Linebacker, Cincinnati, 2022

Ivan Pace Jr.

Height
6′0″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

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Ivan Pace Jr. played linebacker at Cincinnati (2022). He was a consensus All‑American in 2022.

At a glance

Best season
2022
Consensus All-American and American Defensive Player of the Year
Best game
15 tackles
Vs. Indiana, week 4, 2022: No. 1 defensive game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 8
In FBS in tackles, 2022

Career highs

15tackles, career highvs. Indiana, 20222.5sacks, career highvs. Indiana, 2022

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2022Cincinnati1214920.51047

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2022CincinnatiLBSr.6′0″235

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2022 Cincinnati 13 games, 121 tackles, 10 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 3atArkansasL 24–⁠311263.510
Sep 10vs.Kennesaw StateW 63–⁠10115100
Sep 17vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠1785210
Sep 24vs.IndianaW 45–⁠241574.52.50
Oct 1atTulsaW 31–⁠211072.51.51
Oct 8vs.South FloridaW 28–⁠2471000
Oct 22atSMUW 29–⁠2792221
Oct 29atUCFL 21–⁠251171.501
Nov 5vs.NavyW 20–⁠10142210
Nov 11vs.East CarolinaW 27–⁠2573000
Nov 19atTempleW 23–⁠332001
Nov 25vs.TulaneL 24–⁠271310.500
Dec 17 ✦vs.LouisvilleL 7–⁠2411110

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠10).

DrillCombine or pro day 2023
Height5′10½″
Weight222 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan72″W
40-yard dash4.62 s
10-yard split1.70 sW
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.18 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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