The Green Bay Packers will be looking to explore all avenues this offseason for help at the wide receiver position. It is no secret that Green Bay will need to find a true number-one wide receiver for quarterback Jordan Love.
With a lot of questions at the position entering the 2025 season, it remains to be seen what the Packers will do about it this offseason. One intriguing free agent to potentially watch for this offseason is New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton. The Giants are not expected to re-sign him.
Dairylandexpress.com Writer Brian Sampson Thinks That the Green Bay Packers Should Target New York Giants Wide Receiver Darius Slayton In Free Agency This Offseason
Dairylandexpress.com writer Brian Sampson wrote about five different players that the Green Bay Packers should target this NFL offseason. One of the players he thinks Green Bay should target is New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton. Sampson said:
“The Packers will likely be priced out of the Tee Higgins sweepstakes—if they were even interested to begin with. Higgins could command as much as $30 million per year, with a team like the New England Patriots likely to make a strong push. That’s a number Green Bay should avoid.
Beyond Higgins, the top receivers in free agency come with major question marks.
Many are older veterans in decline, a market Green Bay typically steers clear of. If the Packers decide to address receiver in free agency rather than making a blockbuster trade, Darius Slayton could be an underrated option.
Slayton would bring much-needed speed to the Packers’ offense, something they’ll be desperately missing with Christian Watson expected to miss a large chunk of the 2025 season. While he’s not a direct replacement, he can help fill the playmaking void in Green Bay’s passing game.
In 2023, Slayton had a career year, hauling in 50 receptions (tying a career high) for 770 yards (a career high) and four touchdowns. His numbers dipped in 2024 due to the emergence of Malik Nabers and poor quarterback play in New York, but his ability to stretch the field remains valuable.
Slayton has averaged 15 yards per reception over his career and has posted four seasons of at least 700 receiving yards in five years.
While he wouldn’t be a game-changer, he would provide a reliable third option behind Romeo Doubs and Jayden Reed.
More importantly, he would give Jordan Love a veteran receiver he can count on, something the Packers desperately need as they take the next step toward Super Bowl contention.”
It would be intriguing to see how Darius Slayton would fit into this offense. Christian Watson may not be playing with the team at all during the 2025 season with a torn ACL. There is a chance that Romeo Doubs could be traded this offseason and may not fit into the long-term plans of the franchise.
Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks might be the only ones for sure who will be back on the roster next season for the Packers. Adding Darius Slayton would be a nice fit for Green Bay, but he is not a number-one option for Green Bay. They might need to find that in the NFL Draft.
Finding One In the Draft
Slayton is a very good number two wide receiver to have on your team, but he is not a number one. Green Bay needs a true number one wide receiver and there is a better chance of that finding that in the draft rather than signing the New York Giants free agent.
Darius Slayton should be a cheap option, but he may want more money than what he is asking for. Tee Higgins is pretty much off of the market for the Packers after it was announced that the Cincinnati Bengals will most likely franchise tag him.
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