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EDGE2026 Draft Prospect

Gabe Jacas

Illinois

Measurables

6'4"

260 lb

Scouting report · The One Analytics

Day 1Projected · Round 1

Versatile Multi-Front Edge

Gabe Jacas projects as a versatile multi-front edge — a EDGE from 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 79 (overproduced the cohort when adjusted for age of production).

79B+

Dominance score · multi-component

Above-average producer

Blends four cohort percentiles — 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout (early-career + jump year), 10% position-specific efficiency. Prospects with off-the-chart seasons earn a bonus on top.

Career volume

35%

85th

age-weighted

Peak season

40%

79th

2025

Breakout

15%

55th

early-career + jump year

Efficiency

10%

91th

Sacks/G · 0.56

Trait grades · 6 dimensions

N/A

Burst

No combine number on file — no vert · no broad

N/A

Bend

No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle

B

Length

59th percentile · 6'4" · 33.00" arm

A

Power

91th percentile · 30 bench reps

N/A

Speed

No combine number on file — —s 40-yard

B

Frame

62th percentile · 6'4" · 260 lb

NFL comparisons · top 3 historical

Closest distance · 0.18
  1. #1

    Boye Mafe

    2022 R2 · #40 · Minnesota · 6-4/261lb · 4.53s 40

    91

    sim

  2. #2

    D'Aundre Reed

    2011 R7 · #215 · Arizona · 6-4/261lb · 4.84s 40

    87

    sim

  3. #3

    Bradyn Swinson

    2025 R5 · #146 · LSU · 6-4/255lb

    84

    sim

Scheme fit

Hybrid front that lines him up everywhere from 3-tech to wide-9 across packages.

X-Factor

Power grades in the 91th percentile — 30 bench reps.

Primary risk

Athletic profile is balanced — primary risk is positional value, not measurable holes.

Generated by deterministic-v5 · Apr 19, 2026Workout · Combine

Scouting Combine · 2026

Combine percentiles

vs. EDGE class · 2000–2026 baseline
9

Athletic composite

9thREPLACEMENT

1 of 6 metrics graded

1× Great
i

40-Yard

No data

i

Vertical

No data

i

Broad

No data

i

3-Cone

No data

i

Shuttle

No data

3091stGREAT
i

Bench

vs. 839

Frame measurables · arm / hand / wingspan

49

Athletic composite

49thAVERAGE

2 of 3 metrics graded

1× Solid1× Average
33.037thAVERAGE
i

Arm

vs. 359

10.060thSOLID
i

Hand

vs. 359

i

Wingspan

No data

College career · ESPN

Career stats

SeasonTeamTOTSOLOASTPDSACKFFINTYDSTD
2022ILL361422040000
2023ILL31229141000
2024ILL743935083000
2025ILL4323201113000
Career18498862277000