5 breakout stars to watch for New York Giants in 2020

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 09: David Mayo #55 of the New York Giants argues a no call with back judge Terrence Miles #111 during the fourth quarter after a Philadelphia Eagles touchdown at Lincoln Financial Field on December 9, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia defeats New York in overtime 23-17. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – DECEMBER 09: Wide receiver Darius Slayton #86 of the New York Giants runs in his second touchdown in the second quarter of the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on December 09, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images) /

2. WR Darius Slayton

He turned out to be the real gem of the 2019 draft class for GM Dave Gettleman. Last offseason, the New York Giants dealt away wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns. Of course, that left a gaping hole in the team’s pass-catching corps.

To fill that gap, the clubs added veteran wideout Golden Tate, formerly of the Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions and most recently the rival Philadelphia Eagles. He would serve a four-game suspension to start the season. But he still wound up finishing third on the club with 49 receptions, good for 676 yards and six scores – the latter the second-most on the team.

But Gettleman also used a fifth-round on wide receiver Darius Slayton and the former University of Auburn standout turned in a solid rookie campaign. After not playing in the season’s first two games, he finished right behind Tate with 48 receptions, but his 740 receiving yards and eight touchdown grabs led Big Blue.

Slayton enjoyed quite the stretch run, totaling 31 catches for 467 yards and five TDs in the team’s final seven outings – rolling up 100-plus receiving yards twice over that span. And look for Slayton to pick up where he left off late last season.

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