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here it is, the guy seems to be a good well rounded player imo
Calvin Pace
Position: Defensive End
College: Wake Forest
Height: 6-4
Weight: 269
Hometown: Douglasville, Ga.
Career Notes | Agility | High School | Personal | Stats
ANALYSIS
Positives: Well-developed athlete, with a muscular upper-body frame … Great character type who goes full speed in practice and works hard in the weight room … Has a very quick initial step off the line to get into the blocker … Has the strength needed to hold his ground at the point of attack and uses his hands effectively to shed … Displays excellent hand punch, doing a fine job of keeping the blockers off his body … Has a very sharp change of direction, flashing the ability to work down the line … Strong wrapup tackler who explodes into ball carriers … Protects his legs well working and stepping over the trash … Has a quick burst to the quarterback chasing from the back side … Very effective on stunts and lines up at both defensive end spots (works mostly in isolated coverage) … His strong upper-body frame allows him to generate a fierce bull rush, showing very good technique while playing at a low-pad level to walk the offensive lineman back into the pocket … Shows good quickness coming off the edge.
Negatives: Does not always generate a good push coming off the snap, especially when he challenges the offensive tackle head-on … While he recognizes the play developing, he is a little slow locating the ball when working inside … Solid player, but seems to lack a mean streak … Needs to work on redirecting quicker as he struggles at times to get off blocks (lacks counter moves) and will generally get clogged up by the larger blockers when working near the pile.
CAREER NOTES
Regarded by many as the best athlete in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Calvin showed the ability to be a very effective pass rusher, finishing his career second on the school's all-time record list with 29 quarterback sacks for minus-178 yards … His 54 stops for losses of 223 yards set a Wake Forest record … Has added over 30 pounds to his frame since enrolling at WFU … Recorded 189 tackles (116 solos) with 5 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery while starting 33 of 42 games.
2002 SEASON
All-America first-team selection by the American Football Coaches Association, earning third-team honors from The NFL Draft Report and the Associated Press … All-ACC first-team pick … Named ACC Defensive Player of the Year by The Sporting News … Team MVP, adding ACC Player of the Week honors vs. Duke and North Carolina … Lined up at right defensive end, recording 73 tackles (43 solos) with 8 sacks for minus-43 yards and a career-high 22 stops for losses of 72 yards … Only Mike McCrary (24 in 1992) had more stops behind the line of scrimmage in a season for the Demon Deacons … Deflected 6 passes and blocked 2 kicks.
Northern Illinois - Opened the season in explosive fashion, totaling 17 tackles (9 solos) with 2 stops for minus-5 yards.
East Carolina - Made 6 tackles with an 8-yard sack and 2 stops for losses of 9 yards.
North Carolina State - Added 7 tackles (5 solos) as he sacked QB Phillip Rivers for a 4-yard loss and delivered 4 stops behind the line of scrimmage.
Purdue - Made a crucial fourth-down pass deflection late in the fourth quarter to preserve a 24-21 win.
Duke - Collected 13 tackles (9 solos) with 2 sacks for minus-12 yards and blocked a field goal that the Deacons returned 90 yards for a touchdown.
North Carolina - Made 8 tackles with 2 sacks for minus-14 yards and 3 stops behind the line of scrimmage.
Navy - Credited with 9 tackles and a pair of stops for minus-7 yards before leaving the game with a fracture in his leg.
Maryland - Did not play (leg).
Oregon (Seattle Bowl) - Returned to the gridiron in impressive fashion, making a stop behind the line of scrimmage while knocking down a pair of passes inside the red zone.
2001 SEASON
All-ACC second-team selection … Started every game at right defensive end, recording 62 tackles (36 solos) with 10 sacks for minus-56 yards (second-best sack total in a season by a Wake Forest player, topped only by Mike McCrary's 16 in 1992) and 18 stops for losses of 65 yards … Caused 4 fumbles and deflected a pass.
2000 SEASON
Earned the Beattie Feathers Award as the team's most improved player … Started every game, except vs. Maryland at right defensive end … Recorded 50 tackles (33 solos) with 9 sacks for minus-67 yards and 12 stops for losses of 74 yards … Caused and recovered a fumble.
