NYG Darius Slayton
NFL player. Position: WR. Team: NYG.
Quick Facts
- Position: WR (Wide Receiver)
- Team: NYG (New York Giants)
2026 Outlook
Secondary receiver for the Giants who underwent offseason surgery and is expected to be available by training camp. In a depleted Giants WR room (Nabers recovering from knee surgery, other depth casualties), Slayton is one of the few healthy options. Giants have added significant receiver depth through free agency and the draft as insurance, but Slayton's return to health is important for depth behind Nabers.
July 9 — upside if Nabers sidelined: With Nabers facing a real possibility of missing the first 4-5 weeks due to his July 2026 scar tissue procedure, Slayton becomes a potential beneficiary if he's healthy. Could emerge as the top target on the Giants passing attack early in the season, making him a potential late-draft value play or waiver-wire target (per Malik Nabers Injury Update Is Good News For 1 Giants Fantasy Football Sleeper And Bad...)
Role / Depth Chart
Secondary WR3 / depth piece in Giants receiving corps. With Malik Nabers sidelined and Gunner Olszewski lost to torn Achilles, Slayton is among the team's only established healthy receiver options heading into training camp.
Injury Status
Underwent surgery to repair a core muscle in the offseason, later reclassified as a sports hernia procedure. Did not participate in drills at OTAs (May 27-June 4) or mandatory minicamp (June 9-10). Giants are saying he will be ready by training camp in late July, though confirmation of full health will come when he returns to practice. (per 5 New York Giants injuries that could define their summer)
Recent News
- 2026-06-01 — Braxton Berrios Signs with the Giants: Fantasy Football Impact, Depth Chart Update (Braxton Berrios Signs with the Giants: Fantasy Football Impact, Depth Chart Update)
- 2026-05-05 — 2026 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Post-NFL Draft (2026 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Post-NFL Draft)
- 2026-03-24 — Giants 2026 free agency tracker: Offseason moves, signings (Giants 2026 free agency tracker: Offseason moves, signings)
- 2026-05-04 — Browns' Shedeur Sanders among 26 NFL veterans on thin ice after 2026 draft (Browns' Shedeur Sanders among 26 NFL veterans on thin ice after 2026 draft)
- 2026-04-16 — 2026 NFL draft: How all 32 teams can ace their picks, needs (2026 NFL draft: How all 32 teams can ace their picks, needs)
- 2026-05-25 — NFL injuries from OTAs that will have the biggest impact on the 2026 season (NFL injuries from OTAs that will have the biggest impact on the 2026 season)
- 2026-04-30 — Projecting the Giants' Week 1 Starting Lineup and Depth Chart After the NFL Draft (Projecting the Giants' Week 1 Starting Lineup and Depth Chart After the NFL Draft)
- 2026-03-11 — NY Giants depth chart: How has free agency changed the roster? (NY Giants depth chart: How has free agency changed the roster?)
- 2026-06-10 — 2026 NFL minicamps: Teams, rookies, QBs we're watching (2026 NFL minicamps: Teams, rookies, QBs we're watching)
- 2026-06-20 — 2026 NFL Offseason Buzz: Titans Sign Jeffery Simmons To Record Deal (2026 NFL Offseason Buzz: Titans Sign Jeffery Simmons To Record Deal)