NFL draft: Illinois edge rusher Gabe Jacas could be a sleeper

Illinois outside linebacker Gabe Jacas (17) tackles Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan on Oct. 15, 2022, in Champaign. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

By Phil Thompson | plthompson@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune

PUBLISHED: April 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM CDT

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Gabe Jacas feels like he has a history of being underestimated, so why should the NFL draft be any different for the Illinois edge rusher?

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Could Illinois edge rusher Gabe Jacas be a sleeper in the NFL draft? ‘He’s supremely underrated.’

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