The New England Patriots have made their second pick of the 2026 NFL Draft. After addressing offensive tackle in Round 1, they added to their defensive edge in Round 2. Following a trade up with the Chargers,

Eliot Wolf commented on the Patriots' decision to trade up on the draft board to select edge rusher Gabe Jacas in the second round.

The Kansas City Chiefs should consider selecting Illinois Fighting Illini defensive end Gabe Jacas in the 2026 NFL Draft.

The other four first rounders and 24 total draft picks during his tenure in Madison, Wis., felt mostly the same. So did Bielema’s 19 players drafted while he was at Arkansas. Enough else was happening in his program at that time of year — namely the end of spring practices — that Bielema never gave much thought to how his players were experiencing the draft.