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Darius Slayton
Wide Receiver
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29
198 lbs.
6' 1"
Auburn
5.171 / 2019
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RECENT NEWS
by Nathan Harvey
The Indianapolis Colts have released veteran wide receiver Darius Slayton, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Slayton signed with the Colts after the team placed wideout Alec Pierce (ankle) on injured reserve and was expected to play a larger role in the offense. Slayton has not appeared in a game with the team this season, having suffered a knee injury in practice before last week's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Last season, Slayton caught 37 of 63 targets for 538 yards and a touchdown in 14 games with the New York Giants. While it's unclear whether Slayton will sign with another team this season, the Colts will roll with Laquon Treadwell as their primary outside receiver in the coming weeks. This could also mean that Pierce is trending in the right direction and could return at some point this season.
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2026 STATS SNAPSHOT
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INJURY STATUS & HISTORY
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
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| Week 5 | Questionable | Limited | Knee |
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
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| Week 12 | — | Limited | Hamstring |
| Week 11 | Out | Did not practice | Hamstring |
| Week 8 | — | Limited | Hamstring |
| Week 7 | Doubtful | Did not practice | Hamstring |
| Week 6 | Out | Did not practice | Hamstring |
| Week 4 | — | Limited | Calf |
| Week 3 | — | Limited | Groin |
| Week 2 | — | Limited | Groin |
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
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| Week 10 | Out | Did not practice | Concussion |
| Week 7 | — | Limited | Groin |
| Week 4 | Questionable | Limited | Thumb |
Weekly injury report
| Week | Game Status | Practice | Injury |
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| Week 12 | Doubtful | Limited | Neck |
| Season | Games Played | Weeks on Injury Report | Injuries |
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| 2026 | 0 (in progress) | 1 | Knee |
| 2025 | 14 of 17 | 3 | Hamstring |
| 2024 | 16 of 17 | 2 | Thumb, Concussion |
| 2023 | 17 of 17 | 1 | Neck |
Status changes are tracked from Oct 2026. Weekly rows come from official NFL injury reports.
UPCOMING MATCHUPS
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DRAFT RANK AND ADP
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FANTASY OUTLOOK
Darius Slayton 2026 Fantasy Football Outlook: Still Part Of Big Blue As A WR2
Darius Slayton has spent his entire seven-year career with the New York Giants, which is impressive considering his numbers have been on the average side. While he has had four 700-yard years, he has never broken the 800-yard barrier before. Slayton scored eight touchdowns in his rookie campaign back in 2019, but he has only scored 14 touchdowns in the six seasons read more...
Darius Slayton has spent his entire seven-year career with the New York Giants, which is impressive considering his numbers have been on the average side. While he has had four 700-yard years, he has never broken the 800-yard barrier before. Slayton scored eight touchdowns in his rookie campaign back in 2019, but he has only scored 14 touchdowns in the six seasons since. While Slayton's 37-538-1 line last season did not keep him on many fantasy rosters, he enters the new year as New York's WR2 now that Wan'Dale Robinson took his talents to Tennessee. With Malik Nabers coming back from a torn ACL, and new addition Darnell Mooney lower on the target chart, Slayton looks like he should be able to provide fantasy managers with another 700-yard season. New tight end Isaiah Likely is like having another wideout on the field, so Slayton will battle him for the second-highest amount of targets on the team behind Nabers. Count on Slayton to be in the 700-750-yard range in 2026, which makes him a WR4 or WR5 at best on a fantasy team in standard or dynasty leagues.less...
PLAYER PROJECTIONS
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STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
STATS AND POINTS
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RED ZONE STATS
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GAME LOG
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