Durant is one of those interior linemen whose first step makes you hit rewind on every snap — the get-off is genuinely rare for the position, and he converts that burst into real disruption when one-gapped and let loose. But at 6-1, 290 with 31 7/8-inch arms, there's a hard ceiling on what he can do when double-teams find him, and his 2025 production crash (4.5 TFL after 11.0 the year prior) tells you the tools haven't become technique yet. He's a scheme-dependent penetrator who'll thrive as a sub-package 3-tech in a slanting, one-gap system but will get swallowed whole in two-gap assignments. The floor is a rotational pass-rusher who gives you 20 quality snaps; the ceiling is a Bilal Nichols-type starter in the right defense if a DL coach can refine his hand usage and teach him gap discipline.

• 🏎️Elite first-step explosiveness off the snap — fastest 40 time (4.75) among all DTs at the 2026 combine, tied for 4th-fastest DT combine 40 in history
• 🪽Natural leverage advantage from compact frame; rarely loses the pad-level battle in one-on-one situations
• 💨Effective penetrating quickness when slanting or stunting, with the lateral agility to slip through gaps before blockers can react
• 🦬Legitimate speed-to-power conversion that belies his size; can collapse the pocket from the interior on bull rushes against single blocks
• 🔥High motor and effort player who chases plays sideline to sideline with unusual range for an interior defender

• 🪵Undersized frame (6-1, 290, 31 7/8-inch arms) gets routinely washed out by double-teams and combo blocks at the point of attack
• 🏎️Underdeveloped pass-rush repertoire — overly reliant on initial burst with no consistent counter moves when first rush is stalled
• −Gap discipline is a real concern; over-penetrates and creates cutback lanes against zone runs rather than holding responsibility
• 🪵Inconsistent hand usage limits ability to stack and shed against blockers with superior length