DRAFT Welcome to New England - Illinois Edge Gabe Jacas! (2nd round, #55)

One-If-By-Sea · Apr 24, 2026

VJCPatriot said:
4.65 40 with a 1.59 split for a guy that's 6'4 260? That's freakish.

VJCPatriot said:
THIRTY Bench reps, means he's also strong as an Ox.

Sure It might be useful to see additional numbers but he's got the most important traits.

FAST, STRONG, with Violent Hands.

I think Jacas can turn into a PLUS starter for us at Edge.

I agree with all of that. My point was skipping half of the RAS testing means the RAS score does not correlate to anything.

SlowGettingUp · Apr 24, 2026

Great analysis here:

Palm Beach Pats Fan · Apr 24, 2026

4 year player with a grown up body, so no need to have a long break-in period.

PatsWickedPissah · Apr 24, 2026

Can he play wearing long red sleeves?

scott99 · Apr 24, 2026

Love the pick. Needed an edge, and got one that had 11 sacks last year. Also was a captain. Pats have done what they hoped they could, Edge & OT in the first 2 rounds.

mike_usagisan · Apr 24, 2026

scott99 said:
Love the pick. Needed an edge, and got one that had 11 sacks last year. Also was a captain. Pats have done what they hoped they could, Edge & OT in the first 2 rounds.

I’m still hopeful for a TE and a LB and then maybe a G and a RB. And I’m not ruling out a P.

woolster22 · Apr 24, 2026

scott99 said:
Love the pick. Needed an edge, and got one that had 11 sacks last year. Also was a captain. Pats have done what they hoped they could, Edge & OT in the first 2 rounds.

And 3 FF in each of his last two seasons. Seems like another lucky fall that we made a move up to scoop.

Excellent draft so far, given the late round positioning.

Taking athletic bags early is the way to go. Theres only so many of them on the planet.

ctpatsfan77 · Apr 24, 2026

scott99 said:
Love the pick. Needed an edge, and got one that had 11 sacks last year. Also was a captain. Pats have done what they hoped they could, Edge & OT in the first 2 rounds.

Shame they had to give up both 4s and a 6, but I can live with it.

ctpatsfan77 · Apr 24, 2026

mike_usagisan said:
I’m still hopeful for a TE and a LB and then maybe a G and a RB. And I’m not ruling out a P.

Also QB3.

scott99 · Apr 24, 2026

ctpatsfan77 said:
Shame they had to give up both 4s and a 6, but I can live with it.

Seems like too much to give up, but I feel it’s worth it. Jacas is a stud.

upstater1 · Apr 24, 2026

I am not at all complaining about the picks they gave up.

This is going to sound like a backhanded compliment, but anyway, here goes: if only we had traded picks to move up so we wouldn't get saddled with J'Lynn Polk, Caeden Wallace, and Layden Robinson. We didn't get caught with our pants down this year.

ctpatsfan77 · Apr 24, 2026

upstater1 said:
I am not at all complaining about the picks they gave up.

This is going to sound like a backhanded compliment, but anyway, here goes: if only we had traded picks to move up so we wouldn't get saddled with J'Lynn Polk, Caeden Wallace, and Layden Robinson. We didn't get caught with our pants down this year.

They traded down and let SD have Ladd McConkey so they could take Polk and Baker.

[But then, not making that trade would have increased the likelihood of prolonging the Mayo error, so. . . .]

upstater1 · Apr 24, 2026

ctpatsfan77 said:
They traded down and let SD have Ladd McConkey so they could take Polk and Baker.

[But then, not making that trade would have increased the likelihood of prolonging the Mayo error, so. . . .]

I know, what I meant was they should've traded up if they didn't like McConkey.

manxman2601 · Apr 24, 2026

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Thunderhead · Apr 24, 2026

Favorite value pick since Gonzo at 17. Love it.

FCB02062 · Apr 24, 2026

Gabe Kotter not available?

manxman2601 · Apr 24, 2026

BobDigital · Apr 24, 2026

I'm going to revise my opinion on him slightly. The more i look into him the more i like him just a tad more than i did leading up to the draft. I said before he was a rotational guy 1 year and likely a good year 2 starter. I think if need be he could be a starter sometime this year, though not day 1. It is a small distinction, but noticeable.

hornetfb85 · Apr 24, 2026

Absolutely pumped about this pick. I am an Illini fan so I’m a bit biased here. This dude is one heck of an individual. He is a freak athlete and a great person. Was not just a pass rusher at Illinois. They asked him to do a lot. Heck, the DL depth got so bad during his Jr season he played DE on a 3 man front. Didn’t *****, just did his job. Love this pick.

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