Rams make a rare first-round NFL draft pick, taking Florida State defensive end Jared Verse 19th
FILE - Duke quarterback Riley Leonard (13) is tackled by Florida State defensive lineman Jared Verse (5) after scrambling for yardage during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. Verse is a possible first round pick in the NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Phelan M. Ebenhack]
HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have selected Florida State defensive end Jared Verse with the 19th pick in the NFL draft. Verse had two productive seasons for the Seminoles, finishing with 18 sacks and 29 1/2 tackles for loss in 25 games. He joins a Rams defensive front that no longer has Aaron Donald, who retired in March. Verse was the Rams’ first first-round pick since the team traded up to select quarterback Jared Goff No. 1 overall in 2016. Los Angeles had traded away its first-round pick every year since. That strategy paid off when the Rams won the Super Bowl after the 2021 season.
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FILE - Florida State defensive lineman Jared Verse speaks during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media days Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. Verse is a possible first round pick in the NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco, File)
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