Slayton stayed with the Giants this year after signing a two-year contract extension in March. He should remain a starter, but that doesn't mean he's a Fantasy starter. Slayton is only worth drafting with a late-round pick in most Fantasy leagues. The Giants have a lot of weapons in the passing game with Slayton, Darren Waller, Isaiah Hodgins, Wan'Dale Robinson, Sterling Shepard, Jalin Hyatt and Parris Campbell. Aside from Waller, none of the receivers have proven to be dominant, but Slayton should have plenty of positive moments during the season. While he only averaged 8.0 PPR points per game in 2022, he did have seven games with at least 11.0 PPR points. He also had eight games with six-plus targets, so don't be surprised if Slayton becomes a popular waiver-wire option during the season if he gets on a hot streak.
Giants' Darius Slayton: Suits up but held in check Week 12
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Slayton (neck) caught two of three targets for 16 yards in Sunday's 10-7 win over the Patriots.
Slayton surprisingly suited up after being listed as doubtful heading into the game, but his lack of productivity may have been related to the injury that forced him to exit halfway through last week's win over Washington. Slayton scored his first touchdown of the season last week to go with a season-high 82 receiving yards, and he'll look to rekindle his chemistry with quarterback Tommy DeVito in Week 14 against the Packers after getting a chance to heal further during a Week 13 bye.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Surprisingly active Sunday
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Slayton (neck) is active for Sunday's game versus the Patriots, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
A neck injury contained Slayton to a pair of limited practices during Week 12 prep, and the writing seemed to be on the wall for him after coach Brian Daboll said Friday that he didn't expect the wide receiver to play Sunday. A subsequent doubtful designation forecast as much, but Slayton bucked all trends and will be available to the Giants offense this weekend. Through 11 games to date, Slayton has put together a 30-419-1 line on 50 targets while working with three different quarterbacks.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Listed as doubtful
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Slayton (neck) is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Patriots, Art Stapleton of The Bergen Record reports.
Slayton returned to practice Thursday after an early exit from Sunday's win over Washington, but it appears he isn't quite healthy enough to play. His likely absence could free up snaps for a number of different wide receivers, including Sterling Shepard, Isaiah Hodgins and Jalin Hyatt. The Giants have a Week 13 bye after Sunday's matchup with New England.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Practicing Friday
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Slayton (neck) is now practicing Friday, after coach Brian Daboll said the wideout wouldn't participate, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
Slayton may thus have a chance to play, despite Daboll's previous comments that suggested it was unlikely. Slayton may end up listed as 'questionable' rather than 'doubtful' when the Giants release their final injury report Friday afternoon.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Not expected to play
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Coach Brian Daboll suggested Friday that Slayton (neck) is unlikely to play Sunday against the Patriots, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.
Slayton returned to a limited practice Thursday but now isn't participating Friday. Daboll expects the wideout to be listed as doubtful on the Giants' final injury report.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Bumps up to limited Thursday
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Slayton (neck) is listed as limited on Thursday's injury report, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports.
After leaving this past Sunday's win at Washington due to an arm injury, Slayton was listed as a non-participant Wednesday due to a neck issue. Fortunately for the wide receiver, he upped his estimated activity level one day later and has one more chance to get back to full before the end of the week, when the Giants may give him a designation ahead of Sunday's game against the Patriots.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Dealing with neck injury
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Slayton -- who isn't practicing Wednesday -- has a neck injury rather than an arm injury, Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post reports.
Slayton was ruled out of this past Sunday's win over Washington with what was described as an arm injury after taking a big hit shortly before halftime. The Giants have since classified Slayton's injury differently, but his status will be worth monitoring heading into this Sunday's matchup with New England nonetheless. He will have two more opportunities to practice this week before the Giants potentially give him an injury designation.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Not practicing Wednesday
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Slayton (arm) won't practice Wednesday, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
Slayton now has two more chances to practice ahead of Sunday's contest against the Patriots. If the wideout is unable to play this weekend, Wan'Dale Robinson, Jalin Hyatt, Sterling Shepard and Isaiah Hodgins would be in line to lead the Giants' wideout corps.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Won't return Sunday
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Slayton has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against the Commanders with an arm injury, Darryl Slater of The Newark Star-Ledger reports. He recorded four catches for 82 yards and a touchdown on five targets prior to his departure.
