Jose Ramirez

HISTORY — from college bio

2022: Named a preseason All-MAC selection in both Athlon Sports’ and Phil Steele’s annual preseason reviews...

2021: Named a Third Team All-MAC selection...Earned All-MAC honors for second-straight season...Earned MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors, Nov. 8, following a career-best 10 tackles, which included a personal-best tying and season-high 2.0 sacks against Toledo (Nov. 2)...Appeared in all 13 games for the Green and White, eight of which were starts...Started the final seven games of the year...Ranked 10th in the MAC with 6.0 sacks, a career-best mark...Third on the team with 63 total tackles (32 solo, 31 assisted)...Led the team with 12 tackles for loss...Helped EMU force 15 regular-season turnovers...Forced a team-leading three fumbles...One of just two players for EMU to record 10-or-more quarterback hurries...Recorded five-or-more tackles in seven games...Had a career-best tying 10 tackles against Western Michigan (Nov. 16)...Led the team with 6.5 sacks...The next closest teammate was two sacks behind Ramirez’s tally...Was first on the team and the only EMU player to record 10-or-more tackles for loss...Finished with 12.0 TFLs in 2021, a new career-best...

2020: Appeared in each of EMU’s six games in 2020…Notched his first-career tackle against Kent State (Nov. 4), and finished the game with three total stops...Recorded at least two tackles in every appearance in 2020...Had a breakout game at Western Michigan (Dec. 5)...Set personal bests in tackles (7), tackles-for-loss (2.0), sacks (2.0), and forced fumbles (1.0)...Each number in the previous categories, with the exception of his total tackles, led or tied for the team lead against Western...Was an anchor for the EMU defense that held Western Michigan's D'Wayne Eskridge, the nation's leader in all-purpose yards coming into the game (255 yards per game average) to a season-low 99 yards...The game was Eskridge's first without at least 230 all-purpose yards...Additionally, his kick return yards (30) and receiving yards (53) against EMU were season lows...Collected MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance...2019: Participated in four games this season on the defensive line: at Kentucky (Sept. 7), at Illinois (Sept. 14), vs. Central Connecticut (Sept. 21), and at Central Michigan (Oct. 5)...

—Before Eastern Michigan—

RIVERSIDE CITY: Played in 12 games, recording 44 tackles, eight sacks and a forced fumble...Notched a pair of 2.5 sack contests versus El Camino and San Diego Mesa...ARIZONA: Practiced with the team but did not see game action in 2017...Graduated and enrolled early.

High school: Attended Auburndale High School (Auburndale, FL) and played under Head Coach Billy Deeds as a Bloodhound...Ranked as a three-star recruit by 247Sports...Earned four letters in football at wide receiver, cornerback, safety and linebacker...Recorded 148 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 1 PBU 2 forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery in three seasons at Auburndale...Served as a team captain his senior year...Earned all-state honors as a senior...Led his team with 114 tackles as a senior...Also had one blocked kick and one forced fumble...Finished his career with 99 solo tackles...Racked up 114 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 0.5 sack, a PBU, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery for a touchdown, and a blocked punt during his senior campaign...

PERSONAL

Full name: Jose Ramirez...Son of Magalie Edouard...Has four brothers, Paolo Ramirez, Magyla Ramirez, Teo Ramirez, Abuccio Renna, and a sister, Junie Joseph...Psychology major.

2022

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
1.0	0.0	0.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
19.5	10.0	62.0	0.0	2.0	12.0	36.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
11.0	10.0	62.0	0.0	4.0	6.5	30.0

2020

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
1.5	2.0	26.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	9.0