Zane Durant
Zane Durant
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Penn State. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 1 sacks against Northwestern, Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 89 tackles — drafted at #181 overall by Buffalo.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under James Franklin.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Buffalo2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 25 | 14 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Penn State | 42 | 22 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 17 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 89 | 49 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Hale Motu'apuaka’s 2022 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Florentine's senior season at Wyoming (2025).
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