Biography
WASHINGTON STATE
SENIOR (2024): RS-SENIOR (2024): Transferred from Akron in January and participated in spring practice…appeared in all 13 games, nine as a starter…made 50 tackles with two for loss and two interceptions…recovered one fumble…had seven pass breakups and two quarterback hurries…matched career-high with eight tackles, one for loss, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups in win over Texas Tech…made two stops in Apple Cup win over Washington…had five tackles including one for loss in win over San Jose State…picked off a pass at No. 25 Boise State…recorded five tackles and picked off a pass in win at Fresno State …made four stops in win over Hawaii…matched career-high with eight tackles and one pass breakup in the win at San Diego State…had two pass breakups at Oregon State…tallied three tackles against Wyoming…started, matched career-high with eight tackles against No. 21 Syracuse in Holiday Bowl.
AKRON
JUNIOR (2023): Played in all 12 games, totaling…had season-high six tackles against Bowling Green…lone interception came 33 tackles, 20 solo, with one tackle-for-loss…added one interception and seven pass breakups against Kentucky…recorded three tackles, all solo, and PBU in win over Kent State…had four tackles on three occasions (Temple, Buffalo, E. Michigan)…
SOPHOMORE (2022): Appeared in all 12 games, including nine starts...recorded 39 tackles, including 22 solo stops and 17 assisted tackles...registered a team-high three interceptions and six pass breakups, while adding 0.5 tackles for a loss and one blocked kick...posted a season-high seven tackles, including four solo stops, versus Miami...recorded a 76-yard interception for a touchdown at Northern Illinois...added interceptions against Saint Francis and Buffalo...blocked a kick at Liberty...tallied 0.5 sack versus Eastern Michigan.
FRESHMAN (2021): Appeared in all 12 games for the Zips, including a pair of starts...registered 25 tackles on the campaign, including 12 solo stops, while leading the Zips in fumble returns (1) and ranking third in tackles for a loss (2.5)...recorded a four tackles with one tackles for a loss, one sack, a forced fumble, fumble recovery and interception in the Zips’ win at Bowling Green en route to being named the Mid-American Conference East Division Defensive Player of the Week...in that game garnered his first career sack, a 10-yard loss, and in the process stripped the ball...posted a season-best eight tackles, including a trio of solo stops and a half a sack, at Toledo (Nov. 27)...netted five tackles and a half a sack against Kent State (Nov. 20)...recorded three tackles at No. 10 Ohio State (Sept. 25) and a week later added three more stops versus Ohio (Oct. 2).
FRESHMAN (2020): Appeared in three games for Akron...recorded one solo tackle at Buffalo (Dec. 12).
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at Canton McKinley High School for head coach Marcus Wattley...garnered second-team all-state accolades as a senior...posted 113 career tackles, including 83 solo stops, and collected 15 pass break-ups...finished prep career with 2,100 all-purpose yards and 10 touchdowns...as a senior, finished with 800 all-purpose yards on the offensive side of the ball, including four receptions for 65 yards...recorded four interceptions, eight pass break-ups and two forced fumbles as a senior...four-year letterwinner in basketball and one letter each in baseball and track.
PERSONAL: Majoring in marketing...son of Raymond and Tina Durant.
CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR G TT PT AT TFL SACKS FF FR PD INT/YDS
2020 (Akron) 3 1 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0
2021 (Akron) 12 25 12 13 2.5/-15 1.0/-10 1 0 2 1/0
2022 (Akron) 12 39 22 17 0.5/-1 0/0 0 0 9 3/1
2023 (Akron) 12 33 20 13 1.0/-2 0/0 0 0 8 1/0
Total 39 98 55 43 4.0/-18 1.0/-10 1 0 19 5/1
