It might be an odd choice because of his loudly announced breakout season in 2023, but don’t tell that to Pro Football Focus. PFF named an underrated player from each NFL team this week, and for the Minnesota Vikings, linebacker Ivan Pace Jr.
No one is too sure how they keep doing it. But they keep doing it. In back-to-back-to-back offseasons, the Minnesota Vikings have grabbed headlines by onboarding the top undrafted free agents after the NFL draft, and 2024 was no different.
A nice accolade for the rookie Despite finishing the 2023 NFL season with a record of 7-10, there were at least a few members of the Minnesota Vikings that had standout performances, and a couple of those performances were recognized recently for a pair of young players who likely have many more accolades in their future.
Minnesota Vikings linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. made plenty of history this past season as an undrafted NFL player. That included his tackle mark of 102, which is the first time in NFL history an undrafted player has tallied at least 100 tackles as a rookie.
Ivan Pace Jr. just wrapped up a fantastic 2023 rookie season in the NFL, earning a spot on the PFF 2023 All-Rookie team. Pace posted 102 tackles, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and one interception across 16 games.
Fresh off of winning the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award for his breakout performance against the Raiders, Vikings rookie linebacker Ivan Pace Jr.
A big honor for the rookie In the Minnesota Vikings’ 3-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders this past Sunday, rookie linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. was dominant all over the field, and on Wednesday he was recognized for his performance.
Undrafted rookie linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. has been a force on a rejuvenated Vikings defense this season. Could he be in line to do something no Vikings rookie has ever done: win the Defensive Rookie of the Year award?
UC football product Ivan Pace Jr. had the best game of any NFL defender so far in Week 14 as PFF graded him with a 92.9 mark across 54 snaps in the Vikings' 3-0 win over Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS — Ivan Pace Jr. knew the route that Davante Adams was going to run before he ran it. It was just about making the play when the ball came his way.
The Minnesota Vikings got a clutch play out of former UC star Ivan Pace Jr. on Sunday to close out a tight 3-0 win over the Raiders. Pace caught the game-sealing intervention and threw a backflip as a celebration.
The Chicago Bears (3-8) aim to even up their season series with the Minnesota Vikings (6-5), who hope to continue to hold onto their playoff seed on "Monday Night Football."
Former UC linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. is still pacing among the 15 highest-graded NFL rookies this season by Pro Football Focus's grading. Pace (74 overall grade) checked in at No.
CBS Sports's writer Chris Trapasso released his NFL midseason All-Rookie Team and former Cincinnati linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. made the list. The Vikings linebacker has lost playing time of late, but he's tallied 31 tackles, a half sack, and one pass breakup so far.
Former UC football star Ivan Pace Jr. is still inside the top 15 highest-graded rookies by Pro Football Focus this season despite the Vikings linebacker getting snaps taken away by Brian Asamoah.
Vikings rookie linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. is starting to get noticed in the NFL. On the latest episode of the New Heights podcast, All-Pros Jason and Travis Kelce talked about Pace, who plays against Travis's Chiefs this weekend and shined against Jason's Eagles in Week 2.
Vikings rookie linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. is turning his training camp and preseason hype into legitimately impressive regular season production. Through two weeks, the undrafted free agent out of Cincinnati is one of PFF's highest-graded rookies in the NFL.
Vikings linebacker Ivan Pace Jr.'s meteoric rise from undrafted free agent to possible rookie starter has been well-documented. The All-American from Cincinnati had a truly incredible training camp, quickly working his way up to playing with the first-team defense.
Ivan Pace Jr. is the Minnesota Vikings top storyline from the last month — bar none. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah scooped the 22-year-old following the 2023 NFL Draft from undrafted free agency after every NFL general manager passed on his scouting report.
Undrafted rookie linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. has arguably been the story of Vikings training camp thus far. He's showed up and made an impact at just about every single practice, which — combined with a recent injury to Brian Asamoah — has catapulted him up the depth chart and into heavy reps with the first-team defense.
Perhaps the top Minnesota Vikings storyline of the summer, undrafted rookie linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. isn’t done with the surprises. Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah found the 22-year-old following the 2023 NFL Draft after every NFL general manager passed on his scouting report.
People are starting to notice that Ivan Pace Jr. may very well be the real deal and there's growing speculation that he could supplant Brian Asamoah II
NFL history is littered with players who were deemed too small and not athletic enough to be successful at the pro level, despite a long track record of production in college.
Here are four under-the-radar rookies to watch in the NFC North.
Last month, Inside the Vikings broke down 13 members of Minnesota's 2023 undrafted free agent class. Now it's time to get to the two stars of the class.
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