Ivan Pace Jr.

ILB · Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears · 32 graded snaps

Replacement

Pace flashed strong downhill run defense and goal-line aggressiveness, but backside pursuit issues and a high volume of neutral snaps kept his overall mark at 64.8.

Special teams6018Run defense7010Coverage604

The full breakdown

Pace's 64.8 grade was shaped by high-impact run defense (70 grade) counterbalanced by neutral impact across 18 special teams snaps and four coverage snaps. He showed exceptional downhill burst when attacking playside gaps, standing up Swift at the goal line (Q3 09:42) and stopping a 3rd-and-3 run short of the marker (Q4 09:16). However, his grade was brought down on backside pursuit duties, where he was picked up by a climbing guard (Q3 13:27) and got caught in the wash on a 12-yard gain (Q3 12:13).

Strengths

Downhill gap shooting
Goal-line run fits
Quick run diagnosis

Weaknesses

Scraping over backside traffic
Shedding climbing linemen

Plays that moved the grade

+1Q3 09:42, 1st & 1Aggressively filled the C-gap to stand up Swift at the goal line for no gain, resulting in a turnover.
+1Q4 09:16, 3rd & 3Read the inside zone quickly and met the running back in the hole to force a short stop on third down.
-0.5Q3 12:13, 2nd & 6Scraped too slowly from the backside linebacker spot and got caught in the wash on a 12-yard gain.

Every graded snap · 5 wins or losses, 27 routine

-0.5Q3 13:27 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseGets picked up by the climbing left guard and is unable to pursue the play from the backside.
+1Q3 12:46 · 1 & 10 · Run defenseQuickly diagnoses the run, slips inside the block of TE #85, and makes the tackle for a short gain.
-0.5Q3 12:13 · 2 & 6 · Run defenseSlow to scrape over the top from his backside linebacker spot, getting caught in the wash.
+1Q3 09:42 · 1 & 1 · Run defenseFills the C-gap aggressively right behind Redmond. Helps stand up Swift at the goal line to prevent forward progress.
+1Q4 09:16 · 3 & 3 · Run defenseQuickly diagnoses the run, fills the gap aggressively, and meets the running back in the hole to assist on the tackle.

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