Jared Verse

Jared Verse (born November 4, 2000) is an American football defensive end for the Florida State Seminoles. He previously played for the Albany Great Danes, where he was named the 2020 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Defensive Rookie of the Year before transferring to Florida State in 2022.

Jared Verse
Florida State Seminoles – No. 5
PositionDefensive end
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore
MajorEngineering
Personal information
Born: (2000-11-04) November 4, 2000
Dayton, Ohio
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight248 lb (112 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolCentral Columbia (Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-American (2022)
  • First-team All-ACC (2022)
  • CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year (2020)
  • First-team All-CAA (2021)
  • Second-team All-CAA (2020)

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 75 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles.[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 47 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, and 9 sacks.[8]

On January 7, 2023, on the one year anniversary of his commitment to Florida State, Verse announced he would return for the 2023 season. [9]

References
  1. "UAlbany football's Jared Verse writing impressive chapter as redshirt freshman". Times Union. March 30, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  2. "Jared Verse: 5 things to know about transfer portal's top target". Tallahassee Democrat. December 30, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  3. "FSU DE Jared Verse talks his decision to leave Albany, why he chose the Seminoles". Tallahassee Democrat. January 18, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  4. 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.
  5. "UAlbany football's Jared Verse named CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year". Times Union. April 21, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  6. "FSU lands transfer defensive end Jared Verse from Albany". The Athletic. January 7, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  7. "FSU adds elite pass rusher in transfer Jared Verse from UAlbany". Orlando Sentinel. January 8, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  8. "Jared Verse". Seminoles.com. January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  9. "Florida State defensive end Jared Verse announces he will defer NFL Draft dreams, return for 2023".
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