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

[rochrist]

Todd McShay's scouting report for Jacas at The ringer.

Gabe Jacas Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Todd McShay's scouting report for Gabe Jacas. Grades, measurables, combine results, strengths, and role projection.

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The money shot:

The Draft​

Jacas’s athletic profile will keep him out of Round 1, but he will overdeliver for any team that invests in him early in Round 2.

 

[mgteich]

If this guy sucks, I can already see @captain stone calling him "Jackass".

Do you mean "if cap thinks he sux on a play or two"?

 

[dliverey44]

I'm

I just read that Landry is listed as a lb,I thought he was thought his position was edge

Technically the Pats front is 3-4 so he is a OLB rather than a DE. Draftniks refer to all edge(OLB&DE) rushers as edge. Edge isn't an official position

 

[Schmo]

The money shot:

The Draft​

Jacas’s athletic profile will keep him out of Round 1, but he will overdeliver for any team that invests in him early in Round 2.

I was reading this in a dark bathroom, looked up at the mirror, and saw it all over my face.

Thanks for that.

 

[Real fan 02]

I hope his wife can get on board with that!

 

[Headcase]

One question: how will Vrabel feel about coaching him?

Will Mike want to work with him?

MikeV looked pretty happy when he talked to him on draft night.

 

[n1997y]

MikeV looked pretty happy when he talked to him on draft night.

I figured Vrabes would be over the moon to land him. I can’t help but think Mike will see a lot of himself in Jacas, attitude of not physically.

 

[Dec54]

He's holding his mom's hand as the pick was announced. You gotta love that.

He is one very happy man, so good to draft someone that really wants to be a Patriot

 

[Betterthanmost]

Is it sound to compare his RAS score with Keion White? Or different positions?
If comparable, I will like to see it for DE.

 

[Uptown]

Looks like we have a psycho in the building…Love it.

 

[SlowGettingUp]

Looks like we have a psycho in the building…Love it.

Honestly, there are several times where I would not let Gabe practice because … he can just overwhelm and overpower people. I didn’t want to have a bad scenario. And you can’t tell Gabe to go slow. You can’t tell him to go half-speed. He only knows one speed,” Bielema said.

Bielema used a game from 2024 against Michigan to show teams during Jacas’s pro day. The film showed Jacas taking six different pass rushes lined up in five different spots against five different blockers, and he had a different approach for each one.

NFL Notes: Gabe Jacas brings pass-rush obsession, leadership to Patriots

Patriots coaches were “ecstatic” to draft Gabe Jacas. Why? He’s “consumed” by pass rush. He’d talk about it for 20 hours a day.

www.bostonherald.com

 

[40yrpatsfan]

Wow, incredible article about Jacas. We got ourselves a playa.

Also good to hear such praise for Matt Patricia, a terrific coach.

 

[patfanken]

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

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.

What I don't understand is how ANYONE with a 1.59 10 yd split is not considered "explosive", let alone someone at 269 lbs.

 

[Huckleberry1]

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

I wish they would take that approach most years. Go after guys you believe in aggressively, don't just sit there and hope they make it to you.

 

[Rob0729]

 

[Wozzy]

I wish they would take that approach most years. Go after guys you believe in aggressively, don't just sit there and hope they make it to you.

I think this depends on how many needs you have.

They had more needs in the 2024 offseason than they have now a year in. They made the Super Bowl, they didn't lose much in the offseason.

Other teams suck and are really desperate for a large infusion of talent, so trading back for a plethora of picks is smart.

 

[State]

This is a really good player with a hard-working team-first attitude with bona fide athletic traits. Great pick. Greeeeeat pick.

 

[Real fan 02]

I figured Vrabes would be over the moon to land him. I can’t help but think Mike will see a lot of himself in Jacas, attitude of not physically.

Former No. 1 overall pick might be the Patriots’ smartest defensive move left

The New England Patriots had an active offseason, and with A.J. Brown potentially available via trade after June 1, it appears they'll continue that activity in

musketfire.com

The guy we should sign to help Jacas along..

 

[DaBruinz]

Former No. 1 overall pick might be the Patriots’ smartest defensive move left

The New England Patriots had an active offseason, and with A.J. Brown potentially available via trade after June 1, it appears they'll continue that activity in

musketfire.com

The guy we should sign to help Jacas along..

I think that if Vrabel was going to bring in Clowney, he'd have done so last season. It was telling that Clowney didn't get signed until Mid-September by the Cowboys.

 

[DaBruinz]

When I started looking as Edge prospects, I initially felt that Malachi Lawrence was a fit.. But, as I researched Lawrence, I found that he relies too much on his speed to beat opposing OTs and doesn't have a whole lot of variety in his moves. He's also not very violent. Then I saw Jacas and he immediately became by Edge Binkie.. Jacas is violent. When you looked at his moves, he beat OTs with very deep variety of moves. Jacas has loads of power. But Jacas also has speed. Jacas uses his entire toolbox of moves to set up OTs. He always has a plan on how to set them up and beat them .