Jason Verrett

Verrett became the highest selected TCU defender since Bob Lilly in 1961.

Jason Verrett (born June 18, 1991) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent.

In track & field, Verrett competed in the 100-meter dash event in 2007, clocking a PR of 11.87 seconds at the SCAC FINALS Meet, where he took 3rd in the freshman/sophomore finals.

This was the only year he competed in track.

After graduating high school with no college scholarship offers, Verrett opted to attend Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC).

While at SRJC, Verrett was named to the all-conference first-team in 2010.

He was considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com.

In 2011, he went to TCU and had 58 tackles.

The following year, he had 63 tackles and a team-leading six interceptions.

He was a first-team All-Big 12 Conference selection.

He was also named an All-American by Sports Illustrated.

He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills.

Verrett finished second, among all participating defensive backs, in the 40-yard dash.

He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft.

He played college football at TCU.

Verrett attended B Gale Wilson Middle School and attended Angelo Rodriguez High School, where he played football and ran track.

In football, he played running back on offense and cornerback on the defensive side.

He received Back of the Year honors on offense his junior and senior years.

On March 6, 2014, Verrett attended TCU’s pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed the bench press and vertical jump.

He impressed scouts by performing 19 reps on the bench press with a torn labrum in his shoulder.

Verrett attended a private workout with the Carolina Panthers and also met with multiple teams for pre-draft visits.

He had pre-draft visits with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets, and St. Louis Rams.

On March 17, 2014, Verrett underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum he sustained during the season.

At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Verrett was projected to be a mid to late first round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.

He was ranked as the third best cornerback prospect in the draft by Sports Illustrated and NFL analyst Bucky Brooks, was ranked the fourth best cornerback by DraftScout.com, and was ranked the fifth best cornerback by NFL analyst Mike Mayock.

The San Diego Chargers selected Verrett in the first round (25th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft.

Verrett was the fourth cornerback drafted in 2014, behind Justin Gilbert (8th overall), Kyle Fuller (14th overall), and Darqueze Dennard (24th overall).

On May 29, 2014, the Chargers signed Verrett to a four-year, $7.88 million contract that includes $6.39 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $4.05 million.

Throughout training camp, Verrett competed against Shareece Wright, Richard Marshall, and Brandon Flowers.

Head coach Mike McCoy named Verrett the third cornerback on the depth chart to start the regular season, behind Flowers and Wright.

Verrett made his professional regular season debut in the Chargers season opener at the Cardinals; he recorded four combined tackles and defected a pass in their 18–17 loss.

On September 14, 2014, Verrett earned his first career start in place of Flowers, who had suffered a groin injury.

Verrett was inactive for the Chargers’ 33–14 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 4 due to a hamstring injury.

On October 12, 2014, Verrett recorded a season-high six solo tackles, broke up two passes, and made his first career interception during a 31–28 victory at the Oakland Raiders in Week 6.

Verrett intercepted a pass by Raiders’ rookie quarterback Derek Carr with 1:13 remaining in the game to seal the Chargers victory.

Verrett left the game in the third quarter after injuring his labrum in three places while diving for a pass, but returned to finish the game.

Verrett was inactive for the Chargers’ Week 7 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs due to his torn labrum.

In Week 8, Verrett attempted to play with his shoulder injury after cornerbacks Flowers and Steve Williams were listed as inactive due to injuries.

Verrett made one tackle before exiting in the second quarter of the Chargers’ 35–21 loss at the Denver Broncos.

On November 15, 2014, the Chargers officially placed Verrett on injured reserve for the rest of his rookie season.