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Jersey Number 95
Chris Slayton
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- University Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Crete Monee
Bio
Career Overview:Â Dominant force on the interior of the Orange defense from 2015-18, including serving as the full-time starter at defensive tackle for three seasons ... In 49 career games (42 starts), tallied 107 tackles (66 solo) with 32.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, three pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick ... Ended his career ninth all-time at Syracuse in tackles for loss ... Attended the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine ... Played in the 2019 East-West Shrine Game and had one tackle and one quarterback hit as a member of the East squad ... 2015 College Football News Honorable Mention Freshman All-American ... Redshirted in 2014 ... Four letters.
Senior Year (2018): Earned All-ACC and All-ECAC Honorable Mention recognition ... Team's defensive captain ... Winner of Syracuse's Ben Schwartzwalder Award as the team's exemplary football player ... Started every game (13) for the third straight season ... Collected 24 tackles (16 solo), eight tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and caused one fumble ... Had two tackles at Western Michigan (8/31) in the season opener ... Made one tackle for loss versus Florida State (9/15) ... Two tackles, including a half tackle for loss, versus Connecticut (9/22) ... Notched four solo tackles, tied his personal best with two tackles for loss, and had one sack at Clemson (9/29) ... Carded two tackles, including one for a loss, in SU's double-overtime win against North Carolina (10/20) ... Sacked quarterback Ryan Finley for a loss of six yards versus NC State (10/27) ... Against Louisville (11/9) in his final game at the Carrier Dome, registered three tackles, 1.5 sacks and forced a fumble ... Tallied a pair of tackles at Boston College (11/24) ... Had a season-high six tackles, including one for a loss, versus West Virginia (12/28) in the Camping World Bowl ... Member of the Fall 2018 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.Â
Junior Year (2017): Started all 12 games … Tallied 28 total tackles (18 solo) … Second on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss, including one sack ... Forced one fumble, broke up a pass and blocked one kick … Five games with 3+ tackles and made at least one tackle in every game … Against Central Connecticut State (9/1), logged three tackles, including one for a loss … Had one tackle for loss and forced a fumble against Middle Tennessee (9/9) … Recorded two tackles and broke up a pass versus Central Michigan (9/16) … Served as SU’s defensive captain and carded a season-high six tackles at LSU (9/23) … Three tackles, including a sack that knocked quarterback Kelly Bryant out of the game, versus Clemson (10/13) … Recorded four tackles, including one for a loss, at Miami (10/21) … Against Wake Forest (11/11), had one tackle and blocked the first kick of his career when he rejected an extra point in the third quarter ... The loose ball was picked up by Scoop Bradshaw and returned 86 yards for the first defensive two-point conversion in SU history ... Against Boston College (11/25), posted four tackles, including tying his career high with two tackles for loss.
Sophomore Year (2016): Started all 12 games, including the first three at defensive end, before moving inside to his more natural position of tackle ... Led the SU defensive line with 33 tackles (18 solo) ... Paced the Orange with four sacks and tied for the team lead with 10 tackles for loss ... Seven games with 3+ tackles ... Also forced two fumbles, broke up a pass and recovered a fumble ... Served as SU’s defensive game captain twice (vs. Louisville, vs. Florida State) ... Against Colgate (9/2), made his first start at defensive end and logged three tackles, including a career-best two sacks ... Elected defensive game captain versus Louisville (9/9) ... Made three tackles and forced a fumble versus USF (9/17) ... Career-high seven tackles, including one sack, at Connecticut (9/24) ... Against Virginia Tech (10/15), made three tackles, including one for a loss, and forced a fumble on quarterback Jerod Evans late in the fourth quarter that helped seal SU’s 31-17 triumph ... Five tackles, including one for a loss, at Boston College (10/22) ... Three solo tackles, including a sack, and broke up a pass versus NC State (11/12) ... Against Florida State (11/19), served as team defensive captain and carded one tackle for a loss ... At Pittsburgh (11/26), had two tackles, including one for a loss, and recovered his first career fumble.
Freshman Year (2015): College Football News Honorable Mention Freshman All-American ... Played in all 12 games with five starts at defensive tackle, including a first-string role in the season’s first four games ... Recorded 22 tackles (14 solo) and ranked fourth on the Orange with six tackles for loss ... Against Rhode Island (9/4), made his first career start and was credited with one tackle ... Against Wake Forest (9/12), tallied a season-high three solo tackles ... Made three tackles, including a season-best 1.5 for a loss, versus Central Michigan (9/19) ... At USF (10/10), finished with two solo tackles, including one for a loss, and forced the first fumble of his career ... Set a season high with five tackles (all assisted) at Virginia (10/17) ... Had two tackles, including one for a loss, and recorded the first pass breakup of his career, at Louisville (11/7).
2014: Redshirt season … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.
High School: Played for head coach John Konecki … Led Crete Monee to the 2013 IHSA 6A state title … 2013 Chicago Tribune All-State Second Team … 2012 Chicago Tribune All-State Special Mention … Won two Southland Conference championships … Named all-conference in 2012 after leading the team to a 14-0 record and recording 61 tackles, nine sacks and three forced fumbles.
