Player Dossier

2020-2024

Cincinnati

Deshawn Pace

LB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Deshawn Pace shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

10.3

Efficiency

26.6

Consistency

32.1

Season Value

19.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Cincinnati

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Cincinnati • UCF
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Deshawn Pace, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Deshawn Pace shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Cincinnati paired 0 primary output with 13.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 26.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Cincinnati, UCF.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: TCU

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · UCF

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

26.6

Usage

10.3

Consistency

32.1

Best Game by takeover score

Utah

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Sam Houston: 0. TCU: 1. Colorado: 1. Florida: 0. Cincinnati: 0. Iowa State: 2. BYU: 0. Arizona: 0. Arizona State: 0.5. West Virginia: 1. Utah: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 5 by 30.8. Sam Houston: 3 by 12.5. TCU: 11 by 55.8. Colorado: 3 by 22.5. Florida: 5 by 20.8. Cincinnati: 1 by 4.2. Iowa State: 6 by 45. BYU: 4 by 16.7. Arizona: 4 by 16.7. Arizona State: 6 by 30. West Virginia: 6 by 35. Utah: 7 by 29.2

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=8 · +0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=6 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=6 · +0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

TCU

Best efficiency game

55.8 vs TCU

Result
Sat 11/30vs UtahL 14-2873000
Sat 11/23@ West VirginiaL 21-3161100
Sun 11/10@ Arizona StateL 31-35640.5000
Sat 11/2vs ArizonaW 56-1244000
Sat 10/26vs BYUL 24-3743000
Sat 10/19@ Iowa StateL 35-3864101
Sat 10/12vs CincinnatiL 13-1911000
Sat 10/5@ FloridaL 13-2455000
Sat 9/28vs ColoradoL 21-48320010
Sat 9/14@ TCU10+ tacklesW 35-34118100
Sat 9/7vs Sam HoustonW 45-1432000
Thu 8/29vs Unknown530010

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Cincinnati

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UCF

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonCincinnati013.92.4
2021 PostseasonCincinnati1639.710.316
2021 Regular SeasonCincinnati1639.710.30
2022 Regular SeasonCincinnati825.87.1-8
2023 Regular SeasonCincinnati18.547.115.410.5
2024 Regular SeasonUCF6.526.610.3-12

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Baylor

Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5

Primary metric

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.

#2

Indiana

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.5 takeover score.

#3

Navy

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.

#4

BYU

3.5

Primary metric

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.6 takeover score.

#5

Notre Dame

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Cincinnati

0 primary output · 13.9 efficiency · 2.4 usage

38.8

#2

2021 Postseason · Cincinnati

33.4

16 primary · 39.7 efficiency · 10.3 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Cincinnati

33.4

16 primary · 39.7 efficiency · 10.3 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

8

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8367

Colerain · Cincinnati, OH

Committed To
Cincinnati
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

301

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 52 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Deshawn Pace quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
301