Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ezekiel Ansah was born May 29, 1989, in Accra, Ghana. He applied to and was accepted at Brigham Young University. In his senior season the Cougars led the nation in red zone defense (opponent red zone percentage of .62), was second in rushing defense (84.25 yards/game), third in 3rd down conversion percentage (27.71%) and total defense (allowing 26.33 yards/game), fourth in first down defense (14.83/game), and fifth in scoring defense (176 total points). Additionally, they were in the top 25 in passing defense (13th), quarterback sacks (22nd), fourth down conversion defense (23rd), and tackles for loss (25th).

In 2013, he was drafted by the Detroit Lions with the 5th pick in the 1st round. On May 9, 2019, Ansah signed a one-year, $9 million deal with the Seattle Seahawks. Ansah dealt with nagging injuries once again, and only registered 2.5 sacks as a situational pass rusher for the team. On September 23, 2020, Ansah signed a one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers. In Week 4, he suffered a torn biceps and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on October 10.