New England Patriots · LB · 8 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Illinois (2026 Round 2, Pick 55)

Gabe Jacas

46.2

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #84 of 156 qualified LBs

Gabe Jacas among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.57 → Shrunk 31.71

42thpercentile

Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.05 → Shrunk 3.10

37thpercentile

Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.11 → Shrunk 6.03

53thpercentile

Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 5.1% → Shrunk 5.3%

39thpercentile

Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 2.4% → Shrunk 2.5%

30thpercentile

Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 3.8% → Shrunk 3.1%

87thpercentile

Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.7% → Shrunk 0.5%

63thpercentile

Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw −0.010 → Shrunk −0.001

57thpercentile

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Gabe Jacas. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB hits	PD	INT	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 9, 2026	@ SEA	L 10-13	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	19
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs PIT	W 20-3	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	49
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ JAX	L 6-35	5	2	0.5	0	2	0	0	49
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ BUF	W 29-26	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	25
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs LV	W 45-17	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	39
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	vs NYJ	W 26-19	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	31
Week 7	Oct 22, 2026	@ CHI	L 24-30	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	36
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	@ MIA	W 24-19	3	1	1.5	1	2	0	0	19

Verified identity bridge linking Gabe Jacas's college regular-season tackles at Illinois to official NFL game lines.

Illinois (College tackles)

322022

312023

632024

442025

5555th pick
2026 Draft

NE (NFL tackles)

242026 *

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 1 season.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2026 (so far)	NE	8	24	11	13	3	4	8	1	1	0	267

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