Running back, Virginia (from Clemson), 2020–⁠24

Kobe Pace

Number
No. 5
Height
5′10″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Cedartown, GA

Kobe Pace played running back at Clemson (2020–⁠22) and Virginia (2023–⁠24).

Career highs

191rushing yards, career highvs. Wake Forest, 20212rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Wake Forest, 2021

Team titles: ACC champions, 2020 and 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Clemson18754.2016
2021Clemson1046416.2659
2022Clemson30772.6311
2023Virginia1253823.1122
2024Virginia1144994.4343
Career3911,6744.31359

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Clemson5265.2114
2021Clemson1213110.9033
2022Clemson6355.8010
2023Virginia191769.3375
2024Virginia211899.0052
Career635578.8475

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Clemson5RBYr 1
2021Clemson5RBYr 2
2022Clemson5RBYr 3
2023Virginia5RBYr 4
2024Virginia5RBSr. (Yr 5)5′10″215

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Clemson230.20––4.65%–
2021Clemson1190.2982nd (n=277)0.1634.916%0.24
2022Clemson38-0.08––-2.97%–
2023Virginia124-0.008th (n=450)0.17-0.218%0.03
2024Virginia1340.1238th (n=434)0.1616.518%0.10

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Virginia 11 games, 499 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.RichmondW 34–⁠13119312510
Sep 7atWake ForestW 31–⁠305140480
Sep 14vs.MarylandL 13–⁠27114603130
Sep 21atCoastal CarolinaW 43–⁠24155711130
Oct 5vs.Boston CollegeW 24–⁠14198301290
Oct 12vs.LouisvilleL 20–⁠2410380290
Oct 19atClemsonL 31–⁠48103501250
Oct 26vs.North CarolinaL 14–⁠4172402140
Nov 9atPittsburghW 24–⁠19125214220
Nov 16atNotre DameL 14–⁠356310–––
Nov 23vs.SMUL 7–⁠338260150
2023 Virginia 12 games, 382 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.TennesseeL 13–⁠497390–––
Sep 9vs.James MadisonL 35–⁠366911751
Sep 15atMarylandL 14–⁠4241404281
Sep 22vs.NC StateL 21–⁠2412380–––
Sep 30atBoston CollegeL 24–⁠2710280390
Oct 7vs.William & MaryW 27–⁠1320830130
Oct 21atNorth CarolinaW 31–⁠27113001−10
Oct 28atMiamiL 26–⁠2910250–––
Nov 4vs.Georgia TechL 17–⁠4562603161
Nov 9atLouisvilleL 24–⁠31102201280
Nov 18vs.DukeW 30–⁠27215402210
Nov 25vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠5581403−30
2022 Clemson 8 games, 77 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Georgia TechW 41–⁠1051304220
Sep 10vs.FurmanW 35–⁠126251130
Sep 17vs.Louisiana TechW 48–⁠204101–––
Sep 24atWake ForestW 51–⁠45370–––
Oct 1vs.NC StateW 30–⁠20240–––
Nov 19vs.MiamiW 40–⁠105711100
Nov 26vs.South CarolinaL 30–⁠31280–––
Dec 3vs.North CarolinaW 39–⁠10330–––
2021 Clemson 11 games, 641 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.GeorgiaL 3–⁠10470160
Sep 11vs.South Carolina StateW 49–⁠37681–––
Sep 18vs.Georgia TechW 14–⁠871301170
Sep 25atNC StateL 21–⁠27250–––
Oct 2vs.Boston CollegeW 19–⁠131812512410
Oct 15atSyracuseW 17–⁠1414761140
Oct 23atPittsburghL 17–⁠277330190
Nov 6atLouisvilleW 30–⁠242140150
Nov 20vs.Wake ForestW 48–⁠27241912–––
Nov 27atSouth CarolinaW 30–⁠075811110
Dec 29 ✦vs.Iowa StateW 20–⁠13125104380
2020 Clemson 6 games, 75 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12atWake ForestW 37–⁠136220–––
Sep 19vs.The CitadelW 49–⁠0120200
Oct 10vs.MiamiW 42–⁠17290–––
Oct 17atGeorgia TechW 73–⁠742102211
Oct 24vs.SyracuseW 47–⁠213150–––
Nov 28vs.PittsburghW 52–⁠17260150

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

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