Jason Ankrah
| No. 96 Ottawa Redblacks | |||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Date of birth: | February 26, 1991 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Montgomery Village, Maryland | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 262 lb (119 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Gaithersburg (MD) Quince Orchard | ||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| CFL status: | Import | ||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||
Jason Ankrah (born February 26, 1991) is an gridiron football linebacker for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at University of Nebraska and attended Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He has been a member of the Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans.
Early years
Ankrah played high school football for the Quince Orchard High School Cougars. He recorded 55 tackles and seven sacks his senior year. The Cougars finished with ten wins and two losses, advancing to the Maryland 4A West Regional Final. He was also named first-team all-state as a senior. He recorded 50 tackles and 5 sacks his junior year. The Cougars finished undefeated with 14 wins and won the class 4A state championship.[1]
College career
Ankrah played football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 2010 to 2013. He was redshirted in 2009.[1]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in | 262 lb | 4.77 s | 1.63 s | 2.72 s | 4.38 s | 7.02 s | 30 in | 8 ft 10 in | 20 reps | |||||
| All values from Nebraska Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||||
Houston Texans
Ankrah was signed by the Houston Texans on May 16, 2014 after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft.[3] He made his NFL debut on September 14, 2014 against the Oakland Raiders, recording one tackle.[4] He was released by the Texans on August 31, 2015.[5]
Tennessee Titans
Ankrah was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad on September 9, 2015.[6]
References
- 1 2 "#9 Jason Ankrah". huskers.com. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Jason Ankrah". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Jason Ankrah". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Jason Ankrah". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ Alper, Josh (August 31, 2015). "Texans begin whittling down roster". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ↑ "JASON ANKRAH". foxsports.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.