Darius Slayton

Has played in 92 regular-season games with 66 starts and started both postseason games in which he played for the Giants...Regular-season totals include 259 receptions for 3,897 yards (15.0-yard avg.) and 21 touchdowns, with a long catch of 80 yards for a touchdown…Also has 9 kickoff returns for a 21.0-yard average.

HONORS

• 2024 Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Has played in 92 regular-season games with 66 starts and started both postseason games in which he played for the Giants...Regular-season totals include 259 receptions for 3,897 yards (15.0-yard avg.) and 21 touchdowns, with a long catch of 80 yards for a touchdown…Also has 9 kickoff returns for a 21.0-yard average.
• In the playoffs, he has 5 receptions for 92 yards (18.4-yard avg.) and 1 rushing attempt for 3 yards.
• In 2024, played in 16 games with 13 starts…Did not play due to a concussion at Carolina (11/10/24)…Caught 39 passes for 573 yards (14.7-yard avg.) and 2 touchdowns…Add 17 rushing yards on 2 carries…Had season-high totals of 8 receptions for 122 yards (15.3-yard avg.), including a 30-yard touchdown, at Seattle (10/6/24).
• In 2023, played in all 17 games with 13 starts and led the Giants with a career-high 770 receiving yards and was 3rd with a career-high-tying 50 receptions…Ranked 2nd on the Giants with a 15.4-yard receiving average…Joined Miami's Tyreek Hill and Pittsburgh's George Pickens as the only NFL receivers with multiple touchdown receptions of 65+ yards… Caught 4 passes for a season-high 106 yards, including a career-long 80-yarder from Tyrod Taylor, vs. the Rams (12/31/23)…The 80-yard touchdown was the longest passing touchdown by the Giants since Eli Manning and Odell Beckham, Jr. connected for an 84-yard score on 12/24/15.
• In 2022, played in 16 games with 11 starts and started both Giants' postseason games…Led the Giants with 724 receiving yards and was 3rd on the team with 46 receptions, including 2 touchdowns…In the playoffs, he added 5 receptions for 92 yards (18.4 avg.), including a team-long 47-yarder.
• In 2021, played in 13 games with five starts…Inactive for three games with a hamstring injury…Did not play at Chicago (1/2/22), because he was on the reserve/COVID-19 list…Totaled 26 receptions for 339 yards and 2 touchdowns.
• In 2020, played in all 16 games with 15 starts and led the Giants with 751 receiving yards and a 15.0-yard per-catch average…Tied Sterling Shepard for the team lead with 3 touchdown receptions and was 3rd on the team with 50 catches…Led the Giants with 5 receptions of 30 or more yards and 40 of his 50 catches produced first downs, an 80% rate that was the NFL's 3rd highest.
• As a rookie in 2019, played in 14 games with nine starts…Inactive for the season's first two games with a hamstring injury…Had one of the finest seasons by a rookie wide receiver in Giants history…Led the team with 740 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns on 48 catches…The 8 touchdown receptions tied him with Tennessee's A.J. Brown for the highest total among NFL rookies…Slayton's yardage total was the 5th-highest among rookie receivers and his 48 receptions ranked 8th…Averaged 21.0 yards on 9 kickoff returns with a long runback of 30 yards…Was the first rookie drafted in the 5th round or later to have 8 or more touchdowns since New Orleans' Marques Colston in 2006.
• Was the first rookie since 2014 (Odell Beckham, Jr. and Mike Evans) with three or more games with 2+ touchdown catches and the first NFL rookie with multiple 100-yard, 2-touchdown games since 2014, when Beckham, (three), Allen Hurns (two) and Evans (two) each accomplished the feat.
• On Monday Night Football, at Philadelphia (12/9/19), Slayton caught 5 passes for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns…The 154 yards were the highest total by a Giants rookie since Beckham had 185 receiving yards vs. Philadelphia on 12/28/14… Slayton gained all 154 yards in the first half to become the first Giants player with more than 150 receiving yards in a half since Plaxico Burress had 179 yards in the first two quarters of a 44-24 victory vs. the Rams on 10/2/05.

