Player Dossier

2020-2024

UCF

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

15.4

Efficiency

47.1

Consistency

38.8

Season Value

30.7

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

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 47.1 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: Baylor

Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

47.1

Usage

15.4

Consistency

38.8

Best Game by takeover score

Kansas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Pittsburgh: 1. Miami (OH): 1. BYU: 3.5. Iowa State: 1. Baylor: 4.5. Oklahoma State: 0.5. UCF: 3. Houston: 2. West Virginia: 1. Kansas: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 6 by 35. Pittsburgh: 5 by 30.8. Miami (OH): 3 by 22.5. BYU: 9 by 72.5. Iowa State: 10 by 51.7. Baylor: 11 by 90.8. Oklahoma State: 6 by 30. UCF: 9 by 67.5. Houston: 5 by 40.8. West Virginia: 12 by 60. Kansas: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.5 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half2 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Baylor

Best efficiency game

90.8 vs Baylor

Result
Sun 11/26vs KansasL 16-4942000
Sat 11/18@ West Virginia10+ tacklesL 21-42128100
Sun 11/12@ HoustonSplash gameW 24-14551010
Sat 11/4vs UCFSplash gameL 26-2895201
Sun 10/29@ Oklahoma StateL 13-45620.5000
Sat 10/21vs Baylor10+ tackles · Splash gameL 29-321142.5011
Sat 10/14vs Iowa State10+ tacklesL 10-30105100
Sat 9/30@ BYUL 27-35941.5002
Sat 9/16vs Miami (OH)L 24-3131100
Sat 9/9@ PittsburghW 27-2153001
Sat 9/2vs Unknown630.500.500

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.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

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