Jared Verse exceeded all expectations in his first year with the Los Angeles Rams, winning Defensive Rookie of the Year and emerging as one of the game’s best young defenders. He had the attention of every offensive tackle last season, with the recently retired Terron Armstead mentioning Verse as a player he’s glad he never has to face again.
Micah Parsons was impressed by Verse’s rookie year, too. The Dallas Cowboys superstar praised Verse in an interview for the NFL Top 100 series, pointing out one play in particular that caught his eye.
Parsons remembered watching Verse pancake Jordan Mailata when the Rams faced the Eagles, putting the 6-foot-8, 365-pound tackle on his back.
“I saw when he pancaked Jordan Mailata. I said, ‘All right, he’s not afraid to run through somebody’s chest. This is the type of dude you want on your team.”
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Verse admits he had his own “welcome to the NFL moment” during his rookie year, but Parsons saw that play as Verse welcoming Mailata to his world.
“Usually rookies get a ‘welcome to the NFL’ moment, but he just welcomed a vet to his world. He’s like, ‘I’m a rookie but I’m here to play football.’ That was pretty dope to see,” Parsons said.
Verse only had 4.5 sacks in the regular season, which wasn’t close to the league lead. But he was tops in the NFL with 89 total pressures including the playoffs, according to Pro Football Focus. That shows the type of impact he had consistently for the Rams.
“I don’t look at sacks with him. Sacks is such an odd way of looking at statistics, but his dominance, the way he gets to the quarterback, him being fearless and wanting to attack,” he added.
Verse is already a star but he’s well on his way to being in the conversation as one of the best overall defenders in the NFL already. Parsons is in that top tier so when he talks about a pass rusher, it carries weight.
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