A Statistician in the NFL

摘要

Statisticians in the National Football League (NFL) is old news, you say. You're right, but a statistician in the NFL is new news! Confused? Let me help. Perhaps for the first time ever, a statistician was selected in the top five picks in the annual NFL player entry draft. Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah, a star defensive end at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, was chosen with the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft by the Detroit Lions April 25. Ansah was a statistics major at BYU and a strong student, as well. And, coincidentally, the same day he was selected in the NFL draft, he graduated from BYU-an accomplishment that means as much to him and his family as being drafted by an NFL team.