Darius

Slayton

Slayton will likely miss all of the early offseason program leading up to camp. His absence could give rookie wideout Malachi Fields more reps with the first-team offense. Free agent addition Darnell Mooney will likely run with the ones as well. Slayton has been a consistent deep threat for the Giants since being drafted in 2019, but the team’s moves at wideout this offseason suggest a smaller role is likely for the veteran wideout.

Slayton had a huge 72-yard touchdown catch called back due to an offensive pass interference penalty that didn’t seem necessary. He will end the season with 37 catches on 63 targets for 538 yards and one touchdown in 14 games. Slayton is under contract for one more season, but the Giants can opt out of it if they want to take on $3 million in dead cap space. It’s more likely that Slayton remains as the team’s deep threat in 2026.

Robinson enters free agency off his first career 1,000-yard season, shedding his label as a quick-game only option by setting a career-high with 11.0 yards per reception. He turns 25 in a few days and will be one of the premiere free agents at wideout to hit the market if the Giants don’t tag him or otherwise extend him. The final seasonal line will be 92/1014/4 for Robinson, and his absence leaves Darius Slayton as a fine FLEX play in Week 18.

Slayton lined up in the slot on the Giants’ fourth drive, got open on a corner route and hauled in a pass from QB Jaxson Dart that netted him 18 yards. Unfortunately, Slayton had to backpedal to nab the ball and ultimately fell over after securing the pass. He was quickly touched down by a Raiders defender. Slayton earned an end zone target from nine yards out on the following drive, but a Raiders defender successfully contested the catch in the air. Slayton is just a boom-bust FLEX against the Cowboys next week.

Slayton saw 10 targets last week and went for 53 yards on four grabs. He failed to repeat the solid performance and instead committed yet another drop. His hands have been a liability all year and his latest drop could result in less playing time next week. He isn’t on the fantasy radar heading into Week 17.

Slayton hauled in a 19-yard connection with Jaxson Dart, but the rest of the connections were of the shorter variety. Double-digit targets is nice, doing something with them would a lot nicer. He’ll be back at it in Week 16 against the Vikings, and he’s nothing more than FLEX play — at best — for that contest.

Slayton got the Giants on the scoreboard with a 30-yard catch-and-run touchdown in which he simply out-ran five defenders to the paint following a simple inside curl route, marking his first touchdown of the season. He would add only one other reception for 11 yards the rest of the game as rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart fed 16 combined targets to Wan’Dale Robinson and Theo Johnson. Slayton remains a shaky weekly fantasy bet that managers won’t need to worry about starting as the team heads to their Week 14 bye.

Darius Slayton was also removed from the injury report. He will continue to play through his hamstring injury. Robinson was limited for the first two practices of the week before getting in a full session over the weekend. He shouldn’t be bothered by the ankle issue on Monday. Per usual, Robinson will be a volume-based WR3. Slayton is a desperation WR6 versus the Pats.

Slayton is on track to face the Patriots on Monday night. Hopefully, he returns to full participation soon, and puts this hamstring strain behind him. The speedy wide receiver is on the volatile FLEX radar, catching passes from QB Jaxson Dart, who cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol earlier this week.

Slayton delivered underwhelming results last week, but he made it through the game without suffering a re-injury, slightly increasing his outlook for this week. Slayton will have QB Jaxson Dart (concussion) back on the field this week as the Giants take on the Patriots on Monday.