WR · NYG · GWTTKB

Darius Slayton — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 7.06 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 170.2, usage worth 7.7.

29 years old · 7 seasons of experience · 2019 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 170.2
Consensus across 1 books, 0 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on espn.
ESPN170.2
UNDERDOG215.8
FFA294

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 15, pick 2 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankWR131

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 55.3 points, 3.4 per game — 19.9 catches, 288 yards, 1.1 TDs. That is WR6, 276 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 2 points per game to a ceiling of 7.1, with the median at 3.4. Boom rate 99%, bust rate 41%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 170.2 on consensus and our board has him 276. We rank him 105.8 picks worse than the room drafts him. At that distance it is a fade: we do not want him anywhere near his ADP.

The offense he plays in, 2026

New York Giants returns 2 of 6 continuity slots, replacing qb1, te1, hc, oc. Jaxson Dart at quarterback, Jim Harbaugh as head coach, Matt Nagy calling it. The offense projects to 30.3 pass attempts a game at low confidence and 27.7 rushes.

In: Darnell Mooney (wr2), Malachi Fields (wr4), Calvin Austin III (wr5), Isaiah Likely (te1). Out: Jaxon Dart (qb), Russell Wilson (qb), Wan'Dale Robinson (wr2), Gunner Olszewski (wr4), Daniel Bellinger (te2).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 11.2%, with a bear case of 9.9% and a bull case of 11.8% and a full range of 8.4% to 13%. That comes from 29 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

Malik Nabers25.9%
Darius Slayton 11.2%
Darnell Mooney10.4%
Malachi Fields8.6%
Theo Johnson8.2%
Cam Skattebo7.5%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: NY still reamins a question mark but there is a lot of potential in this offense if Jaxson Dart turns into the franchise QB. He has a strong arm, is mobile, and plays with a certain type of swagger not all QBs play with. Despite what Ravens fans say, bringing Harbaugh & Nagy into NY is a very good thing. A future HOF coach that is putting his reputation on the line for this team to succeed. Harbaugh has mainly focused on the defense so far, which could imply he thinks the offense is in a good spot, but we will have to see.

Key additions: Darnell Mooney WR from ATL, Calvin Austin III WR from Steelers, Drafted WR Malachi Fields 3rd round, signed TE Isaiah Likely in free agency, New Coach Jim Harbaugh & new OC Matt Nagy.

Key departures: Russell Wilson left to free agency. Won'Dale Robinson left in free agency to the Tennessee Titans (opens up significant amount of targets)

Notes: Giants fired Daboll & brought in Harbaugh. Harbaugh should revamp offense. Brought it Isaiah Likely from Baltimore who seriously hurts Theo Johnson dynasty value (likely should be good). NY did not draft RB & Skattebo will be the starter week 1 of 2026 unless they add someone. He could have a monster season with his Jaxson Dart connection growing. Jaxson Dart gets to play with Malik Nabers for the first time & connection should be electric. Darnell Mooney is a great signing & is on a 1 year prove it deal in NY. If Dart play continues, Mooney will have value.

How the volume number was reached: New QB Jaxson Dart, avg 24.2 att/g over 2025; Regressed 65% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 30.2 att/g; New OC Matt Nagy — pass rate and tempo may shift; New HC Jim Harbaugh.

How that share projection was built

29 historical comps for WRs age ~28, prior share 14.9%, same team, OC change, QB change. Distribution: median 13.6%, p25-p75 [9.5%, 15.5%], tails [5.0%, 19.0%]. Closest comps: Alec Pierce 2022→2023 (IND: 14.6%→11.6%); DeVante Parker 2022→2023 (NE: 15.7%→14.1%); Allen Lazard 2023→2024 (NYJ: 14.8%→14.2%).

self-anchored 58% to own 14.9% role (3yr), 42% to comp median 13.6%

The named comps are the closest historical matches and the arrow is what their share actually did the following season. That is the working, not a summary of it — if you disagree with the projection, this is the part to argue with.

Offensive environment: NYG rates 21.8 against a league average of 23, 1.1 below it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season+4.4 · easier
Weeks 1–6+8.3 · easier
Weeks 12–17+5.7 · easier
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+7.9 · easier

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

What happened when he missed time

From the absence record rather than a depth chart — who actually gained when he was out.