1999 SEASON
Saw action in eight games as a reserve defensive end, making 4 solo tackles with a pair of sacks for minus-12 yards and a pass deflection … Had a sack in each of the Alabama-Birmingham and North Carolina contests … Added a solo tackle vs. Arizona State in the Aloha Bowl.
1998 SEASON
Redshirted as a freshman. INJURY LIST Suffered a fractured right ring finger at Lithia Springs High in 1997 … Fractured a bone in his leg late in the 2002 Navy game, sitting out the season finale vs. Maryland.
CAMPUS AGILITY TESTS
4.82 in the 40-yard dash … 450-pound bench press … 510-pound squat … 33-inch vertical jump … 33¼-inch arm length … 9½-inch hands … Right-handed.
COMBINE AGILITY TESTS
ARM HAND TEST 40 20 10 225 VJ BJ SHUTTLE CONE
34 9½ 16 4.8 2.86 1.74 33 9-7
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Lithia Springs (Douglasville, Ga.) High … Played both outside linebacker and quarterback for coach Homer Hector … Started on the varsity for three straight years … Turned in an excellent senior campaign with 88 total tackles, 5 caused fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries … Earned all-region and county defensive player of the year honors in 1997 … Also named to the all-metro squad in the Atlanta area while serving as team captain for the Lions … Selected to play in the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game … Concentrated on football for the most part as a prep athlete, though he did play one year of basketball.
PERSONAL
Sociology major … Son of Nancy and Calvin Pace, Sr. … Born Oct. 28, 1980 in Detroit, Mich. … Resides in Douglasville, Ga.
STATS
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
YEAR GP GS TK SO AS FR FC INT TFL PBU SACK PRES
1999 8 0 4 4 0 0 0 0-0 2-12 1 2.0-12 0
2000 11 10 50 33 17 1 1 0-0 12-74 0 9.0-67 5
2001 11 11 62 36 26 0 4 0-0 18-65 1 10.0-56 8
2002 12 12 73 43 30 0 0 0-0 22-72 6 8.0-43 17
TOTAL 42 33 189 116 73 1 5 0-0 54-223 8 29.0-178 30
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Calvin Pace
Position: Defensive End
College: Wake Forest
Height: 6-4
Weight: 269
Hometown: Douglasville, Ga.
Career Notes | Agility | High School | Personal | Stats
ANALYSIS
Positives: Well-developed athlete, with a muscular upper-body frame … Great character type who goes full speed in practice and works hard in the weight room … Has a very quick initial step off the line to get into the blocker … Has the strength needed to hold his ground at the point of attack and uses his hands effectively to shed … Displays excellent hand punch, doing a fine job of keeping the blockers off his body … Has a very sharp change of direction, flashing the ability to work down the line … Strong wrapup tackler who explodes into ball carriers … Protects his legs well working and stepping over the trash … Has a quick burst to the quarterback chasing from the back side … Very effective on stunts and lines up at both defensive end spots (works mostly in isolated coverage) … His strong upper-body frame allows him to generate a fierce bull rush, showing very good technique while playing at a low-pad level to walk the offensive lineman back into the pocket … Shows good quickness coming off the edge.
Negatives: Does not always generate a good push coming off the snap, especially when he challenges the offensive tackle head-on … While he recognizes the play developing, he is a little slow locating the ball when working inside … Solid player, but seems to lack a mean streak … Needs to work on redirecting quicker as he struggles at times to get off blocks (lacks counter moves) and will generally get clogged up by the larger blockers when working near the pile.
CAREER NOTES
Regarded by many as the best athlete in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Calvin showed the ability to be a very effective pass rusher, finishing his career second on the school's all-time record list with 29 quarterback sacks for minus-178 yards … His 54 stops for losses of 223 yards set a Wake Forest record … Has added over 30 pounds to his frame since enrolling at WFU … Recorded 189 tackles (116 solos) with 5 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery while starting 33 of 42 games.
