The New England Patriots need the edge rusher to pop this year.

For the fourth time in the last six years, a premier college prospect from the Treasure Coast area has been drafted to the NFL. Fort Pierce Central graduate Gabe Jacas was one of the fortunate few to ...

If Gabe Jacas wasn’t bringing down opposing quarterbacks, he was likely pinning opponents on the wrestling mat. Jacas picked up wrestling as a freshman at Fort Pierce Central High School. By his ...

Gabe Jacas wrestled nonstop for hours in sweltering Florida heat while college coaches watched in disbelief. The killer ...

The New England Patriots desperately need to address the edge rusher position in the 2026 draft. If an elite player at another position falls to them in the first round, though, there is more than ...

Experts were bullish on the Patriots’ first-round selection of Utah tackle Caleb Lomu. So how did they feel about the Day 2 picks? New England traded up again in the second round, drafting Illinois ...

There were a few key areas of need for the New England Patriots in the NFL Draft. That included at edge rusher, which the team tried to address in the second round by taking Gabe Jacas out of Illinois ...

Illinois football fans know full well what Gabe Jacas is capable of between the lines after enjoying four years of his pass-block wrecking and quarterback terrorizing as the heartbeat of the Illini ...

The New England Patriots remained aggressive in the second round of the NFL Draft, grabbing Illinois edge rusher Gabe Jacas with the 55th overall pick. They gave up a haul to the Los Angeles Chargers ...

The New England Patriots added two more players at the NFL Draft on Friday night. The Patriots traded up again and sent the 63rd overall pick in the second round as well as a fourth and sixth rounder ...

The Patriots have traded up for the second time in two rounds.