SeasonGames missedMain beneficiaryTheir PPR gain
20212Kadarius Toney+16.4
20253Isaiah Hodgins+7.3

Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved -4.7% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as stable.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 2.1 elite seasons and 2.6 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Marquez Valdes-Scantling20246.564%-42.7%
Demarcus Robinson20247.363%-2.7%
Darnell Mooney202412.160%-21.1%
Allen Lazard202410.559%-21.1%
Gabe Davis20245.459%-18.4%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 0 gained value, 5 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. Down 58% across the series, peaking at 4,287.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2019, round 5, pick 171 by NYG
CollegeAuburn
Age at draft22
Height6′1″
Weight190 lb
40-yard dash4.39s
Vertical40.5″
Broad jump135″
3-cone7s
Shuttle4.15s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game7.9
Week-to-week variation0.7
Boom rate21.1%
Bust rate29.6%
Games missed per season1
Injury historyHamstring, Concussion
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score0.41

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · NYG · 14 games

His best game was Week 13 against NE — 14.1 PPR on 3 targets and a 12.5% target share, in a game that finished 15-33. His worst was Week 1 against WAS at 0, on 1 targets, final score 6-21. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 8 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 7.1; in the 8 decided by more, 7. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.7 points per game. He scored 7.06, 8.2% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 0 against 1.61 expected, a gap of -1.6.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1WAS6-21001003.1%97%
2DAL37-408.1236107.5%99%
3KC9-2274430013.3%76%
4LAC21-187.43444020%87%
5NO14-264.13631015.4%75%
8PHI20-384.62526022.7%73%
9SF24-3411.25762021.9%89%
10CHI20-2412.94489012.5%62%
12DET27-343.3122305.9%63%
13NE15-3314.12341112.5%76%
15WAS21-299.341053027.8%87%
16MIN13-161.8128015.4%79%
17LV34-105.62336010.3%88%
18DAL34-179.44934028.1%87%

Production

Receptions37
Targets63
Receiving yards538
Touchdowns1
Points per game7.06
Yards per target8.54
Catch rate58.73%

Role

Snap share81.29%
Target share15.46%
Air-yards share24.97%
WOPR0.407
RACR0.711

Efficiency

Average depth of target13
Yards after catch per reception5.4
Yards before catch per reception9.2
Total YAC198
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted91.9
Receiving EPA per game1.29

Scoring position

Red-zone targets6
Red-zone target share9.2%
End-zone target share14.3%
Expected receiving TDs1.61
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-1.61

Who else ate

The offense threw it 526 times. He took 12.55% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Wan'Dale Robinson27.89%
Theo Johnson14.74%
Darius Slayton 12.55%
Tyrone Tracy9.56%
Malik Nabers6.97%
Cam Skattebo6.37%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 3 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Jaxson Dart10538.04818.66%
Russell Wilson385.0311.387.97%
Jameis Winston123.311.55.9%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 14 games were blowouts, 34.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 8.42 in those and 7.13 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2024 · NYG · 16 games

His best game was Week 5 against SEA — 26.2 PPR on 11 targets and a 35.5% target share, in a game that finished 29-20. His worst was Week 18 against PHI at 0, on 1 targets, final score 13-20. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 10 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 6; in the 8 decided by more, 7.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.9 points per game. He scored 6.88, 12.6% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1MIN6-285.63426010.5%72%
2WAS18-216.33433014.8%88%
3CLE21-151.712706.1%82%
4DAL15-208.63556013.2%84%
5SEA29-2026.2811122135.5%90%
6CIN7-1711.761157030.6%86%
7PHI3-282.11311011.1%100%
8PIT18-2614.847108018.9%100%
9WAS22-2793349011.5%92%
12TB7-30002006.7%58%
13DAL20-272.8268018.8%68%
14NO11-144.72627013%85%
15BAL14-352.6111602.9%68%
16ATL7-343.7122105.4%85%
17IND45-3310.21332113.6%80%
18PHI13-20001003.6%91%

Production

Receptions39
Targets71
Receiving yards573
Carries2
Rushing yards17
Touchdowns2
Points per game6.88
Yards per target8.07
Catch rate54.93%
Yards per carry8.5

Role

Snap share83.06%
Target share13.51%
Air-yards share24.59%
WOPR0.375
RACR0.645

Efficiency

Average depth of target13.1
Yards after catch per reception3.2
Yards before catch per reception11.5
Total YAC124
Broken tackles4
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted79.1
Receiving EPA per game0.91
Rushing EPA per game0.11

Scoring position

Red-zone targets5
Red-zone target share10.4%
End-zone target share22.7%
Red-zone carry share3.6%
Expected receiving TDs0.7
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.7
Expected rushing TDs0.18

