2021	NYG	13	529	64.2	–	–
2022	NYG	16	689	65.4	–	–
2022 playoffs	NYG	2	114	95.0	–	–
2023	NYG	17	881	81.0	–	–
2024	NYG	16	857	83.8	–	–
2025	NYG	14	752	81.4	–	–

Hands and contested catches

Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.

Season	Targets charted	Catchable %	Drops	Drop % of catchable	Contested targets	Contested catch %
2022	71	81.7	5	8.6	11	72.7
2023	79	72.2	3	5.3	16	18.8
2024	71	63.4	2	4.4	20	40.0
2025	63	71.4	6	13.3	10	20.0

Game logs

2025 game log (14 games)

2025 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
1	2025-09-07	@ WAS	L 6–21	1	0	0	0	−0.5
2	2025-09-14	@ DAL	L 37–40 OT	3	2	61	0	+3.4
3	2025-09-21	vs KC	L 9–22	4	4	30	0	+1.9
4	2025-09-28	vs LAC	W 21–18	4	3	44	0	+3.7
5	2025-10-05	@ NO	L 14–26	6	3	31	0	−6.9
8	2025-10-26	@ PHI	L 20–38	5	2	26	0	−0.4
9	2025-11-02	vs SF	L 24–34	7	5	62	0	+1.6
10	2025-11-09	@ CHI	L 20–24	4	4	89	0	+7.0
12	2025-11-23	@ DET	L 27–34 OT	2	1	23	0	+1.2
13	2025-12-01	@ NE	L 15–33	3	2	41	1	+3.3
15	2025-12-14	vs WAS	L 21–29	10	4	53	0	−4.1
16	2025-12-21	vs MIN	L 13–16	2	1	8	0	+2.4
17	2025-12-28	@ LV	W 34–10	3	2	36	0	+1.6
18	2026-01-04	vs DAL	W 34–17	9	4	34	0	+1.7

2024 game log (16 games)

2024 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA
1	2024-09-08	vs MIN	L 6–28	0	0	0.0	4	3	26	0	−1.3
2	2024-09-15	@ WAS	L 18–21	0	0	0.0	4	3	33	0	+0.5
3	2024-09-22	@ CLE	W 21–15	0	0	0.0	2	1	7	0	+0.4
4	2024-09-26	vs DAL	L 15–20	0	0	0.0	5	3	56	0	+2.8
5	2024-10-06	@ SEA	W 29–20	0	0	0.0	11	8	122	1	+9.2
6	2024-10-13	vs CIN	L 7–17	0	0	0.0	11	6	57	0	−0.6
7	2024-10-20	vs PHI	L 3–28	0	0	0.0	3	1	11	0	−0.9
8	2024-10-28	@ PIT	L 18–26	0	0	0.0	7	4	108	0	+5.4
9	2024-11-03	vs WAS	L 22–27	1	11	+1.6	3	3	49	0	+3.9
12	2024-11-24	vs TB	L 7–30	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	−2.9
13	2024-11-28	@ DAL	L 20–27	0	0	0.0	6	2	8	0	−1.6
14	2024-12-08	vs NO	L 11–14	0	0	0.0	6	2	27	0	−0.0
15	2024-12-15	vs BAL	L 14–35	0	0	0.0	1	1	16	0	+1.9
16	2024-12-22	@ ATL	L 7–34	1	6	+0.2	2	1	21	0	−1.2
17	2024-12-29	vs IND	W 45–33	0	0	0.0	3	1	32	1	+2.5
18	2025-01-05	@ PHI	L 13–20	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	−2.5

2023 game log (17 games)

2023 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2023-09-10	vs DAL	L 0–40	5	3	15	0	−4.6	0
2	2023-09-17	@ ARI	W 31–28	6	3	62	0	+1.0	0
3	2023-09-21	@ SF	L 12–30	6	3	32	0	+1.0	0
4	2023-10-02	vs SEA	L 3–24	3	2	23	0	+0.6	0
5	2023-10-08	@ MIA	L 16–31	4	2	35	0	+2.8	0
6	2023-10-15	@ BUF	L 9–14	6	4	69	0	+3.1	0
7	2023-10-22	vs WAS	W 14–7	2	1	22	0	+0.5	0
8	2023-10-29	vs NYJ	L 10–13 OT	2	1	-1	0	−2.7	0
9	2023-11-05	@ LV	L 6–30	7	4	59	0	−1.6	0
10	2023-11-12	@ DAL	L 17–49	4	3	21	0	−0.5	0
11	2023-11-19	@ WAS	W 31–19	5	4	82	1	+8.4	0
12	2023-11-26	vs NE	W 10–7	3	2	16	0	+0.3	0
14	2023-12-11	vs GB	W 24–22	2	2	14	0	+0.3	0
15	2023-12-17	@ NO	L 6–24	8	4	63	0	+2.7	0
16	2023-12-25	@ PHI	L 25–33	3	3	90	1	+9.4	0
17	2023-12-31	vs LA	L 25–26	6	4	106	1	+3.7	1
18	2024-01-07	vs PHI	W 27–10	7	5	62	1	+5.0	0

2022 game log (15 games)

