Ivan Pace Jr.: LB · Miami (OH).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ivan Pace Jr.
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Rated a two-star prospect, with three seasons of snaps at Miami (OH) since. All-America (AFCA) in 2022 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 18 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Ohio — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
116 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 12.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 125 | 60 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 26 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | 19 | 14 | 7.5 | 7.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 170 | 86 | 20.5 | 11.0 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ No. 8 Cincinnati | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31@ Minnesota | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-7vs Long Island University | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-23@ Army | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-17vs Central Michigan | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 12-13@ Eastern Michigan | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-21vs Akron | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-17@ Ball State | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 33-35@ Ohio | 18 | 12 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 18 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 45-18vs Buffalo | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-7vs Bowling Green | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 47-48@ Kent State | 13 | 12 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 4.0 TFL |
| Total | 116 | 57 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
125tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%12 TFLSack rate
3%4 sacksPD rate
2%3 pass breakups125 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 4 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Chuck Martin — 17-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 11.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 11.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
49.2%
425 pass / 438 run
Plays / game
71.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
454 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #16 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami (OH), 170 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Chuck Martin.
