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Manuel Ramírez # prospect in 2007 NFL Draft.

Manuel Ramírez NFL Draft Bio

Ramírez grew up in Houston, Texas. He attended Willowridge High School where he was named First Team All-District 20-5A two years in a row. In addition, he was named the 6th best center in the country by Rivals.com. During his senior year, Manny was recruited by Nebraska, Kansas State, UTEP, Houston, and Iowa State but committed to Texas Tech.

As a redshirt freshman in 2003, Ramírez started 10 games, making his first start against SMU and capped off the season with a start in the 2003 Houston Bowl. During the next three years, he started all 36 regular season games along with starts in the 2004 Holiday Bowl, the 2005 Cotton Bowl Classic and the 2006 Insight Bowl. Ramírez was named a 2nd Team All-Big 12 Offensive Lineman in 2005. Ramírez began the 2006 season on the Outland Trophy Watch list in 2006, and was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason First Team. He concluded the 2006 season being named to the All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Team.

He set the school bench press record in 2003 by pressing 525 pounds. Ramírez tied that record the following year. In 2005, Ramírez broke his own bench press record by pressing 550 pounds at the Annual Texas Tech "Night of Champions".

Ramírez finished 2006 on an offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks, 16, since the 2000 season.

Ramírez played in the 2006 Insight Bowl which saw the biggest comeback in NCAA Division-I bowl history. The Red Raiders overcame a 31-point third-quarter deficit to beat their opponent by 3 in overtime. The winning touchdown was a 3-yard run from Shannon Woods behind a block by Ramírez.

Ramírez entered the 2007 NFL Draft following the completion of the 2006 season. He was listed as the number four overall offensive guard prospect by ESPN Insider. Ramírez accepted an invitation to the 2007 Under Armor Senior Bowl, a post-season exhibition game, played in Mobile, Alabama. Ramírez also accepted an invitation to the 2007 NFL Combine, held February 21–27, 2007 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.

Draft Year: 2007 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Manuel Ramírez

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Manuel Ramírez	Offensive Guard	6' 3"	320 lbs
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
4	117	Detroit Lions	Texas Tech	Houston, Texas

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