Ezekiel
Ansah.
Ezekiel
Ansah.
BYU· 6'5"· 271 lb· 4.56s 40
Ansah projects as a developmental edge defender in a 4-3 attacking front, where his length and raw athleticism can be weaponized in pursuit.
Initially a sub-package pass rusher, ceiling as a premier force defender and sack artist.
Best deployed as a stand-up 3-4 outside linebacker where his size can be overcome by larger offensive linemen.
A highly athletic but raw prospect, Ansah has the physical tools to develop into an elite pass rusher with proper coaching and scheme fit.
Selected #5 overall in Round 1 of the 2013 NFL Draft by Detroit Lions out of BYU.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.56sp50
- Vertical
- 34.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 118inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.11sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.26sp50
- Bench
- 21repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BYU | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | BYU | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | BYU | 13 | 62 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | — | 31 | 72 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Parsed from Sports-Reference CFB career page via Firecrawl.
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Ezekiel Ansah played for the Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, and San Francisco 49ers. He had a Pro Bowl season in 2015 but struggled with injuries later in his career, preventing sustained elite performance.
Data note: Parsed from Sports-Reference CFB career page via Firecrawl.