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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | February 26, 1991 Montgomery Village, Maryland, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 262 lb (119 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Quince Orchard (Gaithersburg, Maryland) | ||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |||||
Jason Ankrah (born February 26, 1991) is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football at the University of Nebraska. He was a member of the Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans and Ottawa Redblacks.
Ankrah played high school football at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland. [1] He recorded 55 tackles and seven sacks his senior year. [1] The Cougars finished with ten wins and two losses, advancing to the Maryland 4A West Regional Final. [1] He was also named first-team all-state as a senior. [1] He recorded 50 tackles and 5 sacks his junior year. [1] The Cougars finished undefeated with 14 wins and won the class 4A state championship. [1]
Ankrah played football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 2010 to 2013. [1] He was redshirted in 2009. [1]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 262 lb (119 kg) | 4.77 s | 1.63 s | 2.72 s | 4.38 s | 7.02 s | 30 in (0.76 m) | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) | 20 reps | |||
| All values from Nebraska Pro Day [2] | ||||||||||||
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]
Ankrah was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad on September 9, 2015. [6]
On January 26, 2017, Ankrah signed with the Ottawa Redblacks as a defensive lineman. [7] He played in two games for the Redblacks during the 2017 season. [8] He was released by the team on July 3, 2017. [7]
In 2019, Ankrah became head coach of Central High School in Schuyler, Nebraska. [9] In 2023, he became the head coach of Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Maryland.
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