Who else ate

The offense threw it 591 times. He took 12.82% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Malik Nabers30.69%
Wan'Dale Robinson25.27%
Darius Slayton 12.82%
Tyrone Tracy9.57%
Theo Johnson7.76%
Devin Singletary4.33%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 4 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Daniel Jones9509.569.3816.91%
Drew Lock5184.284.8910.88%
Tommy DeVito12006.7%
Tim Boyle112.6162.9%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 16 games were blowouts, 12.7% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 2.8 in those and 5.99 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · NYG · 17 games

His best game was Week 17 against LA — 20.6 PPR on 6 targets and a 15.4% target share, in a game that finished 25-26. His worst was Week 8 against NYJ at 0.9, on 2 targets, final score 10-13. Across 17 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 9 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 8.7; in the 9 decided by more, 9. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 8 points per game. He scored 8.88, 11.2% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1DAL0-404.53515017.2%67%
2ARI31-289.23662017.1%82%
3SF12-306.23632018.8%84%
4SEA3-244.3232309.4%88%
5MIA16-315.52435013.3%68%
6BUF9-1410.94669019.4%87%
7WAS14-73.2122207.4%84%
8NYJ10-130.912-1016.7%99%
9LV6-309.94759024.1%81%
10DAL17-495.13421015.4%79%
11WAS31-1918.24582119.2%51%
12NE10-73.62316012.5%54%
14GB24-223.42214010%93%
15NO6-2410.34863023.5%95%
16PHI25-33183390111.1%94%
17LA25-2620.646106115.4%86%
18PHI27-1017.25762121.9%78%

Production

Receptions50
Targets79
Receiving yards770
Touchdowns4
Points per game8.88
Yards per target9.75
Catch rate63.29%

Role

Snap share80.59%
Target share16.02%
Air-yards share26.35%
WOPR0.425
RACR0.845

Efficiency

Average depth of target12.2
Yards after catch per reception6
Yards before catch per reception9.4
Total YAC298
Broken tackles5
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted101.8
Receiving EPA per game1.72

Scoring position

Red-zone targets4
Red-zone target share11.4%
End-zone target share7.1%
Expected receiving TDs0.55
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck0.45

Who else ate

The offense threw it 518 times. He took 16.32% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Darius Slayton 16.32%
Wan'Dale Robinson16.12%
Darren Waller15.29%
Saquon Barkley12.4%
Jalin Hyatt8.26%
Isaiah Hodgins6.82%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 3 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Tyrod Taylor62611.813.3815.32%
Tommy DeVito6298.428.7917.45%
Daniel Jones5245.946.9615.16%

Blowouts against close games

7 of his 17 games were blowouts, 38.1% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 8.21 in those and 8.73 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · NYG · 13 games

His best game was Week 10 against HOU — 18.5 PPR on 4 targets and a 23.5% target share, in a game that finished 24-16. His worst was Week 17 against IND at 1.4, on 3 targets, final score 38-10. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 5 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 10.6; in the 4 decided by more, 8.2. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 9.6 points per game. He scored 9.88, 0.4% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
4CHI20-122.11211013.3%60%
5GB27-2213.96779026.9%54%
6BAL24-202.81318012%69%
7JAX23-1714.83658120.7%57%
8SEA13-2711.65666019.4%74%
10HOU24-1618.53495123.5%80%
11DET18-3113.651086025%87%
12DAL20-289.33663020.7%84%
13WAS20-20156890028.6%92%
14PHI22-486.2234209.4%83%
15WAS20-127.35723023.3%94%
16MIN24-2711.94679014.6%99%
17IND38-101.42314013%83%

Production

Receptions46
Targets71
Receiving yards724
Touchdowns2
Points per game9.88
Yards per target10.2
Catch rate64.79%

Role

Snap share78.15%
Target share19.26%
Air-yards share35.38%
WOPR0.535
RACR0.904

Efficiency

Average depth of target12.5
Yards after catch per reception5.7
Yards before catch per reception10
Total YAC262
Broken tackles2
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted96.2
Receiving EPA per game2.71

Scoring position

Red-zone targets4
Red-zone target share8.3%
End-zone target share8.3%
Red-zone carry share1.2%
Expected receiving TDs0.85
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.85
Expected rushing TDs0.06

Who else ate

The offense threw it 520 times. He took 14.52% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Saquon Barkley15.54%
Darius Slayton 14.52%
Richie James14.31%
Isaiah Hodgins8.59%
Daniel Bellinger7.16%
Wan'Dale Robinson6.34%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 13 games were blowouts, 5.9% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 3.8 in those and 10.62 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · NYG · 13 games

