Ivan Pace Jr.: LB · Cincinnati.
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Ivan Pace Jr.
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. All-America (Consensus) in 2022 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 15 tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss against Indiana — Week 4, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
121 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 20.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 121 | 49 | 20.5 | 10.0 | 4 |
| Career | 121 | 49 | 20.5 | 10.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ No. 19 Arkansas | 12 | 6 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 2 | W 63-10vs Kennesaw State | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Miami (OH) | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-24vs Indiana | 15 | 7 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 31-21@ Tulsa | 10 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 6 | W 28-24vs South Florida | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 29-27@ SMU | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | L 21-25@ UCF | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-10vs Navy | 14 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-25vs East Carolina | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 23-3@ Temple | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27vs No. 19 Tulane | 13 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 7-24vs Louisville | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 121 | 49 | 20.5 | 10.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
121tackles this seasonTFL rate
17%20 TFLSack rate
8%10 sacksPD rate
3%4 pass breakups121 tackles · 20.5 for loss · 10 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 11.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 9.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 9.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
50.2%
416 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
63.8
13 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
First team on every major selector list.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Selector Grid · 2022
Named Consensus All-American — recognized on 3+ of the 5 NCAA-recognized selector lists.
How it ended
One season at Cincinnati, 121 tackles, a Unanimous All-American season (2022) — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2022)
Named to 9 first-team selectors
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
AAC Defensive Player of the Week
