Stock up: Darius Slayton

Slayton’s stats might not jump out at you, but his reliability as a big-play threat should.

Slayton caught another touchdown pass on Sunday, his eighth, which leads all NFL rookies. He’s had three touchdown catches in the last two games.

Slayton was only supposed to be a fifth-round development pick for the Giants, but he has turned himself into possibly the premier weapon at wide receiver that this team might need.

Even with Golden Tate and Sterling Shepard, Slayton might be the one who becomes the Giants number one receiver of the future.

Stock down: Will Hernandez

It’s really shocking to see Hernandez struggle out there after such an impressive rookie performance and looking like someone who would anchor the line for years.

Maybe it’s a sophomore slump. Who knows. But Hernandez is struggling. Badly.

He’s missing blocks and he’s also missing on stunts too. And it’s becoming a frequent occurrence out there.

With that said, Hernandez is still young enough to get better and improve, and he definitely doesn’t seem like he’s Ereck Flowers in between the ears either. For the Giants sake, they’d hope his improvements on the field happen sooner rather than later.

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