Versatile Multi-Front Edge

Projected
Round 1-2

Drafted · Round 2 · Pick 55 · 2nd round · 55th overall
Jacas suits up at /p/gabe-jacas
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 1Projected · Round 1-2Gabe Jacas projects as a versatile multi-front edge. A EDGE out of Illinois who tested with an elite athletic profile (91th composite). Limited combine sample. Works off 6'4" · 260 lb and the position film. College defensive line: 184 tackles · 27 sacks · 0 INT · 2 PD across 4 seasons. Dominance score 81 (overproduced the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Above-average producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Strong
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Strong
Peak season
40% wt2025
Above avg
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Elite
Efficiency
10% wtSacks/G · 0.56
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs EDGE CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
3 of 3 metrics graded
Bench
30 reps·91st of 839
Arm
33.0″·37th of 359
Hand
10.0″·60th of 359
Bench
vs. 839
Arm
vs. 359
Hand
vs. 359
Trait grades
Burst
No combine number on file — no vert · no broad
Bend
No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle
Length
59th percentile · 6'4" · 33.00" arm
Power
91th percentile · 30 bench reps
Speed
No combine number on file — —s 40-yard
Frame
62th percentile · 6'4" · 260 lb
NFL comparisons
Boye Mafe
Pro Bowler2022 R2 · #40 · Minnesota · 6-4/261lb · 4.53s 40
91
sim
D'Aundre Reed
2011 R7 · #215 · Arizona · 6-4/261lb · 4.84s 40
87
sim
Bradyn Swinson
Unknown2025 R5 · #146 · LSU · 6-4/255lb
84
sim
X-Factor
Power grades in the 91th percentile. 30 bench reps.
Primary risk
Athletic profile is balanced. The primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.
Scheme fit
Hybrid front that lines him up everywhere from 3-tech to wide-9 across packages.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ILL | 36 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | ILL | 31 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | ILL | 74 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | ILL | 43 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 184 | 98 | 86 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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