Defensive tackle, Penn State, 2022–25
Zane Durant
Lettered 2022 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 294 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Lake Nona, FL
- Born
- May 1, 2004
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Zane Durant played defensive tackle at Penn State (2022–25). The Buffalo Bills took Durant in round 5, No. 181 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Northwestern, 2025Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Penn State | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 17 | 12 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Penn State | 42 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | Penn State | 25 | 14 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 89 | 49 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Penn State | 28 | DT | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Penn State | 28 | DT | So. | ||
| 2024 | Penn State | 28 | DT | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Penn State | 28 | DT | Sr. | 6′1″ | 294 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Penn State 8 games, 25 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Nevada | W 46–11 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Villanova | W 52–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Oregon | L 24–30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at UCLA | L 37–42 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Northwestern | L 21–22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Ohio State | L 14–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Indiana | L 24–27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Nebraska | W 37–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Penn State 15 games, 42 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at West Virginia | W 34–12 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Bowling Green | W 34–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Kent State | W 56–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Illinois | W 21–7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.UCLA | W 27–11 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at USC | W 33–30 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Wisconsin | W 28–13 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Ohio State | L 13–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Washington | W 35–6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Purdue | W 49–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Minnesota | W 26–25 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Maryland | W 44–7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. SMU | W 38–10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Boise State | W 31–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs. Notre Dame | L 24–27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Penn State 8 games, 17 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.West Virginia | W 38–15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Delaware | W 63–7 | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atIllinois | W 30–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atNorthwestern | W 41–13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atOhio State | L 12–20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Indiana | W 33–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Michigan | L 15–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Ole Miss | L 25–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Penn State 3 games, 5 tackles, 1 sack
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–17).
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅛″ |
| Weight | 290 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ |
| Hand size | 10⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 77⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.75 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 s |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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