Jason Ankrah

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1991)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jason Ankrah

| image =

| current_team =

| number = 91, 96

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|2|26}}

| birth_place = Montgomery Village, Maryland, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 262

| high_school = Quince Orchard
(Gaithersburg, Maryland)

| college = Nebraska

| undraftedyear = 2014

| pastteams =

Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2014}})
Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2015}})*
Ottawa Redblacks ({{CFL Year|2017}})

| status =

| cflstatus = International

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 1

| pfr = A/AnkrJa00

| cfl = jason-ankrah/162150/

}}

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.

Early life

Ankrah played high school football at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland. 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=3662317 | title=#9 Jason Ankrah | publisher=huskers.com | access-date=September 15, 2014 | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051805/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=3662317 | url-status=dead }}

College career

Ankrah played football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 2010 to 2013. He was redshirted in 2009.

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 3

| weight = 262

| dash = 4.77

| ten split = 1.63

| twenty split = 2.72

| shuttle = 4.38

| cone drill = 7.02

| vertical = 30

| broad ft = 8

| broad in = 10

| bench = 20

| note = All values from Nebraska Pro Day{{cite web | url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=89472&draftyear=2014&genpos=DE | title=Jason Ankrah | publisher=nfldraftscout.com | access-date=June 24, 2017 | url-status=bot: unknown | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624190534/http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=89472&draftyear=2014&genpos=DE | archive-date=June 24, 2017 }}

}}

Ankrah was signed by the Houston Texans on May 16, 2014, after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.kffl.com/player/30156/nfl/news/jason-ankrah |title=Jason Ankrah |publisher=kffl.com |access-date=September 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204185741/http://www.kffl.com/player/30156/nfl/news/jason-ankrah |archive-date=December 4, 2014 }} He made his NFL debut on September 14, 2014 against the Oakland Raiders, recording one tackle.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AnkrJa00/gamelog// | title=Jason Ankrah | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | access-date=September 15, 2014}} He was released by the Texans on August 31, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/31/texans-begin-whittling-down-roster/ |title=Texans begin whittling down roster |publisher=profootballtalk.nbcsports.com |date=August 31, 2015 |access-date=August 31, 2015 |author=Alper, Josh |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831192336/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/31/texans-begin-whittling-down-roster/ |archive-date=August 31, 2015 }}

Ankrah was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad on September 9, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/jason-ankrah-player-transactions |title=JASON ANKRAH |work=foxsports.com |access-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025229/http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/jason-ankrah-player-transactions |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}

On January 26, 2017, Ankrah signed with the Ottawa Redblacks as a defensive lineman.{{cite web | url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/ | title=CFL TRANSACTIONS | publisher=cfl.ca | access-date=August 27, 2017 | url-status=bot: unknown | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827232705/https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/ | archive-date=August 27, 2017 }} He played in two games for the Redblacks during the 2017 season.{{cite web | url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/jason-ankrah/162150/ | title=Jason Ankrah | publisher=cfl.ca | access-date=August 27, 2017 | url-status=bot: unknown | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827232808/https://www.cfl.ca/players/jason-ankrah/162150/ | archive-date=August 27, 2017 }} He was released by the team on July 3, 2017.

Coaching

In 2019, Ankrah became head coach of Central High School in Schuyler, Nebraska.{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Doug |title=Meet Coach Jason Ankrah |url=https://columbustelegram.com/community/schuyler/sports/meet-coach-jason-ankrah/article_05ce8924-90ab-5f66-b4de-7acb3e3a81c6.html |work=Schuyler Sun |date=August 10, 2019}}

In 2023, he became the head coach of Great Mills High School in Great Mills, Maryland.