The Kansas City Chiefs appear to have some interest in another late-round edge rusher.
According to the Draft Network’s Justin Melo, the Chiefs recently held a virtual pre-draft meeting with Eastern Michigan EDGE Jose Ramirez. Yes, NFL teams are still permitted to hold virtual pre-draft chats as they did during the whole COVID-19 era.
This isn’t the first time that we’ve heard about Kansas City being interested in Ramirez, but it does come as a bit of a surprise given what Steve Spagnuolo typically likes from the position. He’s listed at 6-foot-2, 242 pounds and has 32 3/4″ arms, all well below the average thresholds for Spagnuolo. He has a very reminiscent build to last year’s late-round steal, James Houston IV out of Jackson State.
.@EMUFB EDGE Jose Ramirez posted 12.0 sacks & 19.5 TFL in 2022.
Ramirez was excellent at @ShrineBowl, and recently met virtually with the #Texans, #Chiefs, #Giants & #Eagles. In-person w/ #Lions.@Jose4six x @TheDraftNetwork https://t.co/1vLZz5IBr2
— Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) April 6, 2023
Ramirez was a highly disruptive player at Eastern Michigan in 2022, notching 19.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and 50 total quarterback pressures. He also had a monster week at the East-West Shrine Bowl, showing off his speed and quickness to bend the edge during the practice week and the game.
Add Ramirez to the list along with Stephen F. Austin’s BJ Thompson, Harvard’s Truman Jones and Pitt’s Derrick Alexandre. You can rest assured that the Chiefs will land one of these pass-rush specialists to add to the mix in the latter half of the 2023 NFL draft.
