Future Watch: Darius Slayton Rookie Football Cards, Giants – Darius Slayton was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. The 6-1, 194-pound wide receiver has a lot of talent and he did a lot of hard work to get to New York.
In 2016, he played in 13 games for the University of Auburn. He caught 15 balls for 292 yards and one touchdown. In 2017, he had 29 carries for 643 yards and five touchdowns with a long of 62 yards.
In 2018, he played in 12 games making 35 receptions for 670 yards and again, five touchdowns. His long was 74 yards and his reputation as a guy who can take it to the house was growing and he opted for the NFL Draft.
At the NFL Combine, the wide receiver ran a fast, 4.39 in the 40-yard dash. His long jump was 11ft, 3 inches, and 11 reps on the weight bench. This solidified he would be drafted it was just a matter of what round and what team was going to grab him.
Collectors can find Slayton’s rookie cards in several 2019 Panini NFL football card sets including: Contenders, Absolute, Prizm, and Select, to name a few.
Here’s a look at his rookie season in retrospective:
Slayton had three catches for 82 yards in his first game in Week 3 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In Week 8 against their arena partner, New York Jets, he had a career-high 10 catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns. A few weeks later, against the Eagles, he had 5 catches for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Slayton finished the season with eight receiving touchdowns, 84 targets on the season, over 700 receiving yards and one 102-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
As the Giants get better, behind Daniel Jones, Slayton will be his number one target. Collect him now before he blows up next season.
Future Watch: Darius Slayton Rookie Football Cards, Giants – Stats
Games | Receiving | Rushing | Total Yds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | 1D | Lng | R/G | Y/G | Ctch% | Y/Tgt | Rush | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Y/A | Y/G | A/G | Touch | Y/Tch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV |
2019 | 22 | NYG | WR | 86 | 14 | 9 | 84 | 48 | 740 | 15.4 | 8 | 32 | 55 | 3.4 | 52.9 | 57.1% | 8.8 | 48 | 15.4 | 740 | 8 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Career | 14 | 9 | 84 | 48 | 740 | 15.4 | 8 | 32 | 55 | 3.4 | 52.9 | 57.1% | 8.8 | 48 | 15.4 | 740 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
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