Disruptive 3-Tech

Projected
Round 1-2

Drafted · Round 5 · Pick 181 · 181st overall
Durant suits up at /p/zane-durant
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 1Projected · Round 1-2Zane Durant projects as a disruptive 3-tech. A DT out of Penn St. who tested with an elite athletic profile (80th 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).
Dominance score · college production
Above-average producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Elite
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Strong
Peak season
40% wt2025
Above avg
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Elite
Efficiency
10% wtSacks/G · 0.21
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs DT CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
5 of 5 metrics graded
40-Yard
4.75s·92nd of 665
Vertical
33.5″·84th of 568
Broad
112.0″·65th of 544
Arm
31.9″·11th of 271
Hand
10.6″·94th of 271
40-Yard
vs. 665
Vertical
vs. 568
Broad
vs. 544
Arm
vs. 271
Hand
vs. 271
Trait grades
Strength
No combine number on file — no bench on file
Power
No combine number on file — no bench on file
Burst
75th percentile · 33.5" vert · 112" broad
Frame
23th percentile · 6'2" · 290 lb
Mobility
92th percentile · 4.75s 40 · —
NFL comparisons
● prospect·● historical comps
Aaron Donald
HOF2014 R1 · #13 · Pittsburgh · 6-1/285lb · 4.68s 40
70
sim
Mike Neal
2010 R2 · #56 · Purdue · 6-3/294lb · 4.87s 40
76
sim
Ta'Quon Graham
Unknown2021 R5 · #148 · Texas · 6-3/292lb · 4.89s 40
74
sim
X-Factor
Mobility grades in the 92th percentile. 4.75s 40.
Primary risk
Frame sits in the 23th percentile (6'2"). That's the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Scheme fit
Sub-package interior rusher in a one-gap penetrating scheme.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PSU | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | PSU | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | PSU | 42 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | PSU | 25 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Career | 89 | 49 | 40 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | |
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