Jared Verse
{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jared Verse
| image =
| alt =
| caption =Verse at the 14th Annual NFL Honors.
| current_team = Los Angeles Rams
| number = 8
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|4|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 260
| high_school = Central Columbia {{nowrap|(Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania)}}
| college = {{ubl|Albany (2019–2021)|Florida State (2022–2023)}}
| draftyear = 2024
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 19
| pastteams =
- Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2024)
- Pro Bowl (2024)
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (2024)
- 2× First-team All-American (2022, 2023)
- CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year (2020)
- 2× First-team All-ACC (2022, 2023)
- First-team All-CAA (2021)
- Second-team All-CAA (2020)
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 66
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 4.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 2
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 2
| pfr = VersJa00
}}
Jared Verse (born November 4, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Albany Great Danes and Florida State Seminoles. Verse was the 2020 CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year with Albany and a two-time All-American with Florida State. Verse was selected by the Rams in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft and was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Early life
Verse was born on November 4, 2000, in Dayton, Ohio.{{Cite web |last=Hartman |first=Marcus |date=February 28, 2024 |title=NFL prospect fondly recalls growing up near Dayton |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/nfl-prospect-fondly-recalls-growing-up-near-dayton/444K6TYNYVEMTMCGP3546ZXDYQ/ |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=Dayton Daily News |language=English}} He grew up in Berwick, Pennsylvania, later attending Central Columbia High School and played tight end for their football team.{{Cite web |last=Singelais |first=Mark |date=March 30, 2021 |title=UAlbany football's Jared Verse writing impressive chapter as redshirt freshman |url=https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/UAlbany-football-16064816.php |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=Times Union}}{{Cite web |last=Rorabaugh |first=Dan |last2=Tully |first2=Jonathan |date=December 30, 2021 |title=Jared Verse: 5 things to know about transfer portal's top target |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2021/12/30/jared-verse-5-things-know-transfer-portals-top-target-fsu-gators/9049918002/ |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=Tallahassee Democrat}}
College career
Verse redshirted his freshman season at Albany.{{Cite web |last=Weiler |first=Curt |date=January 18, 2022 |title=FSU DE Jared Verse talks his decision to leave Albany, why he chose the Seminoles |url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2022/01/18/florida-state-fsu-football-seminoles-jared-verse-transfer-portal-albany-defensive-end-mike-norvell/6557070001/ |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=Tallahassee Democrat}} He made 22 tackles with 10 tackles for loss and four sacks over four games during his redshirt freshman season, which was shortened and played in early 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/33461900/jared-verse-move-albany-florida-state-transfer-portal-success-story-making|title=Jared Verse's move from Albany to Florida State is a transfer portal success story in the making|first=Andrea|last=Adelson|website=ESPN.com|date=March 14, 2022|access-date=August 5, 2022}} He was named second-team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and won the conference's Defensive Rookie of the Year award.{{Cite web |last=Singelais |first=Mark |date=April 21, 2021 |title=UAlbany football's Jared Verse named CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/UAlbany-football-s-Jared-Verse-named-CAA-16118418.php |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=Times Union}} In 2021, Verse was named first-team All-CAA after finishing the season with 53 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and one forced fumble.{{cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/news/fsu-lands-transfer-defensive-end-jared-verse-from-albany/aqTyMW0JzKPO/|title=FSU lands transfer defensive end Jared Verse from Albany|website=The Athletic|date=January 7, 2022|access-date=August 5, 2022}}
In 2022, Verse announced he was transferring to Florida State University to play for the Seminoles.{{Cite web |last=Hays |first=Chris |date=January 8, 2022 |title=FSU adds elite pass rusher in transfer Jared Verse from UAlbany |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-recruiting/os-sp-jared-verse-ualbany-commits-to-fsu-20220108-oe27wxv2ivdjjbryfvnaknzpfi-story.html |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=Orlando Sentinel}} He finished his first season with the Seminoles with 48 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, and 9 sacks.{{cite web|url=https://seminoles.com/sports/football/roster/jared-verse/|title=Jared Verse|website=Seminoles.com|date=January 3, 2023|access-date=January 3, 2023|archive-date=January 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103165110/https://seminoles.com/sports/football/roster/jared-verse/|url-status=dead}} Verse declared for the 2024 NFL draft following the 2023 season.{{Cite web |last=Adelson |first=Andrea |date=December 19, 2023 |title=FSU DE Jared Verse to enter NFL draft, skip Orange Bowl |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39149215/fsu-de-jared-verse-enter-nfl-draft-skip-orange-bowl |access-date=19 December 2023 |website=ESPN.com}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ College statistics ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| GP ! colspan="5"| Tackles ! colspan="5"| Interceptions ! colspan="4"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||||
| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019
| rowspan="3" style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Albany Great Danes|border=2}}; | {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Albany Great Danes|Albany Great Danes football|Albany}} | colspan="15"| Redshirt File:Redshirt.svg | |||||||||||||||
| 2020
| 4 || 15 || 7 || 22 || 10 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2021
| 11 || 32 || 21 || 53 || 11.5 || 9.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
| rowspan="2" style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=2}}; | {{CollegeSecondaryColorLink|Florida State Seminoles|Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State}} | 12 || 22 || 26 || 48 || 17 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 10 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 12 || 23 || 18 || 41 || 12.5 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jared-verse-1.html Career] | 39 | 92 | 72 | 164 | 38.5 | 31.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3 7/8
| weight = 254
| dash = 4.58
| ten split = 1.60
| twenty split = 2.67
| shuttle = 4.44
| cone drill = 7.31
| vertical = 35.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 7
| bench = 31
| arm span = 33 1/2
| hand span = 9 7/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |last=Reuter |first=Chad |last2=Zierlein |first2=Lance |title=Jared Verse Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jared-verse/32005645-5264-1394-6f3f-97bc714466d7 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1056096&DraftYear=2024 |title=2024 NFL Draft Scout Jared Verse College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 21, 2024}}
}}
Verse was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round, 19th overall, of the 2024 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Greenspan |first=Dan |date=2024-04-26 |title=Los Angeles Rams select Jared Verse with No. 19 pick in 2024 NFL Draft |url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/los-angeles-rams-select-jared-verse-with-no-19-pick-in-2024-nfl-draft/3398033/ |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=NBC Los Angeles |language=en-US}} He recorded his first career sack in a 26–20 overtime loss in his NFL debut on Sunday Night Football at Ford Field against the Detroit Lions in Week 1.{{cite web | last=Miller | first=Wyatt | title=‘I had a successful first step’: Jared Verse enjoys efficient debut against Lions, picks up first sack | website=TheRams.com | date=2024-09-12 | url=https://www.therams.com/news/i-had-a-successful-first-step-jared-verse-enjoys-efficient-debut-against-lions-picks-up-first-sack#:~:text=%E2%80%93%20On%20the%20final%20play%20of,for%20his%20first%20career%20sack. | access-date=2024-09-14}} Verse was later on named the Defensive Rookie of the Month for September after recording 19 total tackles, 5 for loss, and 1 sack.{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Stu |date=October 3, 2024 |title=Jared Verse named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for September |url=https://www.therams.com/news/jared-verse-nfl-defensive-rookie-of-the-month-september-2024 |access-date=3 October 2024 |website=TheRams.com}} In the Wild Card Round against the Minnesota Vikings, Verse scored his first career NFL touchdown on a 57-yard fumble recovery to help lead the Rams to a 27–9 win.{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2025 |title=Rams overwhelm Vikings 27-9 in wild-card playoff game moved to Arizona because of LA wildfires |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671882 |access-date=January 25, 2025 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}} He was named the 2024 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.{{cite web |last1=Shook |first1=Nick |title=Rams pass rusher Jared Verse named 2024 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/rams-pass-rusher-jared-verse-named-2024-ap-nfl-defensive-rookie-of-the-year |website=NFL.com |access-date=February 6, 2025 |date=February 6, 2025}} He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.{{cite web | last=Miller | first=Wyatt | title=Jared Verse, Braden Fiske and Jordan Whittington selected to 2024 PFWA All-Rookie Team | website=therams.com | date=2025-01-21 | url=https://www.therams.com/news/jared-verse-braden-fiske-jordan-whittington-selected-to-2024-pfwa-all-rookie-team | access-date=2025-04-04}}
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|JaredVerse1}}
{{footballstats|yahoo=40894|espn=4578085|nfl=jared-verse}}
- [https://www.therams.com/team/players-roster/jared-verse/ Los Angeles Rams bio]
- [https://seminoles.com/sports/football/roster/jared-verse/4928 Florida State Seminoles bio]
- [https://ualbanysports.com/sports/football/roster/jared-verse/8417 Albany Great Danes bio]
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