Last confirmed: Northwestern, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 205 lb · College Park, GA · Woodward Academy
JR Pace: DB · Northwestern · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
JR Pace
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his fourth year in the same secondary at Northwestern. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Michigan State — Week 13, 2020.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Northwestern | 41 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | Northwestern | 42 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | Northwestern | 75 | 46 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Career | 162 | 99 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 14 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 43-3vs Maryland | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-20@ Iowa | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-13vs Nebraska | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-20@ Purdue | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-7vs No. 10 Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-29@ Michigan State | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 16 | L 10-22@ No. 3 Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 9 · 2020
W 21-20
at Iowa
1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles · 4 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL41 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 29-19 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
42.4%
283 pass / 384 run
Plays / game
83.4
8 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
303 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2020
More tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Northwestern, 162 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 39 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.
