3 breakout roster candidates making a name for themselves in Rams camp so far

II: Jared Verse proving why Round 1 picks are worth the hype

Perhaps one of the most impressive young players to arrive to the LA Rams Training Camp is rookie outside linebacker Jared Verse. I don't know that I have ever seen a guy who looks the part more than this young man. Standing 6-foot-4 and weighing 260 pounds, Verse is built to play football and built to deliver at outside linebacker.

Verse was never supposed to drop to the 19th overall spot. In fact, he was never supposed to fall out of the Top 10. Per the 2024 NFL Draft Board from NFL.com, he was projected as the sixth-best prospect in the entire rookie class. And his draft profiles reflect a young man who is projected to be one of the best rookies of this draft class. But as we all know, projections are fiction. Unrealized Potential will get GMs fired. It all comes down to production.

And that is where Jared Verse will excel

I love what Verse brings to this defense. He is swift, cunning, and hits like a wrecking ball. He doesn't pat himself on the back, nor does he proclaim what he is going to do. He treats his ability to deliver on the edge as though it is a given, not as though it is a surprise. He is so very good at what he does because he expects to be very good at what he does.

Verse was projected to come off the board so early that I never gave him much consideration in the Rams mock drafts. He was too good, too much of a fit. He not only had a great deal of chemistry with his former Seminoles teammate Braden Fiske, but he is a perfect compliment to what this team needs at outside linebacker in 2024. He is a strong man. He collapses the pocket from his power first. And when matched up to the skills of his new Rams teammates like Michael Hoecht, Kobie Turner, Byron Young, and yes, Braden Fiske, the defensive front takes on the personna of a swarm of angry hornets.

And that spells trouble for opposing offenses.