Yasir Durant

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Yasir Durant
No. 70 – DC Defenders
Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1998-05-21) May 21, 1998 (age 26)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:330 lb (150 kg)
Career information
High school: Imhotep
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College: Arizona Western (2016)
Missouri (2017–2019)
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021
Games played:18
Games started:2
Player stats at PFR

Yasir Durant (born May 21, 1998) (pronounced: YAH-seer) [1] is an American football offensive guard for the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Missouri and signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2020. He has played in the NFL for the Chiefs, New England Patriots, and New Orleans Saints.

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College career

Durant played college football at Missouri. Before transferring to Missouri, Durant played college football at Arizona Western College and signed with Missouri as the third ranked junior college prospect at his position. [2] He started 33 of the 34 games he appeared in during his time at Missouri. [3]

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Durant went undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, a surprise to some analysts who had him projected as a third-round draft pick. [4] He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on April 30, 2020. [5] Durant made the Chiefs final 53-man roster on September 5. [6]

New England Patriots

The Kansas City Chiefs traded Durant to the New England Patriots for a 2022 seventh-round pick on September 1, 2021. [7]

On August 30, 2022, Durant was waived by the Patriots. [8]

New Orleans Saints

On September 20, 2022, Durant signed with the practice squad of the New Orleans Saints. [9] He was promoted to the active roster on November 19, then waived two days later and re-signed back to the practice squad. [10] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023. [11] On June 15, Durant was waived by the Saints. [12]

Denver Broncos

On July 31, 2023, Durant signed with the Denver Broncos. [13] He was waived by the Broncos five days later. [14]

DC Defenders

On March 14, 2024, Durant signed with the DC Defenders of the United Football League (UFL). [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Yasir Durant, T, Kansas City Chiefs". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ Andrews, Joe (May 10, 2020). "Missouri offensive lineman Yasir Durant hopes to make an impact for the coach he grew up watching". SI.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  3. ↑ Dixon, John (May 6, 2020). "New Chiefs offensive lineman Yasir Durant grew up cheering Andy Reid". Arrowhead Pride. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ Campbell, Charlie. "Why Undrafted?: Yasir Durant". walterfootball.com. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  5. ↑ Goldman, Charles (April 30, 2020). "Chiefs GM Brett Veach talks UDFA offensive linemen Yasir Durant, Darryl Williams". Chiefs Wire. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  6. ↑ Baker, Max (September 5, 2020). "Yasir Durant makes Chiefs' final roster; other former MU players waived". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  7. ↑ New England Patriots Staff (September 1, 2021). "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach 53-Man Roster Limit; Acquire OL Yasir Durant in a Trade with Kansas City". Patriots.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach 53-Man Roster Limit". Patriots.com. August 30, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Saints release practice squad guard, sign new backup OL Yasir Durant". USAToday.com. September 20, 2022.
  10. ↑ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. November 19, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Saints sign eight to reserve/future contracts". NewOrleansSaints.com. January 9, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Saints sign Lynn Bowden, Keke Coutee". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  13. ↑ @AricDiLalla (July 31, 2023). "Broncos roster news: Denver has signed G Yasir Durant and waived T Christian DiLauro" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ DiLalla, Aric (August 5, 2023). "Broncos sign DT Forrest Merrill, designate G Yasir Durant as waived/injured". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  15. ↑ "UFL Player Transactions, Thursday March 14, 2024". UFLBoard.com. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
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