Jared Verse

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.

Jared Verse

No. 8 – Los Angeles Rams
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(2000-11-04) November 4, 2000 (age 24) Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:	Central Columbia (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania)
College:	Albany (2019–2021) Florida State (2022–2023)
NFL draft:	2024 (round: 1 • pick: 19)
Career history
Los Angeles Rams (2024–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
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)
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Total tackles: 66 Sacks: 4.5 Forced fumbles: 2 Fumble recoveries: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Verse was born on November 4, 2000, in Dayton, Ohio.^[1] He grew up in Berwick, Pennsylvania, later attending Central Columbia High School and played tight end for their football team.^[2][3]

College career

Verse redshirted his freshman season at Albany.^[4] 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.^[5] He was named second-team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and won the conference's Defensive Rookie of the Year award.^[6] 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.^[7]

In 2022, Verse announced he was transferring to Florida State University to play for the Seminoles.^[8] He finished his first season with the Seminoles with 48 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, and 9 sacks.^[9] Verse declared for the 2024 NFL draft following the 2023 season.^[10]

Statistics

College statistics

Year	Team	GP	Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
			Solo	Ast	Cmb	TfL	Sck	Int	Yds	Avg	TD	PD	FR	Yds	TD	FF
2019	Albany	Redshirt
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	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
Career		39	92	72	164	38.5	31.5	0	0	0	0	3	2	10	0	3

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 3+7⁄8 in (1.93 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m)	9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m)	4.58 s	1.60 s	2.67 s	4.44 s	7.31 s	35.0 in (0.89 m)	10 ft 7 in (3.23 m)	31 reps
All values from NFL Combine[11][12]

Verse was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round, 19th overall, of the 2024 NFL draft.^[13] 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.^[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.^[15] 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.^[16] He was named the 2024 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.^[17]