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Darius Slayton Indianapolis Colts · #18

Wide Receiver · 6' 1", 198 lbs · Norcross, GA · Age 29

Darius Slayton is a Wide Receiver for the Indianapolis Colts, drafted 171st overall, 2019. In 2025 he caught 37 passes for 538 yards and 1 touchdowns.

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Indianapolis Colts · #18 · Wide Receiver

Darius Slayton

Season avg37 rec · 538 yds · 1 td

Career avg296 rec · 4,435 yds · 22 td

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

37rec

538yds

1td

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Scouting report

Darius Slayton — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Darius Slayton is a Wide Receiver for the Indianapolis Colts, drafted 171st overall, 2019. In 2025 he caught 37 passes for 538 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Receiving

B+

Big-play

B-

Scoring

Receiving yards

Excellent · offense

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Volume

Strong · offense

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B+

Big-play

Excellent · offense

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B-

Scoring

Strong · offense

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Target share

Excellent · offense

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Act II

Where Darius Slayton stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #213 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

334Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Darius Slayton — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Receiving

538 YDS

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A+

Volume

37 REC

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B+

Big-play

14.5 Y/R

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A+

Scoring

1 TD

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The engine

How the model sees Darius Slayton

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

rec

32–43

553

rec yds

460–646

1–3

targets

58–71

games

14–16

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.

What moves the rec line vs last season

Last season 37 → projected 37 rec

Baseline (recency-weighted)

+2.8

Age curve

-2.4

Net vs last season+0.4 rec

Everything it reads

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7 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 29 — applied to the projection

curve

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 17 / 16 / 14

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Darius Slayton career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt	Y/R
2019	14	48	740	8	84	15.4
2020	16	50	751	3	96	15.0
2021	13	26	339	2	58	13.0
2022	16	46	724	2	71	15.7
2023	17	50	770	4	79	15.4
2024	16	39	573	2	71	14.7
2025	14	37	538	1	63	14.5
Career	106	296	4,435	22	522

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Puka Nacua 99%Konata Mumpfield 99%Jayden Higgins 98%Pat Bryant 98%Hollywood Brown 98%Tre' Harris 98%

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Context

Are the Indianapolis Colts built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record

62off index

99def index

+27net

75%playoff odds

65roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades C (62), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 38, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Darius Slayton

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1997-01-12

The beginning

Darius Slayton is a Wide Receiver for the Indianapolis Colts, in his 8th NFL season.

Indianapolis Colts

Turning pro

Drafted 171st overall, 2019 as a Wide Receiver.

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Darius Slayton is an Indianapolis Colts wide receiver, drafted 171st overall, 2019.

Chapter

Across 7 seasons (2019–2025) he has caught 296 passes for 4,435 yards and 22 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 37 passes for 538 yards and 1 touchdown in 2025.

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Slayton's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Catch of the Year??? Slayton might have it here!▶ Darius Slayton Strikes Big w/ 129 Receiving Yds | NFL 2020 Highlights

Off the field

Measurables

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Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 198 lbs
Draft: 171st overall, 2019
Born: Norcross, GA
Age: 29
Jersey: #18

Background

Darius Slayton is from Norcross, GA and is 29 years old. He was drafted 171st overall, 2019 and plays wide receiver at 6' 1", 198 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2019–2025) he has caught 296 passes for 4,435 yards and 22 touchdowns. Slayton is currently on the Indianapolis Colts roster.

The person

Darius Slayton is a starting-caliber wide receiver who has caught 296 passes for 4,435 yards and 22 touchdowns across 7 seasons (2019–2025).

Receiving296 career catches, 4,435 yards, 22 touchdowns.

Best season50 catches for 770 yards in 2023.

Yards per catch15.0 yards per reception over his career.

Draft pedigree171st overall, 2019.

Durability106 career games played.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Darius Slayton — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Darius Slayton, answered.

What position does Darius Slayton play?

Darius Slayton is a Wide Receiver for the Indianapolis Colts.

When was Darius Slayton drafted?

Darius Slayton was drafted 171st overall, 2019.

How many seasons has Darius Slayton played?

7 (2019–2025).

What are Darius Slayton's career stats?

He has caught 296 passes for 4,435 yards and 22 touchdowns.

Darius Slayton career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Darius Slayton Indianapolis Colts · #18

Darius Slayton — the report card

Where Darius Slayton stands

Darius Slayton — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Darius Slayton

Darius Slayton career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Indianapolis Colts built to win?

The Ballad of Darius Slayton

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Darius Slayton — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

Injury history

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