Zane Durant: DT · Penn State · #28.
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Zane Durant
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The four seasons at Penn State span two head coaches: James Franklin and Terry Smith. On tape: 8 tackles and 1 sack against Northwestern, Week 7, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 46-11vs Nevada | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-6vs Villanova | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-30vs No. 6 Oregon | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-42@ UCLA | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-22vs Northwestern | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 14-38@ No. 1 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-27vs No. 2 Indiana | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-10vs Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 14 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%4 TFLSack rate
16%4 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry25 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 4 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Terry Smith
Pass share
42.0%
339 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
62.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #19 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Penn State, 89 tackles — drafted at #181 overall by the Buffalo Bills.
A stat line in 35 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: James Franklin → Terry Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Buffalo Bills2026 NFL rookie season
Buffalo Bills2026 NFL rookie season
