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Jared Verse

Defensive End, Cleveland Browns · #8.

Player facts

Team: Cleveland Browns
Position: Defensive End
Number: 8
Born: Nov 4, 2000 (age 25)
Birthplace: Dayton, OH, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 260 lbs
College: Florida State
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	13	8	5	0	0	0	0	2.5	2	0
Last 5 Games	13	8	5	0	0	0	0	2.5	0	0
Career	137	79	58	12	5	2	3	24	22	2

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ NYJ	L 17-12	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Thu, Oct 1	vs PIT	W 27-24	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs CAR	W 21-18	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ TB	W 23-19	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ JAX	L 34-10	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Jared Isaiah Verse (born November 4, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns 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 Los Angeles Rams in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft and was named the Defensive Rookie of the Year.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jared Verse, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Verse was born on November 4, 2000, in Dayton, Ohio. He grew up in Berwick, Pennsylvania and later moved to Greenville, North Carolina. Verse played football at Hope Middle School and for one year at D.H. Conley High School before moving on to Central Columbia High School. Playing defensive end and tight end for the Bluejays football team, Verse earned three straight All-Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference (PHAC) honors. He also played basketball and was a member of Central Columbia's state champion 4x400-meter relay team.

College career

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

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.

In 2022, Verse announced he was transferring to Florida State University to play for the Seminoles. He finished his first season with the Seminoles with 48 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, and nine sacks. Voted Florida State's Defensive MVP, Verse was a first team All-ACC selection and was named to numerous All-American teams.

Verse was just as dominant in 2023 recording 41 total tackles with 12.5 tackles for loss and nine sacks. Again named the Seminoles' Defensive MVP, Verse earned first team All-ACC honors for the second straight season and repeated as an All-American.

Following the end of his junior season, Verse declared for the 2024 NFL draft following the 2023 season.

Personal life

Verse's father, Eric, is a former member of the United States Marine Corps and works as an engineer. His mother, Janienne, works in marketing and helped him manage his college football recruiting. He has five siblings.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jared Verse, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