Jonah Pace
Jonah Pace
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Iowa State — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa | 19 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | 34 | 19 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 15 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 72 | 37 | 12.5 | 5.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 34–27
at Vanderbilt
1 PD · 1 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Iowa
Returning around him
- 7 Iowa players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +7 net (15 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #26
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jack Latore’s 2025 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jack Latore's senior season at Army (2025).
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