Player Dossier

2011-2012

Mississippi State

Darius Slay

DB • 6'1" • Brunswick, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Darius Slay shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25 disruption score.

Usage Score

Efficiency

25

Consistency

81.8

Season Value

68.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Troy

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Darius Slay, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Darius Slay shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

Mississippi State paired 5 primary output with 25 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 25 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Troy

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

25

Usage

Consistency

81.8

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas

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Game-by-Game Trend

1234

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Auburn: 1. Troy: 2. Arkansas: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=3
First Half1 · n=2 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · n=2 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games1.3 · n=4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Troy

Best efficiency game

40 vs Troy

Result
Sat 11/17vs ArkansasW 45-141
Sat 9/15@ TroySplash gameW 30-242
Sat 9/8vs AuburnW 28-101
Sat 9/1vs Unknown1

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Mississippi State

    2011-2012

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonMississippi State120
2012 Regular SeasonMississippi State5254

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Troy

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#2

Georgia

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

Arkansas

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

#4

Auburn

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State

5 primary output · 25 efficiency · usage

68.9

#2

2011 Regular Season · Mississippi State

56.7

1 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2009 · Rating 0.82

Brunswick · Brunswick, GA

Committed To
Mississippi State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

0

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 5 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Darius Slay quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career touchdowns
2