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Justin Durant

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Dallas Cowboys · OLB

Justin Durant recorded 119 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars.

▶Best highlights

5.1

tackles/gm

3

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

119

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Justin Durant's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
2011
DETROITLIONS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 7, 2012

Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2012

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2007
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 5, 2008

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 5, 2008

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2007
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 12, 2008

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2008

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2009
HOUSTONTEXANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 6, 2009

Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2009

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2007
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 23, 2007

Oakland Raiders vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2007

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Justin Durant's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 14 total tackles

Regular Season
2009
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
TENNESSEETITANS
NOV 1, 2009

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Tennessee Titans

Regular Season · Nov 1, 2009

14 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2016
DALLASCOWBOYS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NOV 6, 2016

Dallas Cowboys vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2016

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2014
WASHINGTONCOMMANDERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
OCT 27, 2014

Washington Commanders vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Oct 27, 2014

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2007
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 23, 2007

Oakland Raiders vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2007

8 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2015
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
ATLANTAFALCONS
SEP 14, 2015

Philadelphia Eagles vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2015

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Justin Durant's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2010

01
JAXDURANT—Justin Durant
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

02
DETDURANT—Justin Durant
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

03
DALDURANT—Justin Durant
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

2015–2020

04
ATLDURANT—Justin Durant
ATLRYAN2Matt Ryan
ATLJONES11Julio Jones

A historic offense reaches the brink

Atlanta Falcons · The explosive Super Bowl team

Ryan won MVP in Kyle Shanahan's offense and Atlanta built a 28–3 lead in Super Bowl LI before New England completed the defining comeback.

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Franchise era

2016–present

05
DALDURANT—Justin Durant
DALPRESCOTT4Dak Prescott
DALELLIOTT21Ezekiel Elliott

Regular-season excellence meets January frustration

Dallas Cowboys · Dak, Zeke and the modern contenders

Prescott's immediate rise and Parsons's defensive impact kept Dallas among the league's most talented teams without a return to the conference championship game.

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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons119 career games453 career solo tackles5 career sacksCollege: HamptonDrafted by: JAXJersey: 523 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 9, 2007Most recent: Nov 23, 2017

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history