NOTES TO KNOW

• Since entering the league in 2019, averages 15.0 yards per catch, which is the 3rd-highest in the league, trailing A.J. Brown (15.8) and Mike Williams (15.7) (minimum 250 receptions).
• With 740 yards as a rookie, 751 in 2020, 724 in 2022 and 770 in 2023, Slayton is the only receiver in Giants history to lead the team in receiving yards in four of his first five seasons.
• Owns 13 touchdown receptions of 30+ yards, which is the 3rd-most in franchise history, behind Amani Toomer (15) and Odell Beckham Jr. (16).
• Slayton and Kyle Rote (1951-61) are the only Giants in franchise history to own 250+ catches and average 15+ yards per reception.
• The final touchdown of Slayton's rookie season came vs. Miami on 12/15/19…His 5-yard score was the 366th and final touchdown pass of Eli Manning's 16-year career.

COLLEGE

• In three seasons at Auburn, he played in 38 games and caught 79 passes for 1,605 yards (20.3-yard avg.), and 11 touchdowns, with a long catch of 74 yards.
• In 2018, played in 12 games and finished with career-high totals of 35 receptions for 670 yards (19.1-yard avg.) and 5 touchdowns…Caught 3 passes, for touchdowns of 74, 52, and 34 yards, in the Music City Bowl vs. Purdue…Set Auburn bowl records for receiving yards (160), touchdowns (3), and longest touchdown catch (74).
• In 2017, played in 13 games and totaled 29 receptions for 643 yards (career-high 22.2-yard avg.) and 5 scores.
• In 2016, played in 13 games with 11 starts in his first season of collegiate action…Finished with 15 receptions for 292 yards (19.5-yard avg.) and 1 touchdown …Redshirted in 2015.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY

• Named the 2025 NFLPA's Alan Page Community MVP Award Winner… Nominated as the 2024 New York Giants Walter Payton Man of the Year… Honored as the Hometown Hero for the 2024 United Way of New York City's Gridiron Gala event at Glasshouses in NYC, which raised more than $2 million for UWNYC programming…Founded the Left Hand Right Hand Foundation to provide support to those in need through education opportunities, resources and community events… Hosted a youth football camp for more than 200 kids in Atlanta, Ga.…Attended the New York City Police Foundation Gala at the Intrepid Museum to celebrate the hard work of the NYPD and success of the Far Rockaway and Harlem Giants programs… Hosted his annual car show event in Far Rockaway, Queens for boys in the Far Rockaway and Harlem Giants programs… His Left Hand Right Hand Foundation hosted a Thanksgiving meal basket giveaway in Slayton's hometown in Georgia… Attended the kickoff event for the new Bronx Giants program, an expansion of the Far Rockaway and Harlem Giants programs that work to improve police-community relations through flag football while providing tutoring and mentorship… Hosted his fourth annual holiday gift giveaway event where he contributed $50,000 for 24 families in the Far Rockaway, Harlem and Bronx Giants programs… Represented Vietnam Veterans of America during Week 13 of the NFL season for My Cause My Cleats… After the team practice in Germany prior to the Sunday game, met with the 120 students that participated in the NFL Flag clinic… Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants.

PERSONAL

• Son of Pamela Slayton and Eddie Slayton...Has a sister, Maileka...Cousin, Darrell Crawford, played linebacker at Auburn…Studied in the College of Business
• First-team Class 2A all-state selection at Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross, Ga….All-region player at wide receiver and defensive back ...Selected to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl...State sprint champion at 100 and 200 meters.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

• Originally a 5th-round (171st pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2019.
• Re-signed as a free agent by the Giants on 3/20/23.
• Re-signed a three-year extension with the Giants on 3/13/25.