Jared Verse

Former defensive lineman at Florida State. 2023: 8.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, 40 tackles.

DL · Florida State · Jr. · #5

6′4″ · 260 lb · Berwick, PA

CFB Index 81 · #44 of 418 edge rushersLow confidenceAll-AmericanLos Angeles — drafted 2024, Rd 1, Pick 19, #19 overall

On production he ranks #44 of 418 edge rushers; on reputation he is an All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

The story

Former defensive lineman at Florida State. 2023: 8.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, 40 tackles.

Transferred from UAlbany to Florida State in 2022.
Drafted round 1 by the Los Angeles in 2024.
Named All-America (FWAA) in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Florida State, 17 sacks, an All-American season (2023) — drafted at #19 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202212 games

Entered the portal
All-Americafirst
All-ACCfirst

202311 games

All-Americafirst
All-ACCfirst

2024

Drafted by Los Angelesround 1, pick 19

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Florida State

2022–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #19

Los Angeles · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

7 honors · 2 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2023)

1 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM

All-ACC 1st team (2023)

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 3rd NFL season

#19Rd 1 · Pick 19

Los AngelesEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mike Norvell — 23-4 over that span.

2022Florida State10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

81All-Conference level #44 of 418?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (98th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#24 / 2842 · 99th pct

8.5

Tackles for loss#65 / 2842 · 98th pct

12.0

QB hurries#70 / 2842 · 97th pct

Tackles#865 / 2842 · 69th pct

Solo tackles#873 / 2842 · 68th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2842 · 67th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.3	0.8	0.7	0.2
Road5g	4.0	1.4	0.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.8	0.8	0.4	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	4.3	1.3	1.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-American

Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

81 · #44 of 418 edge rushers

Selector Grid · 2023

AP—

FWAA1st

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Florida State	40	23	12.0	8.5	2	--	--
2022	Florida State	42	20	15.5	8.5	--	--	--
Career		82	43	27.5	17.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 45–24

vs LSU

1 SOLO · 2 TOT

Dominant 21-point win at home against LSU.

With J. Travis — 342 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 93.8 · 38 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · A. Mastromanno — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 51 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 45-24vs LSU	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 31-29@ Boston College	4	2	1.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 31-24@ Clemson	4	3	0.5	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 39-17vs Virginia Tech	3	2	2.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 7	W 41-3vs Syracuse	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 38-20vs Duke	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 41-16@ Wake Forest	4	3	2.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 10	W 24-7@ Pittsburgh	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 27-20vs Miami	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 24-15@ Florida	6	3	3.0	2.5	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 14	W 16-6vs Louisville	6	5	3.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Total		40	23	12.0	8.5	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology