Senior Bowl Day Two: Ivan Pace Jr.'s Pass-Rush Skills Impress Evaluators

CINCINNATI — The second day of Senior Bowl practices has wrapped. Former UC linebacker Ivan Pace Jr.'s pass-rushing prowess was the top story surrounding UC's group.

His speed continued to flash against peer competition. Pace is doing himself plenty of favors this week.

Ivan Pace showed at Cincinnati that he is a dominant blitzer. He is a name that should be buzzing right now because he has really shown up and proved himself this week#NFLDraft #SeniorBowl pic.twitter.com/pHmKek2As4
— Owain Jones (@Owain_Jones_) February 2, 2023

Day 2 winners at the senior bowl:

- Tank Dell - WR - Houston
- John Michael Schmitz - C - Minnesota
- Ivan Pace - LB - Cincinnati
- Jayden Reed - WR - Michigan State #thedraftstartsinmobile
— Xavier D. Triche (@Xavier_Triche) February 2, 2023

Ivan Pace impressive in pass-rush drills 👀 pic.twitter.com/W9R4O5fmga
— Cam Mellor (@CamMellor) February 1, 2023

Every Ivan Pace Jr. pass-rushing rep through 2 days at @seniorbowl

absurd pic.twitter.com/P2qJFtloJu
— Mike Renner (@mikerenner_) February 2, 2023

Wide receiver Tre Tucker and tight end Josh Whyle got a little love as well on Day 2.

Fastest Players through Day 2 of the #SeniorBowl

Darius Rush CB - 21.65mph
Trey Palmer WR - 21.15mph
Jakorian Bennett CB - 20.98mph
Tre Tucker WR - 20.24mph

via @ZebraTechnology
— ᴄᴏᴅʏ ᴄᴀʀᴘᴇɴᴛɪᴇʀ (@CodyCarpentier) February 2, 2023

Tre Tucker is QUICK QUICK pic.twitter.com/WwWFu8RQBo
— Cam Mellor (@CamMellor) February 1, 2023

Tre Tucker vs Kyu Blu Kelly pic.twitter.com/esoXhuX0nr
— Cam Mellor (@CamMellor) February 1, 2023

One of the knocks on Cincinnati TE Josh Whyle was that he wasn’t a sufficient blocker. Having added some weight he certainly took care of business here. Even with a jump step Andre Carter couldn’t cope with him.#SeniorBowl #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/10FnoB9Sua
— Owain Jones (@Owain_Jones_) February 1, 2023

Over
Will Levis
Deuce Vaughn
JSN
Broderick Jones
Jaxson Kirkland
O. Oluwatimi
Mazi Smith

Under
Kendre Miller
Tyjae Spears
Josh Whyle
Blake Whiteheart
Jacob Copeland
Michael Jefferson
John Ojukwu
McClendon Curtis
Jerrod Clark
Yasir Abdullah
Jimmy Phillips Jr
Ji'Ayir Brown https://t.co/FzAb6A6t5f
— Brian Maafi (@BmaafiNFL) February 1, 2023

All three players have had their draft stocks rise over the last few weeks.

A couple more strong practice showings should cement all three as locked-in 2023 NFL Draft picks.

Great to see @JoshWhyle81 @1SilkySmooth @ivan_pacejr living out there dream!! Looked great today representing @GoBearcatsFB @seniorbowl @NFLDraft @NFL pic.twitter.com/lajPz2TiQ8
— Coach Satterfield (@CoachSattUC) February 2, 2023