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Justin Ryan Durant 

2003 Graduate of Wilson High School

Attended Hampton University majoring in Sports Management

4 year starter and letterman at Wilson in football

Voted MVP Linebacker as Sophomore

All Conference as a Sophomore, Junior, and Senior at Wilson

Voted Most Outstanding Athlete as a Junior and Outstanding Male Athlete as a Senior at Wilson

SC Top 100 Players, All Region, All Area and HSSR All State as Junior

SC Top 100 (#34), All Region, All Area and HSSR All State as Senior with 131 tackles, 2 interceptions & 3 fumble recoveries

Starter in Shrine Bowl

Highest NFL player draft in Hampton University history

Second highest player from Division 1-AA ever drafted by Jaguars

Third highest linebacker ever drafted by Jaguars

First player in the history of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference to earn MEAC Defensive Player of the Year honor three times

Second in school history with 353 tackles with 185 solo

Contributed 10 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries & 4 interceptions

In 2006-Was selected as Sheridan Broadcasting Network Black College All-American three times, SBN Black College All-American first team & Defensive Player of the Year, Associated Press & The NFL Draft Report All-American Team
   Started all 12 games on a defense that ranked 6th nationally in scoring defense and led the MEAC with 98 tackles, 1 sack, 13 tackles for loss & 5 passes defensed

In 2005-Earned All-American honors from the NFL Draft Report, the Sports Network & Walter Camp Football Foundation while finishing third in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award which recognizes the top defensive player in 1-AA football
   Had 124 tackles in the MEAC which was second in the league

In 2004-Earned All-American honor and named first team All-MEAC

All-MEAC as Junior & Senior