Theres's one characteristic that has stuck out to teammates and coaches about Jared Verse in his short time with the Browns so far — his outgoing and unmistakable energy.
He's always speaking up, transforming into one of the Browns' vocal leaders after just a little under two months with the team.
It's a skill Verse learned from his dad, Eric, who is a former United States Marine.
"My dad's always been a vocal person," Verse said. "If something's wrong, if something's not the way that he would like it, up to his standards, he's going to voice it. And that's something I've just came with my whole life from when I was in college, high school, just going all the way up to the league."
Verse was such an outspoken leader in the locker room during his first two years with the Rams that head coach Sean McVay had to tell him he was being too vocal on a couple occasions.
Just two days into training camp Verse is already one of the most outspoken players for the Browns. While learning his role in a new system — one that has him playing a more traditional defensive edge role compared to outside linebacker — Verse is doing it the best way he knows how, by becoming a leader.
"He's a relentless guy," head coach Todd Monken said. "So, it's pretty easy, the way he carries himself, for guys to listen."
During individuals stretches on the second day of training camp, every player kept to themselves, warming up in preparation of practice, besides one.
Verse, while completing his own stretches, made sure to go around to every member of the defense and greet them. He was also one of the first players to the teamwide huddle that takes place at the start of every practice. It's a gesture that might fly under the radar on the outside, but it's a part of Verse's character that his teammates have noticed.
"I swear I didn't even know he was in his third year, the way he carries himself, the way he's vocal about things, being a natural leader that he already is," S Grant Delpit said.
He has already taken the time to help coach ninth overall pick T Spencer Fano on the practice field. During minicamp, even though the pads weren't on, Verse helped Fano when his technique was off.
"There'd be a lot of reps, because we didn't have anything full speed before, so there'd be a lot of reps where I might have overset," Fano said. "He would let me know and then help me correct the mistakes I made."
For Verse, his leadership goes beyond the football field or being outspoken in the locker room. He's leading by example, as his weight room numbers are already amongst the highest on the team, according to Fano.
Check out the top shots from Day 1 of 2025 Browns Training Camp as players got to work with drills, workouts and team prep at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Aaron Anderson (85) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Linebacker Quincy Williams (5) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) and Pro Football Hall of Fame Cornerback Deion Sanders during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Running back Dylan Sampson (22) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Cornerback Tyson Campbell (7) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Tight end Harold Fannin Jr. (44) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Jared Verse (8) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Offensive tackle Spencer Fano (55) and Offensive tackle Izavion Miller (60) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Alex Wright (91) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Quarterback Taylen Green (15) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive tackle Mason Graham (94) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Cornerback Myles Harden (26) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Malachi Corley (83) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Dale Jones during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Running back Davon Booth (29) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Tylan Wallace (16) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Jamari Thrash (80) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Running back Dylan Sampson (22) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Running back Quinshon Judkins (10) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
A football during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Isaiah McGuire (57) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Pro Football Hall of Fame Cornerback Deion Sanders during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive tackle Mason Graham (94) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive tackle Mason Graham (94) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Jared Verse (8) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Jared Verse (8) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Quarterback Taylen Green (15) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Quarterback Dillon Gabriel (6) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Offensive guard Teven Jenkins (78) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Safety Daniel Thomas (24) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Offensive Line Coach George Warhop during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Jared Verse (8) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Offensive tackle Dawand Jones (79) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Run Game Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach Jeff Blasko during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Running back TJ Harden (36) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Safety Ronnie Hickman Jr. (33) and Cornerback Myles Harden (26) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Kole Wilson (87) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Isaiah Bond (0) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Jamari Thrash (80) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Khordae Sydnor (90) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Tylan Wallace (16) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (3) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (3) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Aaron Anderson (85) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio (54) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Linebacker Quincy Williams (5) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Cornerback Tre Avery (11) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Cornerback Myles Bryant (27) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive back D'Angelo Ross (20) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Offensive tackle Dawand Jones (79) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Linebacker Winston Reid (59) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Head Coach Todd Monken during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Tylan Wallace (16) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Denzel Boston (12) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver KC Concepcion Jr. (1) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Linebacker Reid Carrico (38) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Jared Verse (8) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
A helmet during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Safety Grant Delpit (9) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Cornerback Tyron Herring (47) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Benton Whitley (61) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Offensive tackle Izavion Miller (60) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Pro Football Hall of Fame Cornerback Deion Sanders during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Tyreak Sapp (64) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Sam Kamara (92) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive tackle Maliek Collins (96) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio (54) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Defensive end Alex Wright (91) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Linebacker Carson Schwesinger (49) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Safety Daniel Thomas (24) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Kicker Andre Szmyt (25) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Assistant Offensive Line Coach Bobby Johnson during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Jamari Thrash (80) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Kicker Andre Szmyt (25) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Kicker Andre Szmyt (25) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Safety Ronnie Hickman Jr. (33) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Wide receiver Malachi Corley (83) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Linebacker Nathaniel Watson (40) during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
Head Coach Todd Monken during Day 2 of Training Camp on July 30, 2026 at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus.
As a leader, Verse is looking to excel in his new role with the Browns. One area he's working to improve this season is finishing when rushing the passer. The 25-year-old has been atop the league leaders in pressures over the past two seasons but hasn't found the success he's wanted with his sack numbers. Heading into year three, Verse has put in the work to change that.
In early July, Verse traveled to Las Vegas to participate in the Sack Summit, an event held every year that brings the NFL's best pass rushers together. The event is run by the Raiders DE Maxx Crosby, Saints DE Cameron Jordan and former Broncos pass rusher Von Miller. At one point during the training session, Miller — who is ninth all time in career sacks — pulled Verse aside to give him some pointers.
"Von took me aside for a good 10,15, 20 minutes," Verse said. "It was really giving me that vet presence of like, 'Hey here is what you got to do. Try this move, try this move. It doesn't work for me, but this might work for you, or this works really well for me, try this.'"
There's no comparing Verse to any other defensive player in the league. He has his own energy. He leads the way he knows how.
But most importantly, he sets his own standard.
"I'm not this guy, I'm not that guy," Verse said. "I'm Jared. I'm going to put the whole standard to what (defensive) end should be like, and that's going to put me against what (defensive) end should be like. Don't put me against a specific player, I'm going to raise the standard of any defensive player period."
