LB · #50 · New England Patriots · week 9 vs Green Bay Packers · Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM ET

Gabe Jacas

ROLE a starter
CLASS 2026 · R2 P55
EXP 0 seasons
AGE under 25
DEPTH SLB2

93%PLAY EXPECTED

As of week 9, Gabe Jacas was an LB for NE, age 22.3, a rookie, drafted in round 2. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 2 on his club's depth chart; he had played 8 games on 53% of snaps; his line was 3 tackles a game, 0.4 sacks a game and 0.1 passes defended a game. No injury episode was on file.

The full read

In short

How our call moved in week 9

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Sun 7:10 PM ETSun 4:02 PM ET

our call, P(plays)

62% COIN FLIP → 93% EXPECTED

Every call we wrote for him in week 9, earliest first, as written.

In short

Gabe Jacas is a starter at strong-side linebacker for NE — 79% of the snaps in his best week of 9. He has a knee injury. In week 9 he practised limited, then practised in full. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 93%, in a band that plays 94% of the time. We have said PLAY since 165 hours before kickoff.

The reader concurs · grade C

A team-side outlet says Jacas is off the injury report and good to go [P1], which supports the PLAY call, though it is a restatement and not the club's own report.

What the read cites

	What was reported	Source
1	“Like Jones, Jacas and Dre'Mont Jones are off the injury report and are good to go.”	New England Patriots · 2026-11-06
2	“the second-rounder didn't finish last week's game vs. the Dolphins after injuring his knee in the third quarter”	New England Patriots · 2026-11-06

The reader's full reasoning

The rest of the reading

The knee injury and third-quarter exit came in last week's game against the Dolphins [P1], which is history and not this game's status, so it does not change the call. The case card's Thursday and Friday LP entries, flat trend, and last-game sit are sit-risk signals that P1 does not overtake, so the evidence leans PLAY without settling it.

30versions in week 9

12average, every player

54most for one player

How the call moved

EXPECTED since Fri Nov 6 · 11:10 PM ET · 41 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 73% → 97%, Fri Nov 6 · 5:20 PM ET to Fri Nov 6 · 11:10 PM ET, with no club report in between.

Our call

Injury report

Our call · week 9

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

93% · EXPECTED

we expect him to play — this band plays 94% of the time (92–96%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.

Practice in week 9

Fri	Thu	Wed
FPdated Fri Nov 6	LPdated Fri Nov 6	LPdated Fri Nov 6

Shape of the week: improving. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.

Head start

Our call Sun Nov 1 · 7:10 PM ET
Kickoff Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM ET

The evidence behind his current call

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

Tackles / game2.9 range 1.0–5.0
wk 1–9 · 9 games
Sacks / game0.3 range 0.0–1.5
wk 1–9 · 9 games
Passes defended / game0.1 range 0.0–1.0
wk 1–9 · 9 games
Snap share54.1% range 29–79
wk 1–9 · 9 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

38%wk 1
70%wk 2
79%wk 3
42%wk 4
65%wk 5
50%wk 6
52%wk 7
29%wk 8
62%wk 9

Missed while on the injury report

Season	Weeks on the report	Missed while listed
2026	1	0

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

When	Injury	Weeks on a report	Worst status
2026 · wk 9	knee	1	—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 1 episode · 1 week on a report

2026

knee · 1w

Weeks 1–18

listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

Player	Pos	Practice	Whose word	Call	Chance he plays	Band
Greg Van Roten	G	LTD	team's word	Out
Morgan Moses	T	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Hunter Henry	TE	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Kevin Byard	S	FULL	team's word	Questionable
Mack Hollins	WR	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Carlton Davis III	CB	FULL	team's word	Questionable
Harold Landry III	LB	UNK	team's word	Out
A.J. Brown	WR	DNP	team's word	Out
Dre'Mont Jones	LB	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Reggie Gilliam	RB	UNK	team's word	—
Mike Onwenu	G	UNK	team's word	—
Christian Barmore	DT	FULL	ours	PLAY	98%	EXPECTED
Brenden Schooler	S	LTD	team's word	Questionable
Marcus Jones	CB	FULL	ours	PLAY	99%	EXPECTED
Dell Pettus	SAF	UNK	team's word	—
Charles Woods	CB	UNK	team's word	Out
Drake Maye	QB	FULL	ours	PLAY	92%	EXPECTED
Marcus Bryant	T	UNK	ours	COIN FLIPleans sit	47%	COIN FLIP
TreVeyon Henderson	RB	DNP	team's word	Out
Dametrious Crownover	OT	UNK	team's word	Out
Behren Morton	QB	UNK	team's word	Out
Khalil Jacobs	LB	UNK	team's word	—
Quintayvious Hutchins	LB	UNK	team's word	—

