Kobe Pace: RB · Virginia · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kobe Pace
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2021: ACC Running Back Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 93 rushing yards and 51 receiving yards against Richmond — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 22.1% of the season's rushing yards came on the 5 best carries — remarkably even — and the back is stuffed on 7.1% of carries. 5 carries for 14 yds vs Wake Forest; 11 for 93 vs Richmond.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
29.4% of carries overall (111/378) → 40.4% of Q4-with-lead carries (19/47) — 84.2% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
13 of 17 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (76.5%). 7 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (30.4%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-13vs Richmond | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 1 | 43 | Season-high 93 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 31-30@ Wake Forest | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27vs Maryland | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 43-24@ Coastal Carolina | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-14vs Boston College | 19 | 83 | 4.4 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-24vs Louisville | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-48@ No. 10 Clemson | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-41vs North Carolina | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-19@ No. 23 Pittsburgh | 12 | 52 | 4.3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-35@ No. 8 Notre Dame | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-33vs No. 13 SMU | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 114 | 499 | 4.4 | 3 | 43 |
Week 1 · 2024
W 34-13
vs Richmond
93 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 51 yds
Dominant 21-point win at home against Richmond.
With A. Colandrea — 297 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.8 · 49 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · D. Sparks — 54.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How the yards come, and how often it works
Success rate
43%112 carriesFumble rate
0.9%1 of 114 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.4 yds/carry on 114 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 51.7 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 37.8 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 55.2 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 33.6 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Pass share
48.5%
400 pass / 425 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
10.1%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
114 carries and 21 catches in 11 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #155 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Clemson and Virginia, 1,674 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 47 games over five seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dabo Swinney and Tony Elliott.