The Giants initially listed Slayton as questionable to return to the contest after he took a big hit to his right arm on a third-down play on the Giants' final possession of the first half, per Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News. He wasn't on the field for the Giants' first drive of the second half, however, and was downgraded to out. The Giants should offer more details on the extent of Slayton's injury in the days to come, but for now, his status will bear watching heading into the team's Week 12 game versus New England.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Unproductive with rookie QB
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Slayton tallied three catches (on four targets) for 21 yards in a blowout Week 10 loss to the Cowboys on Sunday.
Slayton tied for the team lead in targets and receptions, but that didn't amount to much production on a day when rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito threw for only 86 yards in his first NFL start. Slayton continues to log a healthy snap count every week and leads Giants wideouts in targets and receiving yards on the campaign, though that's amounted to a quiet 26-337-0 line through 10 contests. Daniel Jones (knee) is out for the season, so unless DeVito manages to break out unexpectedly behind New York's porous offensive line, the rest-of-season outlook for Slayton isn't promising.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Leads team in receiving Sunday
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Slayton hauled in four of seven targets for 59 yards in Sunday's 30-6 loss to Las Vegas.
Slayton finished as the Giants' leading receiver and the only position player other than star tailback Saquon Barkley to crack 50 yards Sunday. A good portion of that production came while playing with Tommy DeVito, who took over at QB for starter Daniel Jones after the latter left with a potential major knee injury on the first play of the second quarter. The UDFA quarterback wound up targeting Slayton five times after taking over, more than any other receiver over the three quarters of action DeVito was active for. That said, Slayton remains a risky fantasy play while New York attempts to address its dire QB situation against Dallas next Sunday.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Nets negative yardage in loss
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Slayton caught one of two targets for a one-yard loss in Sunday's Week 8 overtime loss to the Jets.
Starting QB Tyrod Taylor exited the contest with a rib cage injury in the second quarter and didn't return, resulting in the Giants turning to their ground attack almost exclusively for the remainder of the game. Though Slayton lost a yard on his lone catch, he was also the only Giants wide receiver to haul in a pass in the ugly offensive display -- in fact, Wan'Dale Robinson was the only other wideout to see a target for the G-Men, with running back Saquon Barkley leading the team with five targets and three catches that netted zero yards. Both Taylor and Daniel Jones (neck) are uncertain for a Week 9 game in Las Vegas, and if the Giants again need to turn to undrafted rookie Tommy DeVito under center, Slayton and the team's pass-catching corps as a whole could again struggle. Even if Taylor or Jones is able to play, Slayton doesn't inspire much confidence in fantasy given that he hasn't caught more than four passes or tallied more than 69 yards in any of his seven games so far this season and has yet to score a touchdown.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Makes just one catch Week 7
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Slayton caught one of two targets for 22 yards in Sunday's 14-7 victory versus the Commanders.
Slayton posted season-best marks of four catches and 69 yards against Buffalo in Week 6, but he followed that effort with season-low totals of just one catch and two targets against Washington. His lone reception came near the end of the first quarter, and he was targeted just once after that. Meanwhile, Darren Waller led New York with seven catches, eight targets and 98 yards, and rookie Jalin Hyatt finished second in both targets (five) and receiving yards (75). Waller is the only pass catcher that has established week-to-week fantasy value for the Giants so far this season, and while Slayton ranks second on the team with 258 yards through the air on the campaign, he's yet to find the end zone through seven contests.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Leads team in receiving yards
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Slayton caught four of six targets for 69 yards in Sunday's 14-9 loss to the Bills.
