The Detroit Lions picked up the fifth-year option on Ezekiel Ansah's rookie contract Monday, the deadline to do so for 2013 first-round NFL draft picks.

That means Ansah will be with the Lions through the 2017 season.

The former BYU defensive end is coming off his top year as a pro, recording 47 tackles and a team-leading 14.5 sacks in 2015. His sack total was third-best in the NFL, and Ansah was named to the Pro Bowl last season while earning second-team All-Pro honors.

Ansah, the fifth overall pick in the 2013 draft, has 128 career tackles to go along with 30 sacks and nine forced fumbles in his three pro seasons.

He's one of five Utah ties on the Detroit defense, including defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (Highland High), linebacker Kyle Van Noy (BYU), cornerback Nevin Lawson (Utah State) and safety Miles Killebrew (Southern Utah), who the Lions selected in the fourth round of this year's draft.

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