Deshawn Pace
Deshawn Pace
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Luke Fickell, Scott Satterfield and Gus Malzahn. The receipt: 11 tackles, 1 TFL against TCU — Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at UCF, 291 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gus Malzahn.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UCF | 61 | 40 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 80 | 42 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 55 | 29 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Cincinnati | 95 | 45 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 291 | 156 | 29.0 | 3.0 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 35–34
at TCU
11 TOT · 8 SOLO · 1 TFL
Edged out TCU on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Carson Bruener’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Zion Washington's graduate season at Boise State (2025).
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