Jared Verse has been a handful for opposing offensive tackles to handle already and he’s only played four games in the NFL. The Rams rookie was named NFC Defensive Rookie of the Month for September after racking up 19 tackles, five tackles for a loss and one sack, leading all rookies in pressures thus far.
Matt LaFleur and the Packers will be the next ones to game plan for Verse when the Rams host Green Bay on Sunday afternoon. Ahead of that matchup, LaFleur shared his thoughts on Verse and he expects big things throughout the edge rusher’s career.
“Jared has definitely shown up on tape,” LaFleur said. “He’s twitchy, he’s violent, and he’s relentless. That’s what you’re looking for in those guys. I think he’s going to continue to develop and I would expect him to be a very, very good player for a long time in this league.”
Verse will go up against Packers left tackle Rasheed Walker most of the time in Sunday’s game, which is a tough battle for both players. Walker has an 81.8 pass-blocking grade and has allowed just one sack, so he’s held up well protecting the blindside of Jordan Love and Malik Willis.
Verse is excellent at generating pressure but he needs to learn how to convert those hurries into sacks to create negative plays for the offense.