Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Syracuse
Chris Slayton
DL • 6'4" • 309 lbs • University Park, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chris Slayton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Chris Slayton built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from University Park, IL wearing No. 95, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Chris Slayton's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 245
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
Chris Slayton, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Syracuse. Chris Slayton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 85
- TFL
- 26.5
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Chris Slayton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Syracuse · DL
- Career Tackles
- 85
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Crete-Monee · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- Crete-Monee · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 7 · Pick 31 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- No. 95 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · DL 235th (top 30%) · ACC 189th (top 30%) · National 1,694th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 12 | 28 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 60.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 10 | 18 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | - | 0 | 60.2 |
Related Context
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Chris Slayton played DL for Syracuse. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chris Slayton recorded 85 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 17 primary output with 25.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Syracuse
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
27.5
Usage
7.6
Consistency
49.9
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 2. Western Michigan: 0. Florida State: 3. UConn: 0.5. Clemson: 3. Pittsburgh: 1. North Carolina: 1. NC State: 2. Louisville: 5. Boston College: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 6 by 45. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Florida State: 1 by 34.2. UConn: 2 by 13.3. Clemson: 4 by 46.7. Pittsburgh: 1 by 14.2. North Carolina: 2 by 18.3. NC State: 1 by 24.2. Louisville: 3 by 62.5. Boston College: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.7 · Games = 8 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisville
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/28 | vs West VirginiaSplash game | W 34-18 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | @ Boston College | W 42-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 54-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs NC StateSplash game | W 51-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs North Carolina | W 40-37 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Pittsburgh | L 37-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ ClemsonSplash game | L 23-27 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs UConn | W 51-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Florida StateSplash game | W 30-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/31 | @ Western Michigan | W 55-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chris Slayton story
Chris Slayton built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from University Park, IL wearing No. 95, spending time with Syracuse. The clearest part of Chris Slayton's career was his defensive production: 85 tackles, 26.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Syracuse. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Chris Slayton's production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Syracuse.
The arc is straightforward: Chris Slayton moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 17 | 25.6 | 10.8 | 17 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 11.5 | 19.3 | 6.8 | -5.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Syracuse | 17.5 | 27.5 | 7.6 | 6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 17.5 | 27.5 | 7.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisville
Week 11 · W 54-23 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Colgate
Week 1 · W 33-7
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Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Boston College
Week 13 · L 14-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
@ UConn
Week 4 · W 31-24
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Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Clemson
Week 7 · W 27-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
17 primary output · 25.6 efficiency · 10.8 usage
62.5
#2
2018 Postseason · Syracuse
60.2
17.5 primary · 27.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Syracuse
60.2
17.5 primary · 27.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
10
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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