Darius Slayton Week 8 Outlook - Giants at Lions

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Mon, Oct 21st 2019, 12:38pm EDT

It was odd to see Slayton rank fourth among Giants wide receivers in targets last week, but he did play 68 snaps, so his role isn't in jeopardy. The Lions are likely to be without Darius Slay, their top cornerback, which means they'll be starting Rashaan Melvin and Mike Ford in coverage. Melvin has been phenomenal this year, allowing just a 55.3 percent completion-rate in his coverage and has yet to allow a touchdown on 38 targets in coverage. Ford hasn't seen much action but going back to last year, we saw him allow 28-of-34 passing for 428 yards and a touchdown in his coverage. Slayton is on the fantasy radar, but barely, as he's presented no stability to this point and hasn't topped four receptions in any game. You can find better hail-mary options.