Player Dossier

2014-2018

Syracuse

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.

Usage / Role

45%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

54

Solid production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

60

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

70

Useful peak 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
1
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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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8647

Crete-Monee · Crete, IL

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

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonSyracuse00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonSyracuse00-0--0-
2016 Regular SeasonSyracuse123310421062.5
2017 Regular SeasonSyracuse12288.5111052.6
2018 PostseasonSyracuse106101-060.2
2018 Regular SeasonSyracuse101873.55-060.2

Related Context

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

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 19.3 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: Boston College

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Regular Season · Syracuse

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

19.3

Usage

6.8

Consistency

68.7

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Central Connecticut: 1. Middle Tennessee: 1. Central Michigan: 1.5. LSU: 0. NC State: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Clemson: 2. Miami: 1. Florida State: 1. Wake Forest: 1. Louisville: 0. Boston College: 2

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Connecticut: 3 by 22.5. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 14.2. Central Michigan: 2 by 23.3. LSU: 6 by 25. NC State: 1 by 14.2. Pittsburgh: 1 by 4.2. Clemson: 3 by 32.5. Miami: 4 by 26.7. Florida State: 1 by 14.2. Wake Forest: 1 by 14.2. Louisville: 1 by 4.2. Boston College: 4 by 36.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.1 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 8 · -0.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Boston College

Best efficiency game

36.7 vs Boston College

Result
Sat 11/25vs Boston CollegeSplash gameL 14-4244200
Sat 11/18@ LouisvilleL 10-5611000
Sat 11/11vs Wake ForestL 43-6411100
Sat 11/4@ Florida StateL 24-2711000
Sat 10/21@ MiamiL 19-2743100
Fri 10/13vs ClemsonSplash gameW 27-2433110
Sat 10/7vs PittsburghW 27-2411000
Sat 9/30@ NC StateL 25-3311100
Sat 9/23@ LSUL 26-3560000
Sat 9/16vs Central MichiganW 41-17200.5001
Sat 9/9vs Middle TennesseeL 23-3011100
Fri 9/1vs Central ConnecticutW 50-732100

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
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonSyracuse0
2015 Regular SeasonSyracuse00
2016 Regular SeasonSyracuse1725.610.817
2017 Regular SeasonSyracuse11.519.36.8-5.5
2018 PostseasonSyracuse17.527.57.66
2018 Regular SeasonSyracuse17.527.57.60

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.

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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

3

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

2

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

8

Impact games

10

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games