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 83, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.

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Ezekiel Ansah

1× Pro BowlTop 5% all-time pass rushersAll-Time Great🌅 Early Bloomer · 2015

Height6'5"

Weight275 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

159 career value over replacement — #590 all-time of 4,695. 22.7/season above a replacement-level EDGE.

Career Profile

2 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #5 (Rd 1) · DET · 2013 · +19.7 vs expected KV-H

83actual

63.3 expected · Δ+19.7

💔+49 stolen VORP·2.16 szns lost

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2013	24	DET	14	—	32	19	13	7	11	8.0	26.0	0	1	2	—	0	0	—	0.0%	554	62.9%	8	1.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	25	DET	16	—	49	37	12	13	26	7.5	46.5	0	0	3	—	0	0	—	0.0%	663	63.3%	4	0.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	26	DET	16	—	45	37	8	15	34	14.5	63.5	0	1	4	2	0	0	—	0.0%	657	62.9%	67	14.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	27	DET	13	—	34	20	14	7	15	2.0	24.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	496	58.7%	5	1.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	28	DET	14	—	40	35	5	15	17	12.0	44.0	0	0	1	1	0	0	—	0.0%	516	54.9%	4	1.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	29	DET	7	—	11	7	4	3	7	4.0	14.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	146	34.4%	8	4.0%	0	0	—	—	—	9	2	3	0	1	0.1
2019	30	SEA	11	—	16	10	6	3	8	2.5	13.5	0	2	2	2	0	0	—	0.0%	338	46.2%	5	1.4%	2	0	0.0	39.6	-0.5	10	3	4	0	4	0.2
2020	31	SF	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	34	30.5%	1	2.0%	0	0	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	—
Career		—	93	—	227	165	62	63	118	50.5	231.5	0	4	12	5	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	—	—	—	20	6	7	0	5	—

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A top 5% all-time edge rusher — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history. Their excellent per-snap efficiency underscores the elite level they operated at.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 159 · #590 · High-Value

Worth 159 points of value above a freely-available replacement edge rusher — top 14% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 7 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +22.7 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

7 cleared

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Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+22.7

Avg surplus

peak +48

7 seasons × ~22.7 surplus ≈ VORP 159