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Player Dossier
2022-2025Illinois
Gabe Jacas
LB • 6'3" • 275 lbs • Port Saint Lucie, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Gabe Jacas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Gabe Jacas built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Port Saint Lucie, FL wearing No. 17, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Gabe Jacas' career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 55
- NFL Team
- New England Patriots
Gabe Jacas, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Illinois. Gabe Jacas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 178
- TFL
- 35.5
- Sacks
- 26
- QB hurries
- 25
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Gabe Jacas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · LB
- Career Tackles
- 178
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 46 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Illinois
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Fort Pierce Central · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Fort Pierce Central · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 2 · Pick 23 · New England Patriots
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · LB 329th (top 26%) · Big Ten 95th (top 13%) · National 775th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 9 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | 50.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 44.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Illinois | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 72.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Illinois | 13 | 63 | 10 | 8 | 9 | - | 0 | 72.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 44 | 13.5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 69.6 |
Related Context
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Gabe Jacas played LB for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Gabe Jacas recorded 178 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Illinois paired 30 primary output with 43.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 43.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Illinois
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.3
Efficiency
43.2
Usage
17.1
Consistency
52.6
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Carolina: 3. Eastern Illinois: 0. Kansas: 1. Central Michigan: 3. Nebraska: 2. Penn State: 2. Purdue: 0. Michigan: 7. Oregon: 3. Minnesota: 1. Michigan State: 6. Rutgers: 0. Northwestern: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Carolina: 8 by 63.3. Eastern Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Kansas: 3 by 22.5. Central Michigan: 6 by 55. Nebraska: 5 by 40.8. Penn State: 5 by 40.8. Purdue: 4 by 16.7. Michigan: 13 by 100. Oregon: 4 by 46.7. Minnesota: 6 by 35. Michigan State: 5 by 70.8. Rutgers: 4 by 16.7. Northwestern: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2.4 · Games = 10 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 3 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | vs South CarolinaSplash game | W 21-17 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | W 38-28 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Rutgers | W 38-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 38-16 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Minnesota | L 17-25 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ OregonSplash game | L 9-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Michigan10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 21-7 | 13 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Purdue | W 50-49 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Penn StateSplash game | L 7-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 31-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | W 30-9 | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Kansas | W 23-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 45-0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Gabe Jacas story
Gabe Jacas built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Port Saint Lucie, FL wearing No. 17, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Gabe Jacas' career was his defensive production: 178 tackles, 35.5 tackles for loss, 26 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Gabe Jacas' production has multiple signals. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Gabe Jacas moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Illinois | 14 | 30.4 | 8.4 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Illinois | 13 | 21.6 | 6.9 | -1 |
| 2024 Postseason | Illinois | 30 | 43.2 | 17.1 | 17 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Illinois | 30 | 43.2 | 17.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Illinois | 31.5 | 38.6 | 15.2 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan
Week 8 · W 21-7 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
7 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs Western Illinois
Week 1 · W 52-3
6.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 51 Northwestern
Week 14 · W 20-13 · Conference game
6.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 85 Wisconsin
Week 13 · L 10-27 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
86.5 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan State
Week 12 · W 38-16 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
85.5 takeover
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 85.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Illinois
30 primary output · 43.2 efficiency · 17.1 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Illinois
72.8
30 primary · 43.2 efficiency · 17.1 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Illinois
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31.5 primary · 38.6 efficiency · 15.2 usage
Milestones
15
Impact games
22
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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