Slayton was the Giants' leading receiver Sunday despite finishing third on the team in targets with Tyrod Taylor under center instead of Daniel Jones (neck). The veteran wideout has yet to score a touchdown through six games after scoring just twice across 16 games in 2022. Slayton is still entrenched as a starter for the 1-5 Giants, but his fantasy value will continue to be limited unless the entire offensive unit improves its play, starting with a Week 7 matchup against the Commanders next Sunday.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Another two-catch effort Sunday
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Slayton secured two of four targets for 35 yards in the Giants' 31-16 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday.
Slayton unsurprisingly put up a modest stat line in another highly underwhelming performance for the Giants' air attack. The veteran speedster has eclipsed Sunday's yardage total only once in his first five games, and unless Daniel Jones (neck) or Tyrod Taylor are able to help the offense find a different gear, Slayton will remain mostly a fantasy afterthought in all but very deep formats.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Notches two catches
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Slayton caught two of three targets for 23 yards in Monday's 24-3 loss to the Seahawks.
Slayton tied for third on the team in targets behind Wan'Dale Robinson (six) and Matt Breida (five), but three other players also had three targets. Daniel Jones was sacked 10 times and didn't have enough time to push the ball downfield, thus neutralizing Slayton's ability as a deep threat. Heading into a Week 5 road game against the Dolphins, Slayton has 11 catches for 132 yards on 20 targets, and he's still searching for his first touchdown of the season.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Three grabs in Sunday's win
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Slayton caught three of six targets for 62 yards in Sunday's 31-28 win over the Cardinals.
He tied Parris Campbell for the lead in targets among the Giants' wideouts, but rookie Jalin Hyatt produced more receiving yards and Isaiah Hodgins caught more passes, including a TD. Slayton's the only one of that crew who caught multiple passes in New York's opener as well, but the team's crowded depth chart could prevent any one WR from truly breaking out. Slayton and the others will take on a 49ers secondary Thursday night that just got torched for 15 catches and 147 yards by Rams rookie Puka Nacua.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Gains 15 yards in loss
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Slayton had three catches (five targets) for 15 yards in Sunday's 40-0 loss to Dallas.
Slayton started for the Giants to kick off the regular season after being held out of most preseason action. That's where the good news ends, as the veteran did little with his five targets Sunday. The Giants looked outmatched against the Cowboys this week, but that is unlikely to be the case against the Cardinals next Sunday, so improved play from the team as a whole can be expected.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Logs limited work during preseason
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Slayton was among the many Giants starters who saw minimal action during the exhibition slate, as he played in one game during which he logged 13 offensive snaps.
Slayton's lone game action came in Week 2 of the preseason schedule, which also was the case for a majority of New York's offensive and defensive starters. It's still unclear exactly how the team's WR room will fall in terms of pecking order, but Slayton is expected to line up with the starters when the regular season kicks off. The 26-year-old recorded 46 catches (on 71 targets) for 724 yards and two touchdowns over 16 contests last season.
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Giants' Darius Slayton: Staying with Giants
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Slayton is re-signing with the Giants on a two-year deal, ESPN's Jordan Raanan reports.
The deal was announced Thursday evening a few hours after the Giants signed former Colts wide receiver Parris Campbell to a one-year contract. The team lacks a clear standout at the position but has decent depth on paper, though perhaps not so much in practice with both Wan'Dale Robinson and Sterling Shepard recovering from ACL tears and Isaiah Hodgins needing to prove he's not a one-year wonder. Slayton could be in the mix for a Week 1 starting job -- depending on the Giants' transactions throughout the rest of the offseason -- following a 2022 campaign in which he posted a 46-724-2 receiving line on 71 targets. Slayton has finished between 724 and 751 receiving yards in three of his four NFL seasons, with 2021 being the exception when he was benched for much of the year and managed only 339 yards.