Personal: Christopher Jon Slayton … Born in August 1996 … Son of Lemuel Slayton and Loren Slayton-Slaughter … One brother … Communication and rhetorical studies major.
Senior Year (2018): Earned All-ACC and All-ECAC Honorable Mention recognition ... Team's defensive captain ... Winner of Syracuse's Ben Schwartzwalder Award as the team's exemplary football player ... Started every game (13) for the third straight season ... Collected 24 tackles (16 solo), eight tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and caused one fumble ... Had two tackles at Western Michigan (8/31) in the season opener ... Made one tackle for loss versus Florida State (9/15) ... Two tackles, including a half tackle for loss, versus Connecticut (9/22) ... Notched four solo tackles, tied his personal best with two tackles for loss, and had one sack at Clemson (9/29) ... Carded two tackles, including one for a loss, in SU's double-overtime win against North Carolina (10/20) ... Sacked quarterback Ryan Finley for a loss of six yards versus NC State (10/27) ... Against Louisville (11/9) in his final game at the Carrier Dome, registered three tackles, 1.5 sacks and forced a fumble ... Tallied a pair of tackles at Boston College (11/24) ... Had a season-high six tackles, including one for a loss, versus West Virginia (12/28) in the Camping World Bowl ... Member of the Fall 2018 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.Â
Junior Year (2017): Started all 12 games … Tallied 28 total tackles (18 solo) … Second on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss, including one sack ... Forced one fumble, broke up a pass and blocked one kick … Five games with 3+ tackles and made at least one tackle in every game … Against Central Connecticut State (9/1), logged three tackles, including one for a loss … Had one tackle for loss and forced a fumble against Middle Tennessee (9/9) … Recorded two tackles and broke up a pass versus Central Michigan (9/16) … Served as SU’s defensive captain and carded a season-high six tackles at LSU (9/23) … Three tackles, including a sack that knocked quarterback Kelly Bryant out of the game, versus Clemson (10/13) … Recorded four tackles, including one for a loss, at Miami (10/21) … Against Wake Forest (11/11), had one tackle and blocked the first kick of his career when he rejected an extra point in the third quarter ... The loose ball was picked up by Scoop Bradshaw and returned 86 yards for the first defensive two-point conversion in SU history ... Against Boston College (11/25), posted four tackles, including tying his career high with two tackles for loss.
Sophomore Year (2016): Started all 12 games, including the first three at defensive end, before moving inside to his more natural position of tackle ... Led the SU defensive line with 33 tackles (18 solo) ... Paced the Orange with four sacks and tied for the team lead with 10 tackles for loss ... Seven games with 3+ tackles ... Also forced two fumbles, broke up a pass and recovered a fumble ... Served as SU’s defensive game captain twice (vs. Louisville, vs. Florida State) ... Against Colgate (9/2), made his first start at defensive end and logged three tackles, including a career-best two sacks ... Elected defensive game captain versus Louisville (9/9) ... Made three tackles and forced a fumble versus USF (9/17) ... Career-high seven tackles, including one sack, at Connecticut (9/24) ... Against Virginia Tech (10/15), made three tackles, including one for a loss, and forced a fumble on quarterback Jerod Evans late in the fourth quarter that helped seal SU’s 31-17 triumph ... Five tackles, including one for a loss, at Boston College (10/22) ... Three solo tackles, including a sack, and broke up a pass versus NC State (11/12) ... Against Florida State (11/19), served as team defensive captain and carded one tackle for a loss ... At Pittsburgh (11/26), had two tackles, including one for a loss, and recovered his first career fumble.
Freshman Year (2015): College Football News Honorable Mention Freshman All-American ... Played in all 12 games with five starts at defensive tackle, including a first-string role in the season’s first four games ... Recorded 22 tackles (14 solo) and ranked fourth on the Orange with six tackles for loss ... Against Rhode Island (9/4), made his first career start and was credited with one tackle ... Against Wake Forest (9/12), tallied a season-high three solo tackles ... Made three tackles, including a season-best 1.5 for a loss, versus Central Michigan (9/19) ... At USF (10/10), finished with two solo tackles, including one for a loss, and forced the first fumble of his career ... Set a season high with five tackles (all assisted) at Virginia (10/17) ... Had two tackles, including one for a loss, and recorded the first pass breakup of his career, at Louisville (11/7).
2014: Redshirt season … Named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.
High School: Played for head coach John Konecki … Led Crete Monee to the 2013 IHSA 6A state title … 2013 Chicago Tribune All-State Second Team … 2012 Chicago Tribune All-State Special Mention … Won two Southland Conference championships … Named all-conference in 2012 after leading the team to a 14-0 record and recording 61 tackles, nine sacks and three forced fumbles.
Personal: Christopher Jon Slayton … Born in August 1996 … Son of Lemuel Slayton and Loren Slayton-Slaughter … One brother … Communication and rhetorical studies major.
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