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
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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
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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.
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
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20122012 Coaches All-SEC · official_conference_selectionsecond
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