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10. Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams
Highest ranking: 6 | Lowest ranking: unrankedAge: 24 | Last year's ranking: not eligible (rookie)
Verse, coming off Defensive Rookie of the Year honors, defeated Brian Burns and Nik Bonitto in a tiebreaker for the 10th spot.
Verse is a tough evaluation because of his lack of production. His 4.5 sacks and 17.5% pass rush win rate are modest. He didn't appear on many ballots as a result. But this description of Verse from now-retired offensive tackle Terron Armstead is somewhat common around the league.
When posing tiebreakers to league execs, the responses were swift: VERSE!
Just like you can't teach height in basketball, you can't teach Verse's power.
"He's a man," an NFC personnel executive said. "Very unique strength."
Verse was credited with 24 incompletions and three interceptions created, both quality numbers. And his 23.3% double-team rate was fourth on this list behind greats Parsons, Garrett and Crosby.
Competition at the deep NFL position is the only thing working to Verse's disadvantage.
"It's not that he's not ascending into a premier rusher, but he's not ahead of some of the others who are more productive or better run players right now," said an NFC executive who doesn't think Verse should be in the top 10.