#81

Darius Slayton

Former wide receiver at Auburn. 2018: 35 catches, 670 receiving yards, 5 TD.

WR · Auburn · Jr. · #81

6′2″ · 190 lb · Norcross, GA

New York — drafted 2019, Rd 5, Pick 33, #171 overall

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 140 nationally · Signed with Auburn

Statement game3 rec · 160 yds · 3 TDvs Purdue (FBS) · W 63-14

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Auburn. 2018: 35 catches, 670 receiving yards, 5 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Auburn in 2015.
Drafted round 5 by the New York in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Auburn, 1,605 receiving yards — drafted at #171 overall by New York.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 160 yds vs Purdue.Purdue · W 63-142018

2015

Signed with Auburn4-star out of Greater Atlanta Christian School

2019

Drafted by New Yorkround 5, pick 171

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#140 national

CFB

College

Auburn

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #171

New York · 2019

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

1 coach

2016–2018

Gus Malzahn

Auburn

Played his entire career under Gus Malzahn.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 8th NFL season

#171Rd 5 · Pick 33

New YorkEntering 8th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Gus Malzahn — 26-14 over that span.

2016Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy

2017Auburn10-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy

2018Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (94th percentile). Strength: long catch (85th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Yards / catch#32 / 550 · 94th pct

19.1

Long catch#79 / 550 · 85th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Rec yards#126 / 550 · 77th pct

670

Rec TDs#122 / 550 · 74th pct

Receptions#221 / 550 · 59th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	3.7	68.4	19.0	0.6
Road4g	2.2	47.8	21.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.1	61.4	19.2	0.6
Weeks 8+4g	3.2	60.0	21.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Alex Golesh

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Auburn	35	670	19.1	5	--
2017	Auburn	29	643	22.2	5	--
2016	Auburn	15	292	19.5	1	--
Career		79	1,605	20.3	11	--

Season	Team
2018	Auburn	--	--	-11	--	--
2017	Auburn	--	--	--	--	--
2016	Auburn	--	--	--	--	--
Career		--	--	-11	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2018

W 28–24

vs Texas A&M

8 rec · 107 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.

With A. Siposs — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 54 LONG · J. Stidham — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · -15 rush yds (5 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 21-16vs Washington	3	41	13.7	0	21	Season-high 160 yds
Wk 3	L 21-22vs LSU	3	33	11.0	1	20
Wk 4	W 34-3vs Arkansas	2	23	11.5	0	15
Wk 5	W 24-13vs Southern Miss	5	91	18.2	0	53
Wk 6	L 9-23@ Mississippi State	4	58	14.5	0	24
Wk 7	L 24-30vs Tennessee	2	24	12.0	0	26
Wk 8	W 31-16@ Ole Miss	2	62	31.0	0	35
Wk 10	W 28-24vs Texas A&M	8	107	13.4	0	34
Wk 11	L 10-27@ Georgia	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 13	L 21-52@ Alabama	2	63	31.5	1	52
Bowl	W 63-14vs Purdue	3	160	53.3	3	74
Total		35	670	19.8	5	74

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology