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Lions defensive end Ziggy Ansah is looking at a 20-sack season in 2016, according to his position coach.

Detroit defensive line coach Kris Kocurek put the number of sacks Ansah should hit this year at 20, according to Lions defensive coordinator Teryl Austin.

“If you ask Kris, it’s 20 sacks,” Austin said, via MLive.com. “I think he just has to continue to improve, just like we said the last couple years, just continue to improve on his pass-rush techniques, get better in the run game and he’ll continue to grow. He’s got a lot of room for growth still.”

Ansah finished last season with a career-high 14.5 sacks. The Lions franchise record is 15 sacks, set by Robert Porcher in 1999, so the Lions are looking for Ansah to blow past that record and approach Michael Strahan’s NFL record of 22.5. Viewed as a project when the Lions drafted him with the fifth overall pick in 2013, Ansah is still getting better, and the Lions think he might just become the best pass rusher in the NFL.