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 1 · 7:10 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Mon Nov 2 · 6:07 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Mon Nov 2 · 11:04 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Mon Nov 2 · 4:07 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Tue Nov 3 · 6:02 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Tue Nov 3 · 11:05 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Tue Nov 3 · 4:05 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Tue Nov 3 · 11:57 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 6:05 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 8:11 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 11:04 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 4:04 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Wed Nov 4 · 5:50 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 2:40 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 6:06 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 11:06 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 4:06 PM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Thu Nov 5 · 5:10 PM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 5:20 PM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Fri Nov 6 · 11:10 PM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 3:10 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ET

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The evidence behind the call made Sun Nov 8 · 4:02 PM ET

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Role

Call history

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9


Role	LB2 · 53% snaps
Season	2026 · 8 games through wk 8
Per game	3 tackles · 0.4 sacks · 0.1 passes defended
Injuries	none on file
Bio	age 22.3 · rookie · drafted round 2

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About him	As the record holds it
His role	a starter at strong-side linebacker — 79% of the snaps in his best week of 9
Listed on the depth chart	second at strong-side linebacker
Snaps played	54% a week on average over 9 weeks, 79% at his highest, 38% on special teams
Build	6 ft 4 in · 261 lb
College	Illinois
Drafted	2026, round 2 pick 55, by NE
Age	under 25 at the season's start
Experience	0 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

Sun Nov 1 · 7:10 PM ETWrittenWe first said PLAY.
Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM ETPublicOur call became public when the week settled.
Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM ETKickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

When	Lead	Call	Chance he plays	Band	On what
Sun Nov 1 · 7:10 PM ET	165 h	PLAY	62%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Mon Nov 2 · 6:07 AM ET	154 h	PLAY	62%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Mon Nov 2 · 11:04 AM ET	149 h	PLAY	62%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Mon Nov 2 · 4:07 PM ET	144 h	PLAY	62%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Tue Nov 3 · 6:02 AM ET	130 h	PLAY	62%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Tue Nov 3 · 11:05 AM ET	125 h	PLAY	62%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Tue Nov 3 · 4:05 PM ET	120 h	PLAY	62%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Tue Nov 3 · 11:57 PM ET	113 h	PLAY	62%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Wed Nov 4 · 6:05 AM ET	106 h	PLAY	62%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Wed Nov 4 · 8:11 AM ET	104 h	PLAY	62%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Wed Nov 4 · 11:04 AM ET	101 h	PLAY	62%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Wed Nov 4 · 4:04 PM ET	96 h	PLAY	62%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Wed Nov 4 · 5:50 PM ET	95 h	PLAY	62%	COIN FLIP	after his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 2:40 AM ET	86 h	PLAY	73%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 6:06 AM ET	82 h	PLAY	73%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 11:06 AM ET	77 h	PLAY	73%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 4:06 PM ET	72 h	PLAY	73%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Thu Nov 5 · 5:10 PM ET	71 h	PLAY	73%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 6:06 AM ET	58 h	PLAY	73%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 11:06 AM ET	53 h	PLAY	73%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 4:06 PM ET	48 h	PLAY	73%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 5:20 PM ET	47 h	PLAY	73%	LIKELY	after his team's announcement
Fri Nov 6 · 11:10 PM ET	41 h	PLAY	97%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 3:10 AM ET	37 h	PLAY	93%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 6:02 AM ET	34 h	PLAY	93%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 11:06 AM ET	29 h	PLAY	93%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sat Nov 7 · 4:06 PM ET	24 h	PLAY	93%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 6:06 AM ET	10 h	PLAY	93%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 11:02 AM ET	5 h	PLAY	93%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything
Sun Nov 8 · 4:02 PM ET	0 h	PLAY	93%	EXPECTED	before his team said anything

30 calls in week 9, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.

What would change this read

What would change this read
Club practice report for Saturday Nov 7 (final status and trend), to test whether the Friday-to-Saturday arc holds
Official Sunday Nov 8 game-status designation for Jacas (none, Questionable, Doubtful, or Out)
Club reconciliation of Friday Nov 6: the practice window lists Fri Full while the case card lists Fri LP
A Patriots coach's remark from Nov 6-8 on Jacas's right knee and whether he is expected to play Sunday

We went and found out more

Rank 2 (listed second on his depth chart), 8 documents deep, because: llm_unsure. Fetched 4 of 4.