2022 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
4	2022-10-02	vs CHI	W 20–12	0	0	0.0	2	1	11	0	+0.1	1
5	2022-10-09	@ GB	W 27–22	0	0	0.0	7	6	79	0	+8.6	0
6	2022-10-16	vs BAL	W 24–20	0	0	0.0	3	1	18	0	+1.3	0
7	2022-10-23	@ JAX	W 23–17	0	0	0.0	6	3	58	1	+4.7	0
8	2022-10-30	@ SEA	L 13–27	0	0	0.0	6	5	66	0	+8.2	0
10	2022-11-13	vs HOU	W 24–16	0	0	0.0	4	3	95	1	+8.4	0
11	2022-11-20	vs DET	L 18–31	0	0	0.0	10	5	86	0	−0.7	0
12	2022-11-24	@ DAL	L 20–28	0	0	0.0	6	3	63	0	+2.4	0
13	2022-12-04	vs WAS	T 20–20 OT	0	0	0.0	8	6	90	0	+2.7	0
14	2022-12-11	vs PHI	L 22–48	0	0	0.0	3	2	42	0	+2.7	0
15	2022-12-18	@ WAS	W 20–12	0	0	0.0	7	5	23	0	−2.7	0
16	2022-12-24	@ MIN	L 24–27	0	0	0.0	6	4	79	0	+5.2	0
17	2023-01-01	vs IND	W 38–10	0	0	0.0	3	2	14	0	−5.5	0
P19	2023-01-15	@ MIN	W 31–24	1	3	−0.3	8	4	88	0	+5.8	0
P20	2023-01-21	@ PHI	L 7–38	0	0	0.0	5	1	4	0	−7.9	0

2021 game log (13 games)

2021 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2021-09-12	vs DEN	L 13–27	0	0	0.0	7	3	65	0	+1.6	0
2	2021-09-16	@ WAS	L 29–30	0	0	0.0	6	3	54	1	+2.7	0
3	2021-09-26	vs ATL	L 14–17	0	0	0.0	1	1	8	0	+0.3	0
7	2021-10-24	vs CAR	W 25–3	0	0	0.0	9	5	63	0	−0.0	0
8	2021-11-01	@ KC	L 17–20	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	−5.4	0
9	2021-11-07	vs LV	W 23–16	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	−0.7	0
11	2021-11-22	@ TB	L 10–30	0	0	0.0	7	4	37	0	−5.4	2
12	2021-11-28	vs PHI	W 13–7	1	-13	−1.7	4	3	40	0	+1.4	0
13	2021-12-05	@ MIA	L 9–20	0	0	0.0	7	2	13	0	−5.3	1
14	2021-12-12	@ LAC	L 21–37	0	0	0.0	3	0	0	0	−2.4	0
15	2021-12-19	vs DAL	L 6–21	0	0	0.0	3	2	23	0	+0.3	0
16	2021-12-26	@ PHI	L 10–34	0	0	0.0	5	1	7	0	−3.5	0
18	2022-01-09	vs WAS	L 7–22	0	0	0.0	3	2	29	1	+2.1	0

2020 game log (16 games)

2020 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush EPA	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
1	2020-09-14	vs PIT	L 16–26	0	0	0.0	9	6	102	2	+3.9	0
2	2020-09-20	@ CHI	L 13–17	0	0	0.0	6	3	33	0	+0.6	0
3	2020-09-27	vs SF	L 9–36	0	0	0.0	7	3	53	0	−4.3	0
4	2020-10-04	@ LA	L 9–17	0	0	0.0	7	3	48	0	−1.8	0
5	2020-10-11	@ DAL	L 34–37	0	0	0.0	11	8	129	0	+11.3	0
6	2020-10-18	vs WAS	W 20–19	1	-3	−1.1	4	2	41	1	−2.7	0
7	2020-10-22	@ PHI	L 21–22	0	0	0.0	3	2	23	0	+0.6	0
8	2020-11-02	vs TB	L 23–25	0	0	0.0	9	5	56	0	+2.4	0
9	2020-11-08	@ WAS	W 23–20	1	2	−0.4	1	1	6	0	+0.3	0
10	2020-11-15	vs PHI	W 27–17	0	0	0.0	7	5	93	0	+5.4	0
12	2020-11-29	@ CIN	W 19–17	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	−1.2	0
13	2020-12-06	@ SEA	W 17–12	0	0	0.0	1	1	14	0	+1.4	0
14	2020-12-13	vs ARI	L 7–26	0	0	0.0	8	3	31	0	−1.0	0
15	2020-12-20	vs CLE	L 6–20	0	0	0.0	9	4	74	0	+1.9	0
16	2020-12-27	@ BAL	L 13–27	0	0	0.0	8	2	26	0	−0.4	0
17	2021-01-03	vs DAL	W 23–19	0	0	0.0	4	2	22	0	+0.4	1

2019 game log (14 games)

2019 game log

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Targets	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Rec EPA	Tackles
3	2019-09-22	@ TB	W 32–31	5	3	82	0	+5.0	0
4	2019-09-29	vs WAS	W 24–3	2	2	13	0	+1.7	0
5	2019-10-06	vs MIN	L 10–28	5	4	62	1	+6.9	0
6	2019-10-10	@ NE	L 14–35	8	3	32	0	−2.0	1
7	2019-10-20	vs ARI	L 21–27	2	2	28	0	+1.1	0
8	2019-10-27	@ DET	L 26–31	5	2	50	2	+2.1	0
9	2019-11-04	vs DAL	L 18–37	4	1	6	0	−3.3	0
10	2019-11-10	@ NYJ	L 27–34	15	10	121	2	+12.5	0
12	2019-11-24	@ CHI	L 14–19	7	4	67	0	+1.7	0
13	2019-12-01	vs GB	L 13–31	9	6	44	0	−4.4	1
14	2019-12-09	@ PHI	L 17–23 OT	8	5	154	2	+14.1	0
15	2019-12-15	vs MIA	W 36–20	3	2	31	1	+2.0	0
16	2019-12-22	@ WAS	W 41–35 OT	2	0	0	0	−0.6	0
17	2019-12-29	vs PHI	L 17–34	9	4	50	0	−2.9	1