Eastern Michigan Athletics
Jose Ramirez Earns Walter Camp All-America Status
12/8/2022 9:00:00 PM | Football, General
The senior defensive end is the program’s 20th All-American
Walter Camp Foundation Release - Full Teams
MIAMI, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) - Eastern Michigan University senior defensive end Jose Ramirez (Lake Alfred, Fla.-Auburndale-Arizona-Riverside City) has earned Second Team All-America status through the Walter Camp Football Foundation. The honor was announced via the annual Home Depot College Football Awards, which aired earlier this evening on ESPN.
Ramirez is the 20th Eastern Michigan football player to earn All-America status, and just the second to earn the honor through the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Andy Vanyo also earned second team status following the 1930 campaign. The Lake Alfred, Fla. native is the first player to earn All-America status since Justin Moody was named a Second Team All-American by Pro Football Focus for his special teams play during the 2016 campaign. Overall, he is just the fourth All-American from EMU since 2000, and the first defensive All-American at Eastern since Charles Gordon in 1987.
The 133rd edition of the award, the Walter Camp All-America team, presented by 777 Partners, is the nation's oldest college football All-America Team. A total of 26 players each were selected to both the first and second teams by the 131 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.
In all, 35 different schools from 10 conferences (including independents) were represented on the All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 52 players selected). Overall, the Big Ten Conference has the most honorees (20; 9 first teamers and 11 second teamers), followed by the Southeastern Conference (11; 6 first teamers and 5 second teamers).
One of the most dominant pass rushers in college football, Ramirez finished the 2022 regular season slate on numerous national leaderboards. He was first in the nation with 1.09 sacks per game, tied for second in total sacks (12.0), and finished second nationally with 1.8 tackles for loss per contest. He also owns the nation's second-best single-game performance (in terms of sacks) this season. He collected a program-record 4.0 in Eastern's game at Western Michigan University, Oct. 8. That game was one of three multiple-sack performances he issued for EMU this season.
He is Eastern Michigan's third-leading tackler this season with 63 stops, and leads the Eagles in both quarterback hurries (10) and forced fumbles (2).
Ramirez's 12 sacks is an all-time single-season record at EMU. He now has 20.5 sacks in his career, which places him second all-time in program history, just five shy of the record. He is only the fourth player since 1998 to record double-digit sacks in a single season for Eastern Michigan.
Additionally, Ramirez had 19.5 TFLs during the 2022 regular season, tied for ninth in school history and the most since multiple-year National Football League veteran and E-Club Hall of Fame inductee Jason Jones recorded the same number in 2007. His 34 career tackles for loss put Ramirez fifth in the EMU record book. He has earned All-MAC status in consecutive seasons.
EMU finished with an 8-4 overall record, including a 5-3 record in MAC play during the 2022 regular season. The eight wins are the most for the program since the 1987 season. Additionally, with its 5-3 conference record, the team secured its first ever co-MAC West Division title. The Eagles also recaptured the Michigan MAC Trophy for the first time since 2012 following impressive defeats of both their in-state rivals, Central Michigan University and Western Michigan University.
The EMU football team will take on San Jose State University in the 26th Annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The announcement was made Sunday, Dec. 4, by officials of EMU, the bowl, and the Mid-American Conference. Kickoff for the game will be at 3:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. MT) on ESPN. Tickets are available now and can be purchased by clicking here.
About the Walter Camp Football Foundation
The Walter Camp Football Foundation is an all-volunteer organization founded in 1967. The Foundation operates year round working towards the following purposes:
» Oversee the selection of the current year's entries into the oldest college All-America Football Team as voted on by the FBS head coaches and sports information directors.
» Select and honor other individuals who have distinguished themselves
» Donation of financial support to worthy charities and youth-oriented organizations.
MIAMI, Fla. (EMUEagles.com) - Eastern Michigan University senior defensive end Jose Ramirez (Lake Alfred, Fla.-Auburndale-Arizona-Riverside City) has earned Second Team All-America status through the Walter Camp Football Foundation. The honor was announced via the annual Home Depot College Football Awards, which aired earlier this evening on ESPN.
Ramirez is the 20th Eastern Michigan football player to earn All-America status, and just the second to earn the honor through the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Andy Vanyo also earned second team status following the 1930 campaign. The Lake Alfred, Fla. native is the first player to earn All-America status since Justin Moody was named a Second Team All-American by Pro Football Focus for his special teams play during the 2016 campaign. Overall, he is just the fourth All-American from EMU since 2000, and the first defensive All-American at Eastern since Charles Gordon in 1987.
The 133rd edition of the award, the Walter Camp All-America team, presented by 777 Partners, is the nation's oldest college football All-America Team. A total of 26 players each were selected to both the first and second teams by the 131 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.
In all, 35 different schools from 10 conferences (including independents) were represented on the All-America First and Second Teams (a total of 52 players selected). Overall, the Big Ten Conference has the most honorees (20; 9 first teamers and 11 second teamers), followed by the Southeastern Conference (11; 6 first teamers and 5 second teamers).
One of the most dominant pass rushers in college football, Ramirez finished the 2022 regular season slate on numerous national leaderboards. He was first in the nation with 1.09 sacks per game, tied for second in total sacks (12.0), and finished second nationally with 1.8 tackles for loss per contest. He also owns the nation's second-best single-game performance (in terms of sacks) this season. He collected a program-record 4.0 in Eastern's game at Western Michigan University, Oct. 8. That game was one of three multiple-sack performances he issued for EMU this season.
He is Eastern Michigan's third-leading tackler this season with 63 stops, and leads the Eagles in both quarterback hurries (10) and forced fumbles (2).
Ramirez's 12 sacks is an all-time single-season record at EMU. He now has 20.5 sacks in his career, which places him second all-time in program history, just five shy of the record. He is only the fourth player since 1998 to record double-digit sacks in a single season for Eastern Michigan.
Additionally, Ramirez had 19.5 TFLs during the 2022 regular season, tied for ninth in school history and the most since multiple-year National Football League veteran and E-Club Hall of Fame inductee Jason Jones recorded the same number in 2007. His 34 career tackles for loss put Ramirez fifth in the EMU record book. He has earned All-MAC status in consecutive seasons.
EMU finished with an 8-4 overall record, including a 5-3 record in MAC play during the 2022 regular season. The eight wins are the most for the program since the 1987 season. Additionally, with its 5-3 conference record, the team secured its first ever co-MAC West Division title. The Eagles also recaptured the Michigan MAC Trophy for the first time since 2012 following impressive defeats of both their in-state rivals, Central Michigan University and Western Michigan University.
The EMU football team will take on San Jose State University in the 26th Annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The announcement was made Sunday, Dec. 4, by officials of EMU, the bowl, and the Mid-American Conference. Kickoff for the game will be at 3:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. MT) on ESPN. Tickets are available now and can be purchased by clicking here.
About the Walter Camp Football Foundation
The Walter Camp Football Foundation is an all-volunteer organization founded in 1967. The Foundation operates year round working towards the following purposes:
» Oversee the selection of the current year's entries into the oldest college All-America Football Team as voted on by the FBS head coaches and sports information directors.
» Select and honor other individuals who have distinguished themselves
» Donation of financial support to worthy charities and youth-oriented organizations.
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