Darius
Slay.
Darius
Slay.
Mississippi State· 6'0"· 192 lb· 4.36s 40
A fit for a Cover-3 match heavy scheme that prioritizes athletic, long-limbed corners who can play significant man coverage reps on the outside.
Year 1 starter outside CB, with potential to develop into a lockdown corner capable of shadowing top receivers.
Pure zone-based schemes requiring significant off-man coverage from the slot, where his aggression might be exploited.
Slay's combination of size, speed, and man coverage skills makes him an immediate asset in schemes emphasizing athletic corners on the boundary.
Selected #36 overall in Round 2 of the 2013 NFL Draft by Detroit Lions out of Mississippi State.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.36sp50
- Vertical
- 35.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 124inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.90sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.21sp50
- Bench
- 14repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mississippi State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Mississippi State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Darius Slay has been a top-tier cornerback for the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles. He is a multiple-time Pro Bowler and First-Team All-Pro, known for his ball-hawking skills and lockdown coverage.