Ezekiel Ansah ranks in the all-time elite tier for pass rushers — a career that places Ansah in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Ansah a career score of 82, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Reached 26% of the all-time Sacks leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 96%.
Career Value · VORP
157 career value over replacement — #585 all-time of 4,649. 22.4/season above a replacement-level EDGE.
Career Profile
Pick #5 (Rd 1) · DET · 2013 · +20.6 vs expected KV-H
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Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within edge rushers, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average edge rushers aging curve. Group peak age: 25. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).
Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.
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Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Ezekiel inherited the Detroit Lions DL room from Devin Taylor (2013–2016), and handed it to George Johnson (2014–2017).
The room is reconstructed from arrival order among durable members (≥4 seasons with the club) at the player’s position group — a lineage by arrival, not a week-by-week depth chart. Distinct from the league-wide positional GOAT torch.
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Joined SF (from SEA)
Last recorded season with SF
Joined SEA (from DET)
Drafted by DET — Round 1, Pick 5
From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | SF | 1 | W5Out· Biceps |
| 2019 | SEA | 0 | W1Questionable· ShoulderW2Questionable· ShoulderW4Questionable· BackW7Questionable· AnkleW8Questionable· AnkleW14Questionable· NeckW15Questionable· NeckW19Questionable· Neck |
| 2018 | DET | 2 | W2Questionable· ShoulderW3Questionable· ShoulderW4Out· ShoulderW5Out· ShoulderW7Questionable· ShoulderW8Questionable· ShoulderW9Questionable· ShoulderW10Questionable· ShoulderW11Questionable· ShoulderW12Questionable· Shoulder |
| 2017 | DET | 1 | W1Questionable· KneeW2Questionable· KneeW3Questionable· KneeW4Questionable· KneeW5Questionable· KneeW6Questionable· KneeW8Questionable· KneeW9Questionable· KneeW10Doubtful· BackW11Out· Back |
| 2016 | DET | 3 | W2Questionable· ShoulderW3Out· AnkleW4Out· AnkleW5Out· AnkleW6Questionable· AnkleW7Questionable· AnkleW9Questionable· AnkleW11Questionable· AnkleW12Questionable· AnkleW13Questionable· Ankle |
| 2015 | DET | 0 | W4Questionable· GroinW14Questionable· Hamstring / Elbow |
| 2014 | DET | 0 | W3Questionable· Knee |
| 2013 | DET | 0 | W4Questionable· AbdomenW10Doubtful· AnkleW11Questionable· AnkleW15Questionable· Shoulder |
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Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 7-season peers. See all →
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 8 seasons.
Composite score across availability, IR frequency, and injury severity. See all →
Sacks translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.
| Season | Actual Sacks | Sacks/G | → 2025 Sacks | → 2025 /G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8 | 0.6 | 10+2 | 0.6 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 7-0.5 | 0.4 |
| 2015 | 14.5 | 0.9 | 14-0.5 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0.2 | 3+1 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0.9 | 14+2 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0.7 | 10+6 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 4+1.5 | 0.2 |
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94% match
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Wore 3 distinct franchise crests across 8 seasons (2013–2020) — a true nomad. The crest trail: