Verse finished with seven tackles (four solo) in Sunday's 37-20 loss to the Eagles.
The impressive rookie matched his season high in tackles from the Rams' Week 2 loss to the Cardinals. Verse has played on more than 60 percent of the defensive snaps in all 11 of the Rams' games this season, recording 49 tackles (28 solo), including 4.5 sacks, a pass breakup, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
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Rams' Jared Verse: Picks up sack in Week 9
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Verse registered a sack among his four tackles (three solo) in a 26-20 overtime win against Seattle on Sunday.
Verse's tackle total has been very consistent this season -- he's finished with either three or four stops in seven of eight games. The outside linebacker has 2.5 sacks over his past two games after recording just one over his first six contests. Verse logged a season-high 85 percent of Los Angeles' defensive snaps in Sunday's victory.
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Rams' Jared Verse: Records first sacks since Week 1
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Verse recorded three tackles (one solo), including 1.5 sacks, and an additional quarterback hit during Thursday's 30-20 victory against the Vikings.
The rookie linebacker was able to get to Sam Darnold in the second quarter, earning a big sack on first down that eventually led to a three-and-out by the Vikings. In the fourth quarter, Verse managed to split a sack with Michael Hoecht, forcing another Vikings punt two plays later. Verse's usage also was a season high, as he took the field for 42 of the Rams' 50 snaps on defense. He'll look to put the pressure on Geno Smith in a divisional showdown with the Seahawks in Week 9.
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Rams' Jared Verse: Forces fumble
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Verse recorded seven tackles (six solo) and forced a fumble in Sunday's 41-10 loss to the Cardinals.
Verse recorded his first career sack in his NFL debut in Week 1 and now has recorded his first forced fumble in Week 2. The 2024 first-round selection now has 11 combined tackles on the season as well, a total he'll be adding to in Week 3 against the 49ers.
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Rams' Jared Verse: Heads to Los Angeles
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The Rams selected Verse in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, 19th overall.
Defense was a huge need for the Rams coming into the draft and with the way the board fell, they managed to get one of the top edges in the class without trading up. Verse took a unique route to becoming a first-rounder, beginning his career at Albany and playing his way onto Florida State's radar in 2022. He collected 18 sacks and 29 tackles for loss during his time with the Seminoles. Verse played in a 4-3 defense but is scheme versatile and his pass-rushing ability can work in Los Angeles. He's not the Aaron Donald replacement, but taking Verse is a step toward backfilling his pass-rush impact.
