Jake Verity

Jake Shaw Verity (born December 23, 1997) is an American football placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at East Carolina and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Ravens in 2021.

Jake Verity
No. 6 – Indianapolis Colts
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-23) December 23, 1997
Bremen, Georgia
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Bremen (GA)
College:East Carolina
Undrafted:2021
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life

Verity attended Bremen High School in Georgia, where he was credited with a 63-yard field goal on a fair catch kick, the third-longest field goal in Georgia High School Association history.[1]

College career

Verity attended East Carolina University and played for the East Carolina Pirates football team. At East Carolina, he was a two-time All-American Athletic Conference selection, a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award in 2019, an award given to the top placekicker in college football, and was East Carolina's all-time leading scorer by the time his collegiate career finished.[2][3][4][5]

Although he had one year of eligibility remaining, Verity opted to enter the 2021 NFL Draft.[6]

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

After going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft, Verity signed with the Baltimore Ravens on May 18, 2021.[7] He was waived by the Ravens in the final round of preseason roster cuts on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to their practice squad the next day.[8][9][10] He suffered a torn ACL on December 1 and was ruled out for the season.

Indianapolis Colts

On February 8, 2022, the Indianapolis Colts signed Verity to a reserve/future contract.[11]

References
  1. "'The Kick' Heard Around the State". FOX 5 Atlanta. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. "American Athletic Conference". UCF's Milton, ECU's Harvey, Temple's Wright Named As American Players of the Year. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. "Futrell And Verity Named Second-Team All-AAC". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. "Verity Named Semifinalist For Lou Groza Award". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. "Jake Verity becomes all-time leading ECU football scorer". The East Carolinian. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  6. "ECU kicker Jake Verity to enter 2021 NFL draft". WNCT. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  7. "Ravens Sign Undrafted Kicker Jake Verity". Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  8. "Ravens Make Cuts to 53. Here's the Full List". Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  9. "Ravens Sign 13 Players to Practice Squad". Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  10. Mink, Ryan (September 1, 2021). "Ravens Sign 14 Players to Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  11. "Colts Sign DT R.J. McIntosh, K Jake Verity to Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. February 8, 2022.
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