SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University senior defensive lineman Jose Ramirez (Lake Alfred, Fla.-Auburndale-Arizona-Riverside City) has been named to the 2022 Bednarik Award Watch List, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday, Aug. 1. Since 1994, the Bednarik Award has been presented to the college defensive player of the year in honor of Chuck "Concrete Charlie" Bednarik, an all-american at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ramirez is the first EMU player to receive the preseason accolade since 2019, when Kevin McGill was tabbed with the honor. Overall, he is one of five Mid-American Conference receivers named to the 90-man list.