Deshawn Pace Season 2022

 
2023
Finished seventh in the Big 12 in tackles per game (8.25) and total TFLs (9.5) in conference-only games…Overall, finished with 80 tackles, 11.0 TFLs, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception, and five pass breakups in 11 games…Started 10 games at the “star” nickelback position…Had a career-best 12 tackles and a TFL at WVU…Led UC with an INT, TFL, and team-high five stops in a 24-14 win at Houston…Tallied a nine-tackle, two TFL, 1 PBU, two QBH performance vs. UCF…Recorded six tackles with a half-TFL and forced a fumble on Oklahoma State star RB Ollie Gordon against the Cowboys…Tallied then-career highs in tackles (11) and TFLs (2.5) versus Baylor…Tied a then-career-high 10 tackles and a pair of pass breakups vs. Iowa State…Totaled a team-high nine tackles with 1.5 TFLs and two pass breakups at BYU…Tallied five tackles, a pass defended, and two quarterback hurries at Pittsburgh…Wrapped up his four-year Bearcats career with 247 tackles, 25.5 TFLs, three sacks, six interceptions, 14 passes defended, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, and two blocked kicks over 46 games.


2022
Versatile linebacker who started eight games and appeared in all 13 contests...Ranked fifth on the Bearcats with 62 tackles...Also tallied five TFLs and had one sack, one fumble recovery and blocked one kick (versus Kennesaw State)...Had a TFL at Arkansas and against KSU to open the season...Made five stops versus Indiana...Tallied five tackles, one sack and made a goal-line interception at Tulsa...Recorded seven tackles at SMU...Tallied six stops with a half-TFL and a fumble recovery at UCF...Made a season-high 10 tackles and had a TFL versus East Carolina...Capped the season with seven stops against Louisville in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl. 

2021
Dynamic defensive playmaker who finished sixth in the conference and third on the team with 94 tackles while also adding nine for loss and a team-high four interceptions...Just a sophomore, he collected All-AAC Honorable Mention...Named the AAC Defensive Player of the Week following Indiana game in which he had a crucial interception and career-high 10 tackles...His field-goal block at Navy and subsequent return set up Alex Bales’ 52-yard field goal on next play to close the first half...Of his four interceptions, the first was a 39-yard return to set up the icing touchdown late at Indiana, while another went for 27-yards into the deep red zone at Notre Dame the following game... Others were against UCF and South Florida...Also had nine tackles against Navy and eight against Miami and Temple...Tallied nine tackles and a half-tackle for loss versus No. 1 Alabama in the College Football Playoff Semifinals at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

2020
Part of the action for eight games during his true freshman campaign...Finished with seven tackles and a forced fumble...Tallied four tackles on two occasions, against Memphis and East Carolina...Had two tackles in the 2020 opener against Austin Peay...Forced a fumble against East Carolina on the final play of the game.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL
Local standout prepped for Coach Shawn Curtright at Colerain HS...Composite three-star recruit was part of three GMC Championship squads for the Cardinals...High-school defensive back who projected to play the strongside linebacker/sniper position at UC…Three-Time First-Team All-GMC selection...Named an Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association First-Team All-Ohio and First-Team All-Southwest District selection at defensive back...OPSWA Southwest District Defensive Player of the Year...Selected as the Greater Miami Conference Defensive Athlete of the Year and a First-Team All-GMC honoree...Totaled 47 tackles, three interceptions and a forced fumble during his senior campaign...Had 36 tackles for Colerain’s state runner-up team as a junior, along with a forced fumble, three recoveries (one for a touchdown) and a pair of interceptions...Earned First-Team All-GMC honors...Recorded 52 tackles and four picks as a sophomore, earning First-Team All-GMC accolades...Son of Shellie and Ivan  Pace...Brother Ivan Jr. is also a linebacker and transferred to UC last winter after starting at Miami (OH).