| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | 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 |
| Position: | Placekicker |
| Undrafted: | 2021 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Jake Shaw Verity (born December 23, 1997) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at East Carolina and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens in 2021.
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]
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]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
197 lb (89 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[7] | ||||||||||||
After going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft, Verity signed with the Baltimore Ravens on May 18, 2021.[8] 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.[9][10][11] He suffered a torn ACL on December 1 and was ruled out for the season.
On February 8, 2022, the Indianapolis Colts signed Verity to a reserve/future contract.[12] He was waived on August 25, 2022.[13]
On August 26, 2022, Verity was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[14] He was waived/injured on August 31 and placed on injured reserve.[15] He was released on September 6.
On January 25, 2023, Verity signed a reserve/future contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[16] He was waived on June 7, 2023.