Jared Verse

DE, OLB · Florida St.

History from College Profile: 

2023:

Started season’s first 13 games…recorded 41 tackles, including 12.5 for loss with 9.0 sacks, 11 quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick…AFCA first-team All-American…second-team All-American by ESPN, Associated Press, USA Today and The AthleticPhil Steele third-team All-American…first-team All-ACC…FSU’s first two-time first-team All-ACC defensive end since Reinard Wilson in 1995-96…semifinalist for Lombardi Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy…Wuerffel Trophy nominee…Bobby Bowden Leadership Award…FSU Defensive MVP…sacks total ranked third in ACC…69 yards lost on TFLs was ACC’s fifth-highest individual total…posted career-high 3.0 tackles for loss, including career-best 2.5 sacks, as part of season-high six tackles along with two quarterback hurries and one forced fumble in 24-15 victory at Florida…2.0 sacks at Gators came in fourth quarter as FSU held UF to minus-15 yards of total offense in game’s final 15 minutes…named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performance at Florida…recorded season-high-tying six tackles, including career-high-tying 3.0 for loss with 2.0 sacks, and one quarterback hurry in ACC Championship Game victory vs. No. 14 Louisville…had 2.0 sacks as part of four-tackle game in 41-16 win at Wake Forest…made 2.0 sacks during three-tackle game in 39-17 win vs. Virginia Tech…registered career-high four quarterback hurries and 0.5 sack in 66-13 win vs. Southern Miss…opened season with two tackles and one pass breakup in 45-24 win vs. No. 5 LSU…registered four tackles, 1.5 for loss, in 31-29 win at Boston College…recorded four tackles, 0.5 for loss, and one pass breakup in 31-24 victory at Clemson…had one tackle, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry in 41-3 win vs. Syracuse…registered five tackles and one quarterback hurry in 38-20 win vs. No. 16 Duke…had two tackles and one quarterback hurry in 24-7 win at Pitt…recorded three tackles, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup in 27-20 victory vs. Miami…blocked PAT in 58-13 win vs. North Alabama…was FSU’s first blocked PAT since win vs. LSU on Labor Day Weekend 2022.
 

2022:

Played in 12 games with nine starts…recorded 48 tackles, including 17.0 for loss with 9.0 sacks, three quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery and one blocked field goal…named first-team All-American by The Athletic…Phil Steele third-team All-American…first-team All-ACC…received most All-ACC votes on defense…FSU Defensive MVP…only player in ACC and one of two Power 5 defenders nationally with four games of 2.5 tackles for loss in 2022…ACC-best average of 0.75 sacks per game ranked 17th nationally…ranked second in ACC and 10th nationally with average of 1.4 tackles for loss per game…had at least 0.5 tackles for loss in every game he finished…registered season-high seven tackles, 2.5 for loss with 1.5 sack, in 35-32 Cheez-It Bowl victory vs. Oklahoma…teamed with Dennis Briggs Jr. for sack on final play of game to secure victory…recorded three tackles, 2.5 for loss with career-high-tying 2.0 sacks, and one blocked field goal in 24-23 win vs. LSU…blocked 30-yard field goal to keep FSU ahead 7-3 in second quarter…made sack on LSU’s final drive of each half…named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for his performance vs. Tigers…recorded four tackles, 2.5 for loss with 1.0 sack, vs. No. 22 Wake Forest…played only 23 snaps vs. Demon Deacons while returning from injury…made two solo stops, including 12-yard sack, and one fumble recovery returned 10 yards in 45-3 victory at Miami…fumble recovery ended Hurricanes drive at 6-yard line in UM’s only trip to red zone…registered five tackles, 2.5 for loss with 0.5 sack, in 41-16 win vs. Georgia Tech…recorded five tackles, 0.5 for loss, and two quarterback hurries in 45-38 victory vs. Florida…had five tackles, 1.0 for loss, and one quarterback hurry at No. 14 NC State…made five tackles, 1.0 for loss, vs. No. 4 Clemson…had four tackles, 1.5 for loss with 1.0 sack, in season-opening 47-7 win vs. Duquesne…registered four tackles, 1.0 sack, in 38-3 win at Syracuse…had two tackles, including 1.0 sack, in 49-17 win vs. Louisiana…made two tackles at Louisville before exiting in first half due to injury…missed 44-14 win vs. Boston College due to injury.
 

BEFORE FSU:

Appeared in 15 games over two seasons at Albany, recording 74 tackles, including 21.5 for loss with 14.5 sacks, 15 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and one pass breakup…first-team all-conference selection and FCS Freshman All-American in fall 2021 after registering 53 tackles, 11.5 for loss with 10.5 sacks, 13 quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one pass breakup…earned CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in spring 2021…was second-team all-conference selection and Jerry Rice Award finalist after recording 22 tackles, including 10.0 for loss with 4.0 sacks, and one forced fumble in four games played…led Colonial Athletic Association in tackles for loss and tied for second in sacks…made career-high 10 tackles vs. Stony Brook in first collegiate start…redshirted 2019 season…three-time All-PHAC athlete at Central Columbia…played both sides his senior year, registering 14 tackles with three forced fumbles and 15 receptions for 385 yards at tight end…also played basketball and ran track for Bluejays…won state championship as part of 4×400 relay team.

2022

fumbles
REC LOST FUM
2.0 0.0 0.0
defensive
TFL QB HUR TOT TD PD SACKS SOLO
15.5 3.0 42.0 0.0 0.0 8.5 20.0

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Height: 6035
Weight: 253
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