Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2012Mississippi 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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
95
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
90
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
Darius Slay built his college career from 2011 through 2012 as a defensive back from Brunswick, GA wearing No. 9, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Darius Slay's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 36
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Darius Slay, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Darius Slay shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Darius Slay quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · DB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 5 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Troy
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Brunswick · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Brunswick · 22 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 2 · Pick 4 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2012
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 46.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 68.9 |
Related Context
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Darius Slay played DB for Mississippi State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Darius Slay recorded 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Mississippi State.
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.
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2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
25
Usage
—
Consistency
81.8
Best Game by takeover score
Troy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Jackson State: 1. Auburn: 1. Troy: 2. Arkansas: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half1 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs First Half
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
Player Story
Darius Slay story
Darius Slay built his college career from 2011 through 2012 as a defensive back from Brunswick, GA wearing No. 9, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Darius Slay's career was his defensive production: 6 interceptions across 5 career games in the available record. That gives Darius Slay's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Mississippi State
2011-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 5 | 25 | — | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Troy
Week 3 · W 30-24
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia
Week 5 · L 10-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Arkansas
Week 12 · W 45-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#4
vs Auburn
Week 2 · W 28-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#5
vs Jackson State
Week 1 · W 56-9
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State
5 primary output · 25 efficiency · — usage
68.9
#2
2011 Regular Season · Mississippi State
46.7
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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