He played college football for the Hampton Pirates and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2007 NFL draft.

He played in the NFL for the Jaguars, Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons.

Durant graduated from Wilson High School in Florence, South Carolina in 2003.

He was a four-year starter and a teammate of future NFL player Lawrence Timmons.

As a true freshman, he appeared in 8 games and missed 3 contests with a hand injury.

He received Defensive Player of the Year honors in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and All-Eastern Region Team from the Don Hansen Gazette.

He made 15 tackles (8 solo) and one interception in the 14-10 win over #19 ranked South Carolina State University.

He finished third in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award which recognizes the top defensive player in Division I-AA.

Received MEAC Defensive Player of the Year and Associated Press All-American honors.

In 2010, he started 9 out of 10 games at weakside linebacker, missing 6 contests with ankle and groin injuries.

On March 27, 2013, Durant signed a two-year, $1.96 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys, who were transitioning into a 4-3 defense.

He first suffered a groin injury against the San Diego Chargers, that caused him to miss a game.

[8] In 2014, after Sean Lee was lost for the season, the plan was for Durant to replace him at middle linebacker, until the Cowboys acquired Rolando McClain in a trade from the Baltimore Ravens.

He was then moved to the weakside linebacker spot and his level of play earned him the defensive captain role.

[9] He was having arguably the best season of his career and was the team's leading tackler, until suffering a torn bicep in Week 8.

On March 10, 2015, Durant was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons, with the intention of making him their starting strongside linebacker.

[14] Durant was considering retirement before being signed by the Dallas Cowboys to a one-year deal on July 18, 2016, to provide depth at linebacker for a suspended Rolando McClain and other injured players.

He had a key pass deflection to help preserve a win in the fourth quarter of the second game of the season against the Washington Redskins.

He suffered an elbow injury against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, that made the team decide to save him for the playoffs and declared him inactive for the last 2 games.

On July 20, 2017, Durant re-signed with the Cowboys and was assigned to the non-football injury list, while recovering from elbow surgery.

He wasn't as effective as in his previous seasons, playing in 7 games with 3 starts in place of an injured Sean Lee.

On December 26, he was released to make room to activate linebacker Tre'Von Johnson.