ZIGGY ANSAHAnsah, Ezekiel NanaHeight: 6-5 Weight: 275 Born: May 29, 1989 Accra, Ghana High School: Presbyterian Boys' (Legon, Ghana) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Brigham Young | Not on Team |
| 2010 | Brigham Young | Lettered |
| 2011 | Brigham Young | Lettered |
| 2012 | Brigham Young | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (5th overall) 2013 Detroit Lions |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 94 | RDE | 14 | 12 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 94 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 94 | RDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 94 | RDE | 13 | 13 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL | 94 | RDE | 14 | 14 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 94 | RDE | 7 | 2 |
| 2019 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2019 SEA NFL | 94 | LDE | 11 | 1 |
| 2020 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)2020 SF NFL | 94 | RDE | 2 | 0 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 93 | 74 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/25/2013 | 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL |
| Signed | 5/10/2013 | 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL |
| Free Agent (Franchise Tag) | 2/27/2018 | 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL |
| Signed | 4/17/2018 | 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/11/2018 | 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2019 | 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL |
| Signed | 5/10/2019 | 2019 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2019 SEA NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/18/2020 | 2019 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2019 SEA NFL |
| Signed | 9/23/2020 | 2020 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)2020 SF NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/10/2020 | 2020 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)2020 SF NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/17/2021 | 2020 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)2020 SF NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 555 | 0 | 0.0 | 547 | 53.1 | 8 | 1.7 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 668 | 0 | 0.0 | 664 | 63.5 | 4 | 0.9 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 726 | 0 | 0.0 | 659 | 62.8 | 67 | 14.6 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 500 | 0 | 0.0 | 495 | 48.2 | 5 | 1.2 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL | 520 | 0 | 0.0 | 516 | 47.3 | 4 | 0.9 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 146 | 14.8 | 8 | 1.8 |
| 2019 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2019 SEA NFL | 352 | 0 | 0.0 | 347 | 31.7 | 5 | 1.1 |
| 2020 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)2020 SF NFL | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3510 | 0 | 3408 | 102 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 8.0 | 72.0 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 7.5 | 56.5 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 14.5 | 99.0 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL | 12.0 | 75.0 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 4.0 | 26.0 |
| 2019 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2019 SEA NFL | 2.5 | 23.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 50.5 | 370.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2019 SEA NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL)2017 DET NFL | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2019 SEA NFL | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 236 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 63 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 8 | 1 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Detroit Lions (NFL)2018 DET NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2019 SEA NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 23 | 3 | 20 | 143 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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