JR Pace: DB · Northwestern · #5.
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JR Pace
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the same secondary at Northwestern. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Michigan State — Week 13, 2020.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northwestern | 41 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 42 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 75 | 46 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Career | 162 | 99 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 14 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 43-3vs Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-20@ Iowa | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-13vs Nebraska | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-20@ Purdue | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-7vs No. 10 Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-29@ Michigan State | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 16 | L 10-22vs No. 3 Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 9 · 2020
W 21-20
at Iowa
1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL41 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 29-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
42.4%
283 pass / 384 run
Plays / game
83.4
8 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
303 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
More tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northwestern, 162 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 39 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Fitzgerald.
