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Darius Slayton Season 2015

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Darius Slayton Season 2015

PositionWR
Weight182 lbs
Height6-2
ClassFreshman
HometownNorcross, Ga.

2018: Returning starter at receiver … 35 catches for 670 yards for season (avg. 19.1 ypc) … 1,605 career receiving yards rank him 11th among Auburn career leaders … three catches gained 41 yards in Washington win … did not play against Alabama State … 4-yard TD catch from Stidham vs. LSU … five catches for 91 yards vs. Southern Miss, including a long gain of 53 … four catches gained 58 yards at Mississippi State … catches of 35 and 27 yards at Ole Miss … 107 yards on eight catches in Texas A&M win, his second career 100-yard game … 52-yard touchdown reception at Alabama … three receptions, all for touchdowns, of 74, 52 and 34 yards in Music City Bowl vs. Purdue ... set Auburn bowl records for receiving yards (160),  TD (3), and longest TD catch (74) ... preseason: all-SEC 4th team (Phil Steele)

2017: Veteran who totaled 29 receptions for 643 yards (22.2 avg.) and 5 TD for the season … three receptions against Georgia Southern gaining 43 yards … 49-yard reception vs. Mississippi State … 19-yard TD catch from Stidham was one of two receptions vs. Ole Miss … 25-yard reception at LSU … 146 yards on four receptions at Arkansas, including 62-yard TD from Ryan Davis … 99 yards on two catches at Texas A&M, the long a 53-yard TD from Stidham … 42-yard TD catch from Stidham vs. Georgia … 50-yard TD catch vs. ULM … the first Auburn receiver with a TD catch in four consecutive games since Emory Blake in 2010-11 … three catches vs. Alabama … two receptions in SEC championship ... five catches vs. UCF in Peach Bowl

2016: Played in 13 games with 11 starts ... earned his first collegiate start against Clemson … 15 receptions for 292 yards for season, seventh best among Auburn all-time freshman receivers … had three catches for 55 yards against Arkansas State … 36-yard reception from Sean White vs. LSU … two catches gained 24 yards at Mississippi State … three catches gained 53 yards at Ole Miss … 21-yard TD from White vs. Vanderbilt … three catches gained 41 yards against Alabama A&M ... 56-yard reception from Jeremy Johnson in Sugar Bowl vs. Oklahoma was Auburn’s longest pass play of season

2015: Redshirted; did not see any game action

HIGH SCHOOL: Athletic receiving prospect with great ability … first team Class 2A all-state for Coach Tim Hardy … all-region at wide receiver and defensive back … U.S. Army All-American Bowl … ranked by 247 Sports, ESPN and Scout among the top 15 prospects at his position … Rivals Georgia top 30 players … PrepStar top 200 … state sprint champion at 100m and 200m

PERSONAL: Son of Pamela Slayton and Eddie Slayton ... has a sister, Maileka ... cousin Darrell Crawford played linebacker at Auburn ... birthday is January 12 ... studying in the College of Business