His best game was Week 2 against WAS — 14.4 PPR on 6 targets and a 18.8% target share, in a game that finished 29-30. His worst was Week 14 against LAC at 0, on 3 targets, final score 21-37. Across 13 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 9 times. In the 5 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 4.4; in the 8 decided by more, 5.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.7 points per game. He scored 5.28, 31.7% below it. The engine classified the season as very_unlucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1DEN13-279.53765019.4%70%
2WAS29-3014.43654118.8%57%
3ATL14-171.811802.9%13%
7CAR25-311.35963027.3%61%
8KC17-20002006.1%87%
9LV23-16001005.6%55%
11TB10-305.74737018.9%59%
12PHI13-75.73440013.8%73%
13MIA9-203.32713018.4%80%
14LAC21-37003008.8%67%
15DAL6-214.3232308.3%62%
16PHI10-341.7157012.2%80%
18WAS7-2210.92329110%70%

Production

Receptions26
Targets58
Receiving yards339
Carries1
Rushing yards-13
Touchdowns2
Points per game5.28
Yards per target5.84
Catch rate44.83%
Yards per carry-13

Role

Snap share64.15%
Target share13.12%
Air-yards share22.43%
WOPR0.353
RACR0.462

Efficiency

Average depth of target13.3
Yards after catch per reception2.5
Yards before catch per reception10.5
Total YAC65
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted53.7
Receiving EPA per game-1.1
Rushing EPA per game-0.13

Scoring position

Red-zone targets2
Red-zone target share3.6%
End-zone target share3.8%
Expected receiving TDs0.28
Actual receiving TDs0
Receiving TD luck-0.28

Who else ate

The offense threw it 592 times. He took 10.34% of the targets. 0 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Kenny Golladay13.55%
Evan Engram13.01%
Darius Slayton 10.34%
Saquon Barkley10.16%
Kadarius Toney10.16%
Sterling Shepard9.45%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 3 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Daniel Jones8376.057.2214.1%
Mike Glennon4182.322.3911.93%
Jake Fromm1310.99.6710%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 13 games were blowouts, 27.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 6.23 in those and 4.38 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2020 · NYG · 16 games

His best game was Week 1 against PIT — 28.2 PPR on 9 targets and a 23.1% target share, in a game that finished 16-26. His worst was Week 12 against CIN at 0, on 2 targets, final score 19-17. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 2 times and came in under 8 points 10 times. In the 10 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 7; in the 6 decided by more, 11.8. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 10.8 points per game. He scored 8.81, 18.5% below it. The engine classified the season as unlucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 1 against 2.82 expected, a gap of -1.8.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1PIT16-2628.269102223.1%85%
2CHI13-176.33633016.7%89%
3SF9-366.33753022.6%98%
4LA9-177.83748019.4%97%
5DAL34-3720.9811129037.9%94%
6WAS20-1911.82441122.2%83%
7PHI21-224.32323010.7%92%
8TB23-2510.65956022%92%
9WAS23-201.811603%84%
10PHI27-1714.35793025%63%
12CIN19-17002005.4%69%
13SEA17-122.4111404.5%91%
14ARI7-266.13831033.3%96%
15CLE6-2011.44974028.1%87%
16BAL13-274.62826019.5%86%
17DAL23-194.22422016%88%

Production

Receptions50
Targets96
Receiving yards751
Carries2
Rushing yards-1
Touchdowns3
Points per game8.81
Yards per target7.82
Catch rate52.08%
Yards per carry-0.5

Role

Snap share87.13%
Target share19.34%
Air-yards share32.68%
WOPR0.518
RACR0.613

Efficiency

Average depth of target13.6
Yards after catch per reception3.2
Yards before catch per reception11.8
Total YAC159
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted79.8
Receiving EPA per game1.05
Rushing EPA per game-0.1

Scoring position

Red-zone targets10
Red-zone target share14.7%
End-zone target share28.6%
Red-zone carry share2%
Expected receiving TDs2.82
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-1.82
Expected rushing TDs0.05

Where that ranked

Against everyone in the 80+ targets pool that season:

Points per game49 of 51
Yards per target35 of 51
Target share37 of 51
Air-yards share16 of 51

Who else ate

The offense threw it 516 times. He took 19.24% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Evan Engram21.84%
Darius Slayton 19.24%
Sterling Shepard18.04%
Golden Tate10.42%
Dion Lewis6.01%
Wayne Gallman5.41%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Daniel Jones14869.097.7119.77%
Colt McCoy2106.98.816.3%

Blowouts against close games

2 of his 16 games were blowouts, 8.8% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 6.2 in those and 7.01 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

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