Darius Slay ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Slay in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Slay a career score of 75, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Darius Slay

6× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 5% all-time defensive backsIron Legend🌅 Early Bloomer · 2017 Team Carrier · #551

Height6'0"

Weight192 lb

BornJan 1, 1991

Age35

College

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2013	22–23	DET	10	—	30	24	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	338	43.5%	170	42.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	23–24	DET	16	—	56	43	13	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	17	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,012	96.9%	30	7.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	24–25	DET	15	—	56	45	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	13	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	994	94.6%	48	11.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	25–26	DET	13	—	42	41	1	1	1	1.0	3.0	2	13	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	731	88.5%	46	13.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	26–27	DET	16	—	59	53	6	1	0	0.0	1.0	8	26	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	1,064	97.8%	83	17.3%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	27–28	DET	15	—	42	39	3	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	17	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	875	94.1%	46	10.9%	94	44	0.5	72.1	14.2	0	0	0	1	3	0.1
2019	28–29	DET	14	—	44	34	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	13	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	858	86.4%	5	1.1%	93	52	0.6	81.6	13.5	1	1	0	0	6	0.1
2020	29–30	PHI	15	—	56	50	6	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	6	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	884	85.7%	62	14.9%	90	69	0.8	111.9	9.6	0	0	0	2	5	0.1
2021	30–31	PHI	16	—	49	37	12	5	0	0.0	5.0	3	9	0	2	3	0	2	0.2%	954	89.7%	—	0.0%	85	50	0.6	74.4	10.3	0	0	0	0	8	0.1
2022	31–32	PHI	16	—	53	38	15	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	14	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,003	89.0%	—	0.0%	79	46	0.6	83.9	10.5	0	0	0	1	3	0.1
2023	32–33	PHI	12	—	50	41	9	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	15	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	809	97.8%	—	0.0%	80	49	0.6	80.2	10.5	0	0	0	0	7	0.1
2024	33–34	PHI	13	—	46	35	11	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	13	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	699	79.9%	—	0.0%	75	41	0.5	81.9	10.5	0	0	0	1	2	0.0
2025	34–35	PIT	10	—	36	28	8	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	3	0	1	0	0	—	0.0%	498	69.3%	14	4.8%	40	30	0.8	108.0	9.7	0	0	0	1	7	0.2
Career		—	181	—	619	508	111	17	1	1.0	19.0	28	164	2	6	5	0	2	0.0%	10,719	86.6%	504	9.4%	636	381	—	—	—	1	1	0	6	41	—

Career Value · VORP

180 career value over replacement — #457 all-time of 4,649. 13.8/season above a replacement-level CB.

Career Profile

Led league 1×1 top-10

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #36 (Rd 2) · DET · 2013 · +20.2 vs expected KV-H

75actual

54.8 expected · Δ+20.2

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Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2013	22–23	DET	10	0*	30	24	6	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	5	0	—	0	3.8
2014	23–24	DET	16	16*	56	43	13	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	17	0	—	0	10.3
2015	24–25	DET	15	15*	56	45	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	13	0	—	0	9.4
2016	25–26	DET	13	12*	42	41	1	1	1	1.0	3.0	2	13	1	—	0	9.1
2017	26–27	DET	16	16*	59	53	6	1	0	0.0	1.0	8	26	0	1	0	19.5
2018	27–28	DET	15	14*	42	39	3	1	0	0.0	1.0	3	17	0	—	1	12
2019	28–29	DET	14	12*	44	34	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	2	13	0	1	0	8.9
2020	29–30	PHI	15	13*	56	50	6	2	0	0.0	2.0	1	6	0	—	0	6.2
2021	30–31	PHI	16	14*	49	37	12	5	0	0.0	5.0	3	9	0	2	3	10.5
2022	31–32	PHI	16	15*	53	38	15	0	0	0.0	0.0	3	14	0	—	0	9.7
2023	32–33	PHI	12	12*	50	41	9	1	0	0.0	1.0	2	15	0	—	1	9.2
2024	33–34	PHI	13	11*	46	35	11	3	0	0.0	3.0	0	13	1	1	0	7.7
2025	34–35	PIT	10	7*	36	28	8	1	0	0.0	1.0	0	3	0	1	0	3.9
Career			181	157*	619	508	111	17	1	—	—	28	164	2	6	5	120.2

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2013	22–23	DET	13	0*	—	0.0%	338	43.5%	170	42.9%
2014	23–24	DET	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,012	96.9%	30	7.1%
2015	24–25	DET	16	15*	—	0.0%	994	94.6%	48	11.1%
2016	25–26	DET	13	12*	—	0.0%	731	88.5%	46	13.7%
2017	26–27	DET	16	16*	—	0.0%	1,064	97.8%	83	17.3%
2018	27–28	DET	15	14*	—	0.0%	875	94.1%	46	10.9%
2019	28–29	DET	14	12*	—	0.0%	858	86.4%	5	1.1%
2020	29–30	PHI	15	13*	—	0.0%	884	85.7%	62	14.9%
2021	30–31	PHI	16	14*	2	0.2%	954	89.7%	—	0.0%
2022	31–32	PHI	17	15*	—	0.0%	1,003	89.0%	—	0.0%
2023	32–33	PHI	12	12*	—	0.0%	809	97.8%	—	0.0%
2024	33–34	PHI	14	11*	—	0.0%	699	79.9%	—	0.0%
2025	34–35	PIT	10	7*	—	0.0%	498	69.3%	14	4.8%
Career			187	157*	2	—	10,719	—	504	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2018	27–28	DET	15	14*	94	44	0.5	72.1	14.2	0	0	1	3	0.1
2019	28–29	DET	14	12*	93	52	0.6	81.6	13.5	1	1	0	6	0.1
2020	29–30	PHI	15	13*	90	69	0.8	111.9	9.6	0	0	2	5	0.1
2021	30–31	PHI	16	14*	85	50	0.6	74.4	10.3	0	0	0	8	0.1
2022	31–32	PHI	17	15*	79	46	0.6	83.9	10.5	0	0	1	3	0.1
2023	32–33	PHI	12	12*	80	49	0.6	80.2	10.5	0	0	0	7	0.1
2024	33–34	PHI	14	11*	75	41	0.5	81.9	10.5	0	0	1	2	0.0
2025	34–35	PIT	10	7*	40	30	0.8	108.0	9.7	0	0	1	7	0.2
Career			113	98*	636	381	—	—	—	1	1	6	41	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 75 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 75 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 13 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 69.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 75· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 63

On-field 45.5

Availability 17.5

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2013bestavg 61elite 702025

INTs career shape vs similar cornerbacks

2014-2023

Peak-aligned view: center line is each player's best INTs season; left/right show build-up, staying power, and decline. Comparison set uses same-position, overlapping-era comps when available.