Career Summary
Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah came to BYU from Ghana and joined the football team as a sophomore. As a three-time letterman he played in 31 games with nine starts. He recorded 72 total tackles, 4.5 sacks, 10 pass breakups and seven quarterback hurries during his career. He notched a career-high eight tackles twice as a senior and helped BYU to a No. 3 national ranking in total defense the same season. Ansah was named to two all-independent teams and received an All-American honorable mention.
Professional
- Selected as the Detriot Lion's first round no. 5 overall pick in 2013 (the highest defensive pick for the Cougars)
- Led all NFL rookies in sacks in 2013
Personal
- Born in Accra, Ghana
- Parents are Edward and Elizabeth
- Favorite food is fufu and peanut butter soup
- Excels at FIFA soccer
- Speaks Twi and Fante, two local Ghanaian dialects
- Favorite athlete is LeBron James
- Majoring in actuarial science with a minor in math
- Enrolled at BYU in 2008 and participated on the track team in 2009 before joining the football team in 2010
Before BYU
- Prepped at Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School
Career Stats
| Career | Tackles | Sacks | Interceptions | Misc | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | GP | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL/YDS | NO | YDS | INT | YDS | TD | FF | FR | FRYDS | QBH | PBU |
| 2012 | 13 | 35 | 27 | 62 | 13 / 37 | 4 | 20 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS: | 31 | 39 | 33 | 62 | 13 / 37 | 4 | 20 | 1 | -2 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | 10 |