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| HT/WT: 5-10, 236 lbs |
| Birthplace: Cincinnati, OH |
| Age: 25 |
| School: Cincinnati |
| Experience: 4 |
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2026 Defensive
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| Regular Season | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top Ivan Pace Jr. News
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Vikings' Ivan Pace: Active for Week 3
Pace (personal) is active for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers.
Pace popped up on Saturday's injury report as questionable due to a personal matter, but he's been cleared to play in Sunday's road game. He has six tackles (three solo) through the first two games of the regular season.
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Vikings' Ivan Pace: Questionable with personal matter
Pace (personal) has been tagged as questionable ahead of Sunday's game against the Buccaneers.
A personal issue appears to have arisen for Pace in the lead-up to Sunday's contest. If the matter cannot be resolved before the showdown with the Buccaneers, Jake Golday is set to be the sole reserve inside linebacker for the Panthers in Sunday's game.
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Vikings' Ivan Pace: Signs as restricted free agent
Pace signed a one-year contract with the Vikings on Monday.
No organization submitted a better offer sheet for Pace's services in the restricted free agency window. As such, the linebacker has signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract to remain with the Vikings through the 2026 season. The 25-year-old was a reliable depth piece in 2025, playing heavy snaps to start the year before returning to the reserve role that he will likely maintain in 2026.
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Vikings' Ivan Pace: Ends contract as depth linebacker
Pace ended the 2025 regular season with 62 tackles (34 solo), including 1.0 sacks, over 17 games.
Pace started the season with a high defensive snap share due to the absence of Blake Cashman, who suffered a hamstring injury in Week 1. As the season continued, Pace saw diminished defensive snaps. The 25-year-old will enter the 2026 offseason as a restricted free agent, meaning the Vikings will have an opportunity to match any offer Pace might receive.
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Vikings' Ivan Pace: Returns to role on defense
Pace started at middle linebacker in a three-linebacker formation and had four total tackles and a QB hit in Thursday's loss at the Chargers.
Pace didn't play a snap on defense the prior week as he was limited to special teams with the return of Blake Cashman from injury. However, Pace returned to play on 17 of the defense's 72 snaps, including the opening formation. It looks he's still behind Cashman and Eric Wilson for playing time at linebacker but will still be used in certain formations.
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Vikings' Ivan Pace: Benched in loss
Pace was benched in Sunday's loss to the Eagles in favor of Eric Wilson with Blake Cashman returning from injured reserve, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Pace didn't play a snap on defense but logged 23 snaps on special teams. He had 10 missed tackles in the five previous game, according to Pro Football Focus, which could have been a factor. He could get back into the mix at some point if there's an injury or the Vikings use three-linebacker formations.
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Vikings' Ivan Pace: Logs first sack of 2025
Pace registered four tackles (three solo), including 1.0 sacks, during Sunday's 21-17 win over the Browns.
Pace got to Dillon Gabriel for a two-yard loss early in the fourth quarter, which led to the Browns punting on the next play. It was Pace's first sack of the regular season, and the third-year linebacker is up to 37 tackles (23 solo) through five games.
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Vikings' Ivan Pace: Notches seven stops in Week 4
Pace totaled seven tackles (two solo) in Sunday's loss to the Steelers.
Pace's seven stops ranked third on Minnesota. The third-year linebacker has recorded 33 tackles through four games this season.
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Vikings' Ivan Pace: Double-digit stops in win
Pace recorded 12 total tackles (nine solo) in Sunday's 48-10 win over the Bengals.
Pace led the team with 12 stops in Week 3, which marked his highest total in a game since Week 8 of last season. The linebacker has now compiled 26 total tackles (18 solo) over the first three games this year.
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Vikings' Ivan Pace: Piles up nine tackles in loss
Pace recorded nine tackles (seven solo) in the Vikings' loss to the Falcons on Sunday night.
Pace's nine tackles tied for the team lead, as he played 89 percent of the Vikings' defensive snaps in the defeat. Through two contests, Pace has logged 14 tackles (nine solo), including one tackle for loss, on 80 percent of the defensive snaps.
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Vikings' Ivan Pace: Notches five stops Week 1
Pace posted five tackles (two solo) in Monday's 27-24 win against Chicago.
Pace finished tied for second on Minnesota with the five stops. The veteran linebacker logged 47 of his team's 67 defensive snaps and will look to stay healthy this year after missing six regular-season contests due to injury in 2024.
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Vikings' Ivan Pace: Logs 72 tackles across 11 contests
Pace finished the 2024 season with 72 tackles (36 solo), including 3.0 sacks, one pass breakup, including one interception, and one fumble recovery across 11 regular-season contests.
Pace missed Weeks 3 and 4 with an ankle injury and was sidelined again from Weeks 13 through 16 with a hamstring issue that landed Pace on injured reserve for four games. He played 79 percent of the defensive snaps in the wild-card playoff loss to the Rams and should be viewed as the favorite to start alongside Blake Cashman at linebacker in 2025 for Minnesota. Pace has one year remaining on his current contract.
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Vikings' Ivan Pace: Activated off IR on Saturday
The Vikings activated Pace (hamstring) off injured reserve Saturday, and he does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Packers.
Pace spent the past four weeks on injured reserve due to a hamstring injury he suffered against the Bears in Week 12. He was designated to return from injured reserve Tuesday, and he has subsequently been activated off IR after logging full practices all week. In the eight games prior to his injury, Pace registered 59 tackles (31 solo), including 3.0 sacks, and one fumble recovery.
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