The Buffalo Bills selected Zane Durant, a defensive tackle from Penn State, with the 181st pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. They traded down from the 168th pick and added another selection in the process.
TheĀ Buffalo BillsĀ continued to add talent in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft, selecting Penn State DT Zane Durant at 181st overall.
Buffalo traded down yet again from 168 to 181 and added pick 213 in the process. They had some need for depth at their defensive tackle rotation, and added Durant at the position.
Here are highlights of Durant to help Bills fans become familiar with what he'll bring to Buffalo:
Zane Durant (#28) Penn State
- Quickness off the snap
- Ironman durability with 658 snaps played in 2024 and another 476 in 2025
- 71 career pressures
- Improved his missed tackle rate in 2025 down to just 7.7% on the season
- Havoc creator that constantly stays active
- Strong⦠pic.twitter.com/6WmCwky8B3
ā Bengals & Brews (@BengalsBrews) January 15, 2026
Penn State DT Zane Durant (Rd 3-4):
- First-step explosiveness
- Low center of gravity
- Bend and flexibility on stunts
- Quick and active hands
- 4.75 40, 1.66 10
- 6ā1ā, 290 lbs
- Shorter arms
- Washed out vs. double teams
- Wonāt be trusted to two-gap pic.twitter.com/R706gNimtO
ā Jacob Infante (@jacobinfante24) March 22, 2026
Zane Durant teleports into the backfield pic.twitter.com/m2ZsQ9VmIX
ā James Foster (@NoFlagsFilm)
Zane Durant plays as a defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills.
Zane Durant was selected 181st overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
The Buffalo Bills traded down from the 168th pick to acquire the 181st pick, along with an additional pick at 213.
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Zane Durant had his best game of this season yesterday! Thatās how you jack up a guard pic.twitter.com/DY1NHunbge
ā LandonTengwall (@LandonTengwall) November 9, 2025
Penn State DT Zane Durant was too quick for most of the interior OL in Mobile pic.twitter.com/91chLFWfPK
ā Joe DeLeone (@joedeleone) January 28, 2026
This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: 2026 NFL draft: Highlights of Bills' fifth round pick Zane Durant