Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Northwestern
JR Pace
DB • 6'1" • 205 lbs • College Park, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
JR Pace shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
47
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
JR Pace built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from College Park, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of JR Pace's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
JR Pace, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northwestern. JR Pace shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 162
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 14
Quick Answers
JR Pace quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DB
- Career Tackles
- 162
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Woodward Academy · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Woodward Academy · 33 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · DB 101st (top 13%) · Big Ten 38th (top 7%) · National 456th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 34 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 14 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 14 | 75 | 4 | 3 | - | 6 | 0 | 62.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 12 | 42 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Northwestern | 8 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 8 | 33 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 43.6 |
Related Context
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JR Pace played DB for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, JR Pace recorded 162 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Northwestern paired 17 primary output with 35.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 29.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 87.5th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
29.5
Usage
5.8
Consistency
58.6
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 0. Maryland: 2. Iowa: 1. Nebraska: 0. Purdue: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Michigan State: 1.5. Ohio State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 8 by 33.3. Maryland: 0 by 20. Iowa: 6 by 35. Nebraska: 7 by 29.2. Purdue: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 3 by 22.5. Michigan State: 9 by 52.5. Ohio State: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 2 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/1 | vs Auburn | W 35-19 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/19 | @ Ohio State | L 10-22 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/28 | @ Michigan State | L 20-29 | 9 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Wisconsin | W 17-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Purdue | W 27-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Nebraska | W 21-13 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Iowa | W 21-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 43-3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
JR Pace story
JR Pace built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive back from College Park, GA wearing No. 5, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of JR Pace's career was his defensive production: 162 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 8 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. That gives JR Pace's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182018201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 4 | 12.8 | 4.1 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 17 | 35.2 | 8.3 | 13 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 17 | 35.2 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Northwestern | 4 | 17.9 | 3.4 | -13 |
| 2020 Postseason | Northwestern | 6.5 | 29.5 | 5.8 | 2.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northwestern | 6.5 | 29.5 | 5.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Purdue
Week 1 · W 31-27 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 6 · W 29-19 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Wisconsin
Week 5 · L 24-33 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan
Week 5 · L 17-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Wisconsin
Week 5 · L 15-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Northwestern
17 primary output · 35.2 efficiency · 8.3 usage
62.9
#2
2018 Regular Season · Northwestern
62.9
17 primary · 35.2 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Northwestern
43.6
6.5 primary · 29.5 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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