Usage Score
15.2
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.
Efficiency
38.6
Consistency
39.9
Season Value
48.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Scouting Read
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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.
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
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 38.6 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: Northwestern
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.6
Efficiency
38.6
Usage
15.2
Consistency
39.9
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Western Illinois: 6.5. Duke: 2. Western Michigan: 2. Indiana: 0. USC: 2. Purdue: 1. Ohio State: 0.5. Washington: 0. Rutgers: 4.5. Maryland: 1. Wisconsin: 5.5. Northwestern: 6.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Illinois: 5 by 70.8. Duke: 1 by 24.2. Western Michigan: 2 by 28.3. Indiana: 4 by 16.7. USC: 4 by 36.7. Purdue: 4 by 26.7. Ohio State: 4 by 21.7. Washington: 4 by 16.7. Rutgers: 4 by 61.7. Maryland: 2 by 18.3. Wisconsin: 6 by 75. Northwestern: 4 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.2 · Games = 8 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 4 · -1.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
75 vs Wisconsin
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs Northwestern2+ sacks · Splash game | W 20-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Wisconsin2+ sacks · Splash game | L 10-27 | 6 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Maryland | W 24-6 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Rutgers2+ sacks · Splash game | W 35-13 | 4 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Washington | L 25-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Ohio State | L 16-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Purdue | W 43-27 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs USCSplash game | W 34-32 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Indiana | L 10-63 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | W 38-0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ DukeSplash game | W 45-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Western Illinois2+ sacks · Splash game | W 52-3 | 5 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
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
Michigan
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Primary metric
7 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#2
Northwestern
6.5
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#3
Western Illinois
6.5
Primary metric
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.
#4
Wisconsin
5.5
Primary metric
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#5
Michigan State
6
Primary metric
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 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
52
30 primary · 43.2 efficiency · 17.1 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Illinois
48.4
31.5 primary · 38.6 efficiency · 15.2 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
22
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.85
Fort Pierce Central · Fort Pierce, FL
- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
178
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 46 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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