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The thought of taking Ziggy at #6 is probably daunting for a lot of people. He is the most raw prospect in the draft, maybe ever, because he's only started one year, ever, and has only played 3 years of football. Went to America from Africa, was a track star, put on some weight to play football. Didn't know the rules or how to tie his shoes.
At 6'6 and 270 pounds he is an absolute monster of a kid. He also ran the 100m sprint in 10.91 - that's almost Olympic good (Obviously not at 270 pounds though). It's why it's unanimous that he's a first round pick, but debatable if that's mid or late round. I think that will change come the senior bowl/combine if he really shows up, and I think taking him early is still a steal.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpiOSwicEkk[/ame]
Being so raw, he is a project, and he's not going to get himself 13 sacks in his rookie year or maybe even his second year. But the sky is the limit with him. He could be absolutely brilliant. What kind of shocked me was that in 2012 he recorded 62 tackles, 35 solo, 13 for a loss, 4.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 9 passes batted down. It looks good, but what shocked me was when I consider our worries about what happened to Jabaal Sheard to give him a down year. Doubled, chipped, pushed and the focus of the opposition line. Well, Ziggy Ansah was doubled much more than Jabaal and TRIPLED at stages. It's scary that he did so much when given so little. Watching other prospects I can safely say I didn't see any getting as much as him.
Here is his play from the Poinsettia Bowl against SD state. He had 5 tackles, an interception, 2 tackles for a loss and a couple of hurries. What I see is how many times the SD QB gets sacked, nearly gets sacked, has to throw it out ect after one guy got a single blocker while one, two or even three were too busy trying to contain Ziggy. Ziggy doesn't give up either. Him being there makes plays because it squares up others in easier situations even if he isn't directly making the play.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9h5CJFMlt8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9h5CJFMlt8[/ame]
There is a lot of Ezekiel on youtube for everyone to see that this isn't a one off thing. This attention has been constant all year. People are straight scared of this guy.
A big positive is he plays 3-4 DE, 4-3 DE, 3-4 stand up linebacker (Doubts he could do that at NFL level though), NT and DT. He's also played both on the left and right. He's the definition of prototype. He's big, fast, incredibly strong and it's given him great versitility. Back to the point I find most amazing - how often he gets double teamed. Apparently that's why they use him in DT/NT sets - because they need too many people to stop him and it lets their DE's go to work one on one.
As for the cons, well, Ziggy could improve across most aspects of his game. He is far from perfect. He's a one year starter but the final result is what makes him so interesting. I think come all the events leading up to the draft Ziggy is going to lift his stock - especially when he runs his 40. A guy who is that destructive while being so new to the game is hard to digest. How good can he actually get.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9DLxjuYGs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9DLxjuYGs[/ame]
Ziggy is my draft crush this year. I love his story, I love his dedication to get where he is and I love his dedication to getting where he wishes to go. This guy draws so many rave reviews from everyone who know him. When I think prospects I often thing about them on our team. Winn and Ansah lining up at DE is perfect in a 3-4 and Sheard and Ansah lining up in a 4-3 is also perfect. It's a nightmare set up considering how much attention he is going to draw and how much better he is going to get. Working him with Joe Thomas over the off-season is hopefully going to have the same results that it gave Jabaal Sheard - and we all know what Jabaal said about facing off against big Joe.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O4NawUsjtc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O4NawUsjtc[/ame]
Thinking he could go to us is more a hypothetical situation. Right now you'd probably take someone else, but how he plays out the dates before the draft is going to be very important. He could show up in a massive way and work his way down to us. He's been mocked a few times at #9 so a good showing doesn't make him crazy at #6.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dp4M68Tfw0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dp4M68Tfw0[/ame]
I love some of the videos from 2011. People saying work hard and you might get to the NFL. At that stage he had 10 career tackles in two years. He worked hard and got himself a starting role and then went on to be a first round prospect. Gotta love that in someone.
Anyone else keeping an eye on Ansah?
At 6'6 and 270 pounds he is an absolute monster of a kid. He also ran the 100m sprint in 10.91 - that's almost Olympic good (Obviously not at 270 pounds though). It's why it's unanimous that he's a first round pick, but debatable if that's mid or late round. I think that will change come the senior bowl/combine if he really shows up, and I think taking him early is still a steal.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpiOSwicEkk[/ame]
Being so raw, he is a project, and he's not going to get himself 13 sacks in his rookie year or maybe even his second year. But the sky is the limit with him. He could be absolutely brilliant. What kind of shocked me was that in 2012 he recorded 62 tackles, 35 solo, 13 for a loss, 4.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 9 passes batted down. It looks good, but what shocked me was when I consider our worries about what happened to Jabaal Sheard to give him a down year. Doubled, chipped, pushed and the focus of the opposition line. Well, Ziggy Ansah was doubled much more than Jabaal and TRIPLED at stages. It's scary that he did so much when given so little. Watching other prospects I can safely say I didn't see any getting as much as him.
Here is his play from the Poinsettia Bowl against SD state. He had 5 tackles, an interception, 2 tackles for a loss and a couple of hurries. What I see is how many times the SD QB gets sacked, nearly gets sacked, has to throw it out ect after one guy got a single blocker while one, two or even three were too busy trying to contain Ziggy. Ziggy doesn't give up either. Him being there makes plays because it squares up others in easier situations even if he isn't directly making the play.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9h5CJFMlt8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9h5CJFMlt8[/ame]
There is a lot of Ezekiel on youtube for everyone to see that this isn't a one off thing. This attention has been constant all year. People are straight scared of this guy.
A big positive is he plays 3-4 DE, 4-3 DE, 3-4 stand up linebacker (Doubts he could do that at NFL level though), NT and DT. He's also played both on the left and right. He's the definition of prototype. He's big, fast, incredibly strong and it's given him great versitility. Back to the point I find most amazing - how often he gets double teamed. Apparently that's why they use him in DT/NT sets - because they need too many people to stop him and it lets their DE's go to work one on one.
As for the cons, well, Ziggy could improve across most aspects of his game. He is far from perfect. He's a one year starter but the final result is what makes him so interesting. I think come all the events leading up to the draft Ziggy is going to lift his stock - especially when he runs his 40. A guy who is that destructive while being so new to the game is hard to digest. How good can he actually get.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9DLxjuYGs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u9DLxjuYGs[/ame]
Ziggy is my draft crush this year. I love his story, I love his dedication to get where he is and I love his dedication to getting where he wishes to go. This guy draws so many rave reviews from everyone who know him. When I think prospects I often thing about them on our team. Winn and Ansah lining up at DE is perfect in a 3-4 and Sheard and Ansah lining up in a 4-3 is also perfect. It's a nightmare set up considering how much attention he is going to draw and how much better he is going to get. Working him with Joe Thomas over the off-season is hopefully going to have the same results that it gave Jabaal Sheard - and we all know what Jabaal said about facing off against big Joe.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O4NawUsjtc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O4NawUsjtc[/ame]
Thinking he could go to us is more a hypothetical situation. Right now you'd probably take someone else, but how he plays out the dates before the draft is going to be very important. He could show up in a massive way and work his way down to us. He's been mocked a few times at #9 so a good showing doesn't make him crazy at #6.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dp4M68Tfw0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dp4M68Tfw0[/ame]
I love some of the videos from 2011. People saying work hard and you might get to the NFL. At that stage he had 10 career tackles in two years. He worked hard and got himself a starting role and then went on to be a first round prospect. Gotta love that in someone.
Anyone else keeping an eye on Ansah?