Zane Durant
| No. 92 – Buffalo Bills | |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Roster status |  Injured reserve |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 6, 2004[1] Plant City, Florida, U.S. [2] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 290 lb (132 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lake Nona (Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida) |
| College | Penn State (2022–2025) |
| NFL draft | 2026: 5th round, 181st overall pick |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Zane Marquis Alexander Durant (born May 6, 2004)[1] is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected by the Bills in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL draft.
Early life
[edit]Durant was born in Plant City, Florida. His sports career began by playing soccer, basketball, and flag football at the Plant City Parks and Recreation Center before moving to Orlando, Florida with his family in 2009.[2] Durant attended Lake Nona High School in Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida.[3] He set the school record with 24.5 career sacks and single-season sack record with 15.5, which he had as a senior in 2021.[4] He was named the team MVP in 2020 and the Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 and 2020. Durant committed to Penn State University to play college football.[5][6]
College career
[edit]Durant played in 13 games as a true freshman at Penn State in 2022 and had five tackles and one sack. As a sophomore in 2023, he started 11 of 13 games, recording 17 tackles and two sacks.[7] He returned to Penn State in 2024 as a starter.[8]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+1⁄8 in (1.86 m) | 290 lb (132 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m) | 6 ft 5+7⁄8 in (1.98 m) | 4.75 s | 1.66 s | 2.74 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[9][10] | ||||||||||||
Durant was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round with the 181st pick of the 2026 NFL Draft.[11][12] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2026.[13]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Zane Durant Defensive Tackle Buffalo". nfldraftbuzz.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- 1 2 Michelle Caceres. "Plant City Family Cheers as Zane Durant Heads to the Buffalo Bills". plantcityobserver.com. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
- ↑ Durant, Zane. "Exclusive: Lake Nona 4-star DL Zane Durant announces college decision". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online.
- ↑ Vesely, Sophia (July 31, 2023). "Lake Nona's Zane Durant finds 'football heaven' at Penn State".
- ↑ "Lake Nona DL Zane Durant surprises family, commits to Penn State". July 8, 2021.
- ↑ Daniel Gallen (December 15, 2021). "Penn State gets 'generational' player in Florida defensive tackle signee Zane Durant". pennlive.
- ↑ Bob Flounders (August 15, 2024). "Remember Penn State DT Zane Durant's big hit vs. Northwestern? There's more to come in 2024". pennlive.
- ↑ Bodani, Frank. "Penn State football preview: Why Illinois 'better have a plan' for Zane Durant". York Daily Record.
- ↑ "Zane Durant Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Zane Durant College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ↑ Glab, Maddy (April 25, 2026). "'Physical and relentless' 3 things to know about Bills NFL Draft pick DT Zane Durant". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ Lysowski, Lance (May 11, 2026). "How Zane Durant convinced the Bills he was 'too good' to pass on in the draft". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on July 2, 2026. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Bills release 21 players, place 2 players on IR, 1 player on suspended". BuffaloBills.com. August 30, 2026.
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