Darius
Slay
CB
Darius Slay
Buffalo BillsHeight : 6' 0" · Weight : 192 lbs · Age : 35
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 49 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 57 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 55 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 52 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 116 |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 46 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2018 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 60 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 59 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 61 | 48 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2025 Cornerbacks
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular cornerbacks: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Interceptions
0
15th percentile
Passes defended
3
7th percentile
Targets in coverage
40
Yards allowed
337 yd
Yards allowed per target
8.4 yd
11th percentile
Passer rating allowed
108.0
14th percentile
Tackles
36
15th percentile
Missed tackle rate
16.3 %
12th percentile
Tackles for loss
1
33th percentile
Defensive snaps
498
6th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.0
Games
12
WAR 2025
-0.2
Games played
10
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-12)
- 20220.2 WAR · 0.012 per game
- 20230.2 WAR · 0.017 per game
- 20240.4 WAR · 0.029 per game
- 2025-0.2 WAR · -0.020 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
-42 · 34 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
63
Depth player
- COV
- Coverage
- 72
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 71
- TCK
- Tackling
- 70
- DUR
- Durability
- 61
- EX
- Experience
- 93
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | INT | PD | Yds/tgt | Rtg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | 10 | -0.2 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 8.4 | 108.0 |
| 2024 | PHI | 14 | 0.4 | 79 | 85 | 0 | 13 | 6.1 | 81.9 |
| 2023 | PHI | 12 | 0.2 | 77 | 79 | 2 | 15 | 7.0 | 80.2 |
| 2022 | PHI | 17 | 0.2 | 71 | 81 | 3 | 14 | 6.7 | 83.9 |
| 2021 | PHI | 16 | 0.5 | 76 | 76 | 3 | 9 | 6.3 | 74.4 |
Darius Slay in five questions
What are Darius Slay's stats in 2025?
Darius Slay has 0 interceptions and 3 passes defensed in 10 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Darius Slay?
Darius Slay is 35 years old. He is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 192 lb (87 kg).
How good is Darius Slay?
Darius Slay produced -0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 80th of 89 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 5 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Darius Slay wear, and what team does he play for?
Darius Slay plays for Buffalo Bills in the NFL, at CB.
What is Darius Slay's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
