Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2021Miami (OH)
Ivan Pace Jr.
LB • 6'0" • 239 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Ivan Pace Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 54.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Miami (OH)
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Ivan Pace Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Ivan Pace Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 170 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- Miami (OH)
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Ivan Pace Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Miami (OH). Ivan Pace Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 54.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 170
- TFL
- 20.5
- Sacks
- 11
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Ivan Pace Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami (OH) · LB
- Career Tackles
- 170
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Miami (OH)
- Top game
- Ohio
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Colerain · Miami (OH)
- High school pipeline
- Colerain · 50 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Sophomore
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 125 tackles · LB 10th (top 1%) · Mid-American 1st (top 1%) · National 10th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 6 | 19 | 7.5 | 7 | - | - | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 3 | 26 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 53.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 13 | 9 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 71.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 13 | 116 | 12.5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 71.6 |
Related Context
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Ivan Pace Jr. played LB for Miami (OH). Across 3 tracked seasons, Ivan Pace Jr. recorded 170 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Miami (OH).
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Miami (OH) paired 22.5 primary output with 54.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
2.4
Efficiency
25.7
Usage
7.7
Consistency
15.9
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee Tech: 0.5. Cincinnati: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Akron: 12. Ball State: 1. Central Michigan: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee Tech: 4 by 21.7. Cincinnati: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 6 by 75. Ball State: 5 by 30.8. Central Michigan: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.4 · Games = 4 · +2.9 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -2.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Akron
Best efficiency game
75 vs Akron
Player Story
Ivan Pace Jr. story
Ivan Pace Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH, spending time with Miami (OH). The clearest part of Ivan Pace Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 170 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and 1 interception across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Miami (OH). Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ivan Pace Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami (OH).
The arc is straightforward: Ivan Pace Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Miami (OH)
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 14.5 | 25.7 | 7.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 3.5 | 47.8 | 7.5 | -11 |
| 2021 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 22.5 | 54.4 | 13.4 | 19 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 22.5 | 54.4 | 13.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ohio
Week 10 · L 33-35 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
@ Kent State
Week 13 · L 47-48 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Akron
Week 13 · W 20-17 · Conference game
12
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
12 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Akron
Week 13 · W 38-7 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
73.1 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 6 · L 12-13 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Miami (OH)
22.5 primary output · 54.4 efficiency · 13.4 usage
71.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
71.6
22.5 primary · 54.4 efficiency · 13.4 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
53.7
3.5 primary · 47.8 efficiency · 7.5 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
5
Splash games
8
10+ tackle games
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