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DT2026 Draft Prospect

Zane Durant

Penn St.

Measurables

6'2"

290 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 1Projected · Round 1-2

Disruptive 3-Tech

Zane Durant projects as a disruptive 3-tech — a DT from Penn St. who tested with an elite athletic profile (82th composite). Combine line reads 6'2" · 290 lb, 4.75s 40, 33.5″ vertical, 112″ broad. College defensive line: 89 tackles · 10 sacks · 1 INT · 3 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 81 (overproduced the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

81A-

Dominance score · multi-component

Above-average producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

93th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

76th

2025

Breakout

15%

62th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

90th

Sacks/G · 0.21

Trait grades · 5 dimensions

N/A

Strength

No combine number on file — no bench on file

N/A

Power

No combine number on file — no bench on file

B+

Burst

75th percentile · 33.5" vert · 112" broad

C

Frame

23th percentile · 6'2" · 290 lb

A

Mobility

92th percentile · 4.75s 40 · —

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.46
  1. #1

    Luis Castillo

    2005 R1 · #28 · Northwestern · 6-3/303lb · 4.79s 40

    77

    sim

  2. #2

    Mike Neal

    2010 R2 · #56 · Purdue · 6-3/294lb · 4.87s 40

    76

    sim

  3. #3

    Jeremiah Ledbetter

    2017 R6 · #205 · Arkansas · 6-3/280lb · 4.84s 40

    76

    sim

Scheme fit

Sub-package interior rusher in a one-gap penetrating scheme.

X-Factor

Mobility grades in the 92th percentile — 4.75s 40.

Primary risk

Frame sits in the 23th percentile (6'2") — the headline weakness scouts will key on.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. DT class · 2000–2026 baseline
49

Athletic composite

49thAVERAGE

3 of 6 metrics graded

1× Great1× Excellent1× Strong
4.75s92ndGREAT
i

40-Yard

vs. 665

33.584thEXCELLENT
i

Vertical

vs. 568

112.065thSTRONG
i

Broad

vs. 544

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

i

Bench

No data

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

53

Athletic composite

53rdSOLID

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Great1× Poor
31.911thPOOR
i

Arm

vs. 271

10.694thGREAT
i

Hand

vs. 271

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2022PSU514010000
2023PSU17125020000
2024PSU422220130000
2025PSU2514112401140
Career89494031001140