| Florida State Seminoles – No. 5 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class |  Redshirt |
| Major | Engineering |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 4, 2000 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Central Columbia (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jared Verse (born November 4, 2000) is an American football defensive end. He played college football for the Albany Great Danes before transferring to Florida State. Verse was named the 2020 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Defensive Rookie of the Year with Albany and was a two-time All-American with Florida State.
Early life and high school
Verse was born on November 4, 2000, in Dayton, Ohio. He grew up in Berwick, Pennsylvania, later attending Central Columbia High School and played tight end and defensive end for their football team.[1][2]
College career
Verse redshirted his freshman season at Albany.[3] 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.[4] He was named second-team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and won the conference's Defensive Rookie of the Year award.[5] 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.[6]
In 2022, Verse announced he was transferring to Florida State University to play for the Seminoles.[7] He finished his first season with the Seminoles with 48 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, and 9 sacks.[8] Verse declared for the 2024 NFL Draft following the 2023 season.[9]
College statistics
| Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||
| Albany Great Danes | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 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 |
| Florida State Seminoles | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 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 |
References
- ↑ "UAlbany football's Jared Verse writing impressive chapter as redshirt freshman". Times Union. March 30, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Jared Verse: 5 things to know about transfer portal's top target". Tallahassee Democrat. December 30, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ↑ "FSU DE Jared Verse talks his decision to leave Albany, why he chose the Seminoles". Tallahassee Democrat. January 18, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ↑ Adelson, Andrea (March 14, 2022). "Jared Verse's move from Albany to Florida State is a transfer portal success story in the making". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ↑ "UAlbany football's Jared Verse named CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year". Times Union. April 21, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ↑ "FSU lands transfer defensive end Jared Verse from Albany". The Athletic. January 7, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ↑ "FSU adds elite pass rusher in transfer Jared Verse from UAlbany". Orlando Sentinel. January 8, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ↑ "Jared Verse". Seminoles.com. January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ↑ "FSU DE Jared Verse to enter NFL draft, skip Orange Bowl". ESPN. Retrieved 19 December 2023.