Jared Verse Draft Profile from PFN

Jared Verse Draft Profile and Measurements

• Height: 6’3 7/8″
• Weight: 254 pounds
• Length: 33 1/2″
• Wingspan: 79 1/2″
• Hand: 9 7/8″
• Position: Edge Rusher
• School: Florida State
• Current Year: Redshirt Senior

  Strengths

  • Bolt of lightning off the snap, who immediately stresses tackles vertically to the apex.
  • High-octane, hyperactive athlete who moves in short, successive bursts of energy.
  • Effervescent twitch allows him to put tackles on a string with his unpredictability.
  • Well-sized defender with good frame density, length, and overall proportions.
  • Combined instant burst, length, and motor amount to an elite power profile.
  • Can use urgent leg drive and his inbuilt energetic motion to sustain power exertions.
  • Able to forklift up on power rushes, get under tackles, and use his base to dislodge.
  • Has ankle flexion to reduce his surface area and corner underneath extensions.
  • Initial hand placement is precise and deliberate, maximizing force and impact at contact.
  • Can flash his hands to widen tackles, then explode inside with violent bull-rushes.
  • Able to widen tackles and then pry his way inside the B-gap with violent double swipes.
  • Can levy quick long-arm-chop combos to simultaneously erode his blocker’s balance and deconstruct extensions.
  • Brings constant, unmatched energy as a rusher and routinely fights through contact.
  • Superlative run defender who can violently stack, shed, and wrench down anchors.
  • Brings incredible pursuit speed and reach and has the range to run down ball carriers

  Weaknesses

  • Doesn’t quite have elite length or mass.
  • Doesn’t quite have elite hip flexibility when breaching and rolling through the apex.
  • Can’t always pinch hyper-acute angles and sustain acceleration to enter the pocket.
  • Frame is slightly high-cut, impacting open-field change-of-direction at times.
  • Can struggle to manage his pad level and weight distribution when stunting.
  • At times, can better channel hand force, as clubs sometimes fail to erode anchors.
  • Sometimes nullifies base ahead of contact, which can limit knock-back power.
  • Can be baited into over-setting laterally by read options and can be late to recover.
  • Will turn 24 years old in November of his rookie season.

  From NFL DraftBuzz

  SCOUTING REPORT: STRENGTHS

  • Verse brings a seasoned pass-rush plan to the table, executing a myriad of initial and counter moves with polished technique and shrewd decision-making.
  • The explosive first step is a cornerstone of his game, dictating pass-rush scenarios by imposing his will and disrupting offensive linemen’s rhythm off the snap.
  • Elite athletic skills — Made Bruce Feldman’s 2023 ‘Freaks List’ at number 26. He wrote: “another year at FSU has enabled him to continue to develop, both physically and in his on-field skill set. At 6-3 1/2, 260 pounds, Verse power-cleans 360 pounds, squats 555 and benches 455, but he also has excellent burst, running 21.14 MPH in a game with a max acceleration of 5.85m/s with a max deceleration of -6.98m/s.”
  • Exceptional bend and flexibility allow Verse to exploit the edge, dipping under offensive tackles and maintaining a tight, efficient path to the quarterback.
  • Natural athletic gifts are evident in his lateral agility, enabling effective redirection and counter moves that continue to confound protective schemes.
  • His functional strength shouldn’t be understated – Verse consistently delivers powerful punches and showcases the ability to hold his ground against heavier opponents.
  • The motor on Verse runs incessantly, reflecting a high-effort player who brings relentless energy and pursuit from snap to whistle on every down.
  • Hand usage is a notable strength, displaying rapid and potent strikes that effectively navigate through opposing linemen’s blocks to disrupt the backfield.
  • A hallmark of his game, the palpable explosiveness, permeates through his every move, asserting dominance in gap penetration and providing a perpetual disruptive presence.

  SCOUTING REPORT: WEAKNESSES

  • Verse, while maintaining exterior leverage, occasionally overshoots, enabling offensive schemes to exploit created lanes, undermining the run defense’s integrity and effectiveness.
  • Despite a robust and physical approach to run defense, there’s a discernible lack of control in his tackling, often resulting in missed opportunities in the backfield.
  • While the collegiate tackle-for-loss numbers are there, skepticism arises regarding the translatability of those statistics to the NFL, demanding further refinement in his approach.
  • Anticipation and mental processing in run scenarios require elevation; enhancing block recognition and reactionary quickness out of his stance remains a pivotal area for development.
  • Verse’s effective hand usage in pass-rush scenarios demands translation into run defense, ensuring that generated power and jolt are equivalently impactful across all play types.

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