Ezekiel Ansah Madden Career 2014-2020 - Peak 90 OVR
Accra-born BYU walk-on taken fifth overall in 2013
Ezekiel Ansah was born May 29, 1989, in Accra, Ghana, and arrived at Brigham Young University in 2008 on an academic scholarship. He was cut from the basketball team twice and ran track before walking on to the football team in 2010, having never played the sport. He recorded 4.5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss in 2012, and Detroit drafted him fifth overall in 2013.
He had eight sacks as a rookie, the most among NFL first-year players that season, and Madden NFL 25 listed him at 78 for 2013. He added 7.5 sacks in 2014 and 14.5 in 2015, third in the league, which brought a Pro Bowl selection and second-team Associated Press All-Pro honors. Madden NFL 16 listed him at 88 for 2015, and Madden NFL 17 followed with a 90 for 2016, his highest.
An ankle injury held him to two sacks in 2016. He recorded 12 in 2017, including three games with three sacks, the first Detroit player to do that in a season. A shoulder injury limited him to seven games in 2018. He signed with Seattle in 2019 and had 2.5 sacks, the season Madden NFL 20 listed him at 80, and a torn biceps ended his 2020 season in San Francisco after two games. He finished with 50.5 sacks and 12 forced fumbles in 93 games.
Ezekiel Ansah Madden Career Milestones
- Peak rating: 90 OVR in Madden NFL 2017 (age 27)
- Appeared in 7 Madden releases (Madden NFL 2014 through Madden NFL 2020)
- Entered at 78 OVR in Madden NFL 2014, climbed 12 points to his peak
- Biggest single-year rise: 6 points into Madden NFL 2016
- Played for 2 franchises: Lions, Seahawks
- Listed as a defensive lineman in every Madden release
- Final Madden appearance: Madden NFL 2020 at 80 OVR
Ezekiel Ansah Madden Career Ratings
| Madden | Team | Pos | OVR | Speed | ACC | AGI | STR | JMP | STA | INJ | TGH | AWR | PRC | THP | TAS | TAM | TAD | PAC | TOR | CAR | TRK | BCV | SFA | SPM | JKM | CTH | SPC | CIT | SRR | MRR | DRR | RLS | RBK | PBK | IBL | TAK | POW | PUR | MCV | ZCV | PRS | KPW | KAC | KRN |
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2014 2013 NFL season
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LDE | 78 | 83 | - | 85 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 94 | 74 | 48 | 48 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 62 | 35 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 78 | 92 | 83 | 35 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 10 |
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2015 2014 NFL season
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LDE | 82 | 83 | 92 | 83 | 84 | 86 | 83 | 94 | 74 | 65 | 63 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 62 | 35 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 79 | 90 | 82 | 35 | 53 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 10 |
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2016 2015 NFL season
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RDE | 88 | 83 | 90 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 83 | 94 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 62 | 35 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 80 | 90 | 87 | 35 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 10 |
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2017 2016 NFL season
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RDE | 90 | 85 | 89 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 74 | 81 | 81 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 62 | 35 | 45 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 80 | 90 | 87 | 35 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 10 |
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2018 2017 NFL season
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RDE | 84 | 85 | 89 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 74 | 83 | 83 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 62 | 35 | 37 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 87 | 81 | 88 | 84 | 36 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 10 |
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2019 2018 NFL season
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DE | 83 | 84 | 89 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 62 | 35 | 37 | 30 | 25 | 15 | - | 4 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 87 | 82 | 88 | 83 | 36 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 10 |
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2020 2019 NFL season
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DE | 80 | 84 | 88 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 82 | 76 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 62 | 35 | 37 | 30 | 25 | 15 | - | 4 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 87 | 82 | 88 | 83 | 31 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 10 |
Era Defensive Linemen who played alongside Ezekiel Ansah
Ezekiel Ansah Madden Ratings by Year
Ezekiel Ansah Madden NFL 2014 rating: 78 OVR (2013 NFL season, DET). Ezekiel Ansah Madden NFL 2015 rating: 82 OVR (2014 NFL season, DET). Ezekiel Ansah Madden NFL 2016 rating: 88 OVR (2015 NFL season, DET). Ezekiel Ansah Madden NFL 2017 rating: 90 OVR (2016 NFL season, DET). Ezekiel Ansah Madden NFL 2018 rating: 84 OVR (2017 NFL season, DET). Ezekiel Ansah Madden NFL 2019 rating: 83 OVR (2018 NFL season, DET). Ezekiel Ansah Madden NFL 2020 rating: 80 OVR (2019 NFL season, SEA).