WR#18
Darius Slayton
gsis_id 00-0035535
NYG
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.66 yd
- Cushion
- 5.86 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.60
- Avg YAC
- 4.87
- Share of intended air yards
- 33.2%
- Catch rate
- 50.8%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 2
- Drops
- 5
- Drop rate
- 7.6%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 87.0
- Interceptions on targets
- 0
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 63 | 37 | 538 | 1 | 18.0 | 0.155 | 0.41 | 0 | 98.8 |
| 2024 | 16 | 71 | 39 | 573 | 2 | 14.5 | 0.135 | 0.37 | 17 | 110.0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 79 | 50 | 770 | 4 | 29.2 | 0.160 | 0.42 | 0 | 151.0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 84 | 51 | 816 | 2 | 33.1 | 0.196 | 0.54 | 3 | 142.9 |
| 2021 | 13 | 58 | 26 | 339 | 2 | -14.3 | 0.131 | 0.35 | -13 | 68.6 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 198 lb
- College
- Auburn (Southeastern Conference)
- Draft
- 2019 · Rd 5 · Pk 171 · NYG
- Rookie season
- 2019
- Experience
- 8 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 13 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Questionable · NYG
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
92 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · WR cohort of 85
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Calvin AustinWR · PIT · distance 0.23
- Separation
- 2.82
- Cushion
- 5.52
- YAC over expected
- 0.67
- Share of air yards
- 18.3
- Catch rate
- 56.4
Van JeffersonWR · TEN · distance 0.36
- Separation
- 2.63
- Cushion
- 6.07
- YAC over expected
- 0.56
- Share of air yards
- 16.1
- Catch rate
- 55.8
Jauan JenningsWR · SF · distance 0.46
- Separation
- 2.21
- Cushion
- 5.65
- YAC over expected
- 0.71
- Share of air yards
- 22.4
- Catch rate
- 61.1
Drake LondonWR · ATL · distance 0.49
- Separation
- 2.66
- Cushion
- 5.78
- YAC over expected
- 0.64
- Share of air yards
- 29.5
- Catch rate
- 60.7
Quentin JohnstonWR · LAC · distance 0.49
- Separation
- 2.36
- Cushion
- 5.25
- YAC over expected
- 0.75
- Share of air yards
- 23.3
- Catch rate
- 60.7
Darius Slayton baseline
- Separation
- 2.71
- Cushion
- 5.72
- YAC over expected
- 0.78
- Share of air yards
- 19.2
- Catch rate
- 58.7