#55

Jose Ramirez

Former defensive lineman at Eastern Michigan. 2022: 12 sacks, 19.5 tackles for loss, 62 tackles.

DL · Eastern Michigan · Sr. · #55

6′2″ · 252 lb · Orlando, FL

CFB Index 92 · #8 of 387 edge rushersLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamTampa Bay — drafted 2023, Rd 6, Pick 19, #196 overall

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 1642 nationally · Signed with Arizona

Statement game6 tackles · 4 TFL · 4 sacksat Western Michigan (FBS) · W 45-23

Top 0.1% sacks game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Eastern Michigan. 2022: 12 sacks, 19.5 tackles for loss, 62 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona in 2017.
Drafted round 6 by the Tampa Bay in 2023.
Named MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Eastern Michigan, 20 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #196 overall by Tampa Bay.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

2017

Signed with Arizona3-star out of Auburndale

2019

Signed with Eastern Michigan2-star out of Riverside C.C.

20206 games

All-MACthird

202112 games

The role got bigger.

All-MACthird

202211 games

MAC Defensive Player of the Yearwinner
All-MACfirst

2023

Drafted by Tampa Bayround 6, pick 196

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1642 national

CFB

College

Eastern Michigan

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #196

Tampa Bay · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

7 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM

All-MAC 1st team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach

2020–2022

Chris Creighton

Eastern Michigan

Played his entire career under Chris Creighton.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Tampa BayEntering 4th NFL season

#196Rd 6 · Pick 19

Tampa BayEntering 4th NFL season

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2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Chris Creighton — 18-14 over that span.

2020Eastern Michigan2-4HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced

2021Eastern Michigan7-6HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Eastern Michigan9-4HC: Chris Creighton · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

92All-America level #8 of 387?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (100th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (100th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#2 / 2755 · 100th pct

12.0

Tackles for loss#4 / 2755 · 100th pct

19.5

QB hurries#10 / 2755 · 99th pct

Solo tackles#311 / 2755 · 88th pct

Tackles#329 / 2755 · 88th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2755 · 66th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.8	1.8	1.2	0.3
Road5g	5.4	1.8	1.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.3	1.5	1.0	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	6.2	2.2	1.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Chris Creighton

Pass share

58.2%

107 pass / 77 run

Plays / game

61.3

3 games

Team sack rate

5.1%

117 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

our read the All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #8 of 387 FBS edge rushers by CFB Index Score.2022 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

92 · #8 of 387 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #8 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Eastern Michigan	62	36	19.5	12.0	2	--	--
2021	Eastern Michigan	62	30	11.0	6.5	4	--	--
2020	Eastern Michigan	26	9	1.5	1.0	1	--	--
Career		150	75	32.0	19.5	7	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 42–34

vs Eastern Kentucky

1 QB HUR · 1 SOLO · 1 TOT

Edged out Eastern Kentucky at home in a shootout.

With T. Powell — 271 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 39.6 · 5 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · M. Tomasek — 42 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 51 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week