Over the past two weeks since Ziggy Ansah was picked in the first round of the NFL Draft, a sampling of links to articles, interviews, videos and photos have been posted on this blog about Ziggy's draft experience. Here are links to go back and see more on The Buzz on Ziggy and More Ziggy!

A lot happened last week for BYU's Ziggy Ansah, graduating from BYU and being selected with the No. 5 overall pick in the NFL Draft. ESPN's Todd McShay said "five years ago, Ezekiel Ansah had never even seen a football game, now he's the 5th pick. Best story of the draft."  

Following Ezekiel Ansah going No. 5 to the Detroit Lions, the media, Twitter and people across the globe chimed in on the rookie from Ghana. Check out the following links to some stories on Ziggy (and check out a few more photos from Radio City Music Hall).

NFL.com: The Detroit Lions select Ansah

On Thursday, former BYU defensive end Ziggy Ansah's journey from Ghana to the NFL became a reality when he was selected as the fifth overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.

In advance of the start of the NFL Draft on Thursday in New York, BYU's Ziggy Ansah and other top NFL prospects participated in a full day of activities Wednesday throughout Manhatten. 

With Thursday's start of the 2013 NFL Draft, take a look at the former Cougars looking for a shot at the next level, including probable first-rounder Ezekiel Ansah.

BYU Draft Facts and Player Bios

If you want to take some time this weekend to look ahead to next week's NFL Draft, here are links to a couple NFL Draft conference calls as well as the ESPN SportsCenter Centerpiece and Sports Science features on BYU's Ziggy Ansah that aired on Thursday. 

NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock annual pre-draft conference call

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ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay 2013 NFL Draft conference call

Cougar fans and anyone looking for a little more about Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah should check out this video entitled A Ziggy Path to the NFL. It was produced by BYU Univeristy Communications in advance of April graduation next week. Great work by Julie Walker, Brian Wilcox, Sarah Butler and Nicholas Adams.

Ansah has a big day coming up next week. He will graduate from Brigham Young University on Thursday, April 25 with a degree in actuarial science and a minor in business, which he calls a very important event for his family.

The 2013 NFL Draft is coming up next week starting on Thursday, April 25, and BYU's Ziggy Ansah is one of 23 players invited to attend the draft by the NFL. Ansah also will be featured in  ESPN The Magazine's April 29 NFL Draft issue.

The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl today announced the 2013 game will be played on Friday, December 27 at 6:30 p.m. PST in San Francisco. If bowl eligible and not invited to a BCS bowl game, BYU will face a team from the Pac-12 Conference in the annual postseason contest played in the The City By The Bay. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN. 

Check out the complete news release below: 

KRAFT FIGHT HUNGER BOWL SET FOR FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27 AT SAN FRANCISCO’S AT&T PARK