Darius Slayton

Week 16 at Baltimore Ravens

Darius Slayton has been wildly inconsistent this year – mostly bad – as the Giants’ passing offense has struggled severely. He has some upside this week, coming off 17 targets and 105 yards over his last two games, but he’s too risky to trust in most leagues. He hasn’t scored a touchdown since mid-October, and he’s caught just 55% of his targets on the season. Sit him.

Week 14 vs. Arizona Cardinals

Darius Slayton has talent, but has been a mostly famine option, with the occasional feast all year. He had just one catch on one target for 14 yards last week in what should’ve been a good matchup against the Seahawks. He was held catchless the week before on two targets. He has a nice matchup against the Cardinals this week, but matchups haven’t helped him the last two weeks, so fantasy owners should avoid the risk if possible. He’s a boom-or-bust option, and should be considered a risky WR3 option at best – even if Daniel Jones returns.

Week 12 at Cincinnati Bengals

Darius Slayton caught five of seven balls for 93 yards against the Eagles before the bye last week. It was good to see the volume of targets for Slayton, given he had just 17 targets combined in the previous four games. Slayton has tremendous upside in any given week because of his big-play ability and his unique skill set in this offense, but the Giants have struggled so much on offense, it’s hard to trust him.

This week, Slayton faces a Bengals defense that ranks 31st in the league in aFPA to opposing wide receivers. It’s a great matchup for him, and if he can get similar targets to what he did against the Eagles, he should be in for a sneaky good fantasy day. Consider him a low-end, boom-or-bust WR3 option.