2002 SEASON
All-America first-team selection by the American Football Coaches Association, earning third-team honors from The NFL Draft Report and the Associated Press … All-ACC first-team pick … Named ACC Defensive Player of the Year by The Sporting News … Team MVP, adding ACC Player of the Week honors vs. Duke and North Carolina … Lined up at right defensive end, recording 73 tackles (43 solos) with 8 sacks for minus-43 yards and a career-high 22 stops for losses of 72 yards … Only Mike McCrary (24 in 1992) had more stops behind the line of scrimmage in a season for the Demon Deacons … Deflected 6 passes and blocked 2 kicks.
Northern Illinois - Opened the season in explosive fashion, totaling 17 tackles (9 solos) with 2 stops for minus-5 yards.
East Carolina - Made 6 tackles with an 8-yard sack and 2 stops for losses of 9 yards.
North Carolina State - Added 7 tackles (5 solos) as he sacked QB Phillip Rivers for a 4-yard loss and delivered 4 stops behind the line of scrimmage.
Purdue - Made a crucial fourth-down pass deflection late in the fourth quarter to preserve a 24-21 win.
Duke - Collected 13 tackles (9 solos) with 2 sacks for minus-12 yards and blocked a field goal that the Deacons returned 90 yards for a touchdown.
North Carolina - Made 8 tackles with 2 sacks for minus-14 yards and 3 stops behind the line of scrimmage.
Navy - Credited with 9 tackles and a pair of stops for minus-7 yards before leaving the game with a fracture in his leg.
Maryland - Did not play (leg).
Oregon (Seattle Bowl) - Returned to the gridiron in impressive fashion, making a stop behind the line of scrimmage while knocking down a pair of passes inside the red zone.
2001 SEASON
All-ACC second-team selection … Started every game at right defensive end, recording 62 tackles (36 solos) with 10 sacks for minus-56 yards (second-best sack total in a season by a Wake Forest player, topped only by Mike McCrary's 16 in 1992) and 18 stops for losses of 65 yards … Caused 4 fumbles and deflected a pass.
2000 SEASON
Earned the Beattie Feathers Award as the team's most improved player … Started every game, except vs. Maryland at right defensive end … Recorded 50 tackles (33 solos) with 9 sacks for minus-67 yards and 12 stops for losses of 74 yards … Caused and recovered a fumble.
1999 SEASON
Saw action in eight games as a reserve defensive end, making 4 solo tackles with a pair of sacks for minus-12 yards and a pass deflection … Had a sack in each of the Alabama-Birmingham and North Carolina contests … Added a solo tackle vs. Arizona State in the Aloha Bowl.
1998 SEASON
Redshirted as a freshman. INJURY LIST Suffered a fractured right ring finger at Lithia Springs High in 1997 … Fractured a bone in his leg late in the 2002 Navy game, sitting out the season finale vs. Maryland.
CAMPUS AGILITY TESTS
4.82 in the 40-yard dash … 450-pound bench press … 510-pound squat … 33-inch vertical jump … 33¼-inch arm length … 9½-inch hands … Right-handed.
COMBINE AGILITY TESTS
ARM HAND TEST 40 20 10 225 VJ BJ SHUTTLE CONE
34 9½ 16 4.8 2.86 1.74 33 9-7
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Lithia Springs (Douglasville, Ga.) High … Played both outside linebacker and quarterback for coach Homer Hector … Started on the varsity for three straight years … Turned in an excellent senior campaign with 88 total tackles, 5 caused fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries … Earned all-region and county defensive player of the year honors in 1997 … Also named to the all-metro squad in the Atlanta area while serving as team captain for the Lions … Selected to play in the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game … Concentrated on football for the most part as a prep athlete, though he did play one year of basketball.
PERSONAL
Sociology major … Son of Nancy and Calvin Pace, Sr. … Born Oct. 28, 1980 in Detroit, Mich. … Resides in Douglasville, Ga.
STATS
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
YEAR GP GS TK SO AS FR FC INT TFL PBU SACK PRES
1999 8 0 4 4 0 0 0 0-0 2-12 1 2.0-12 0
2000 11 10 50 33 17 1 1 0-0 12-74 0 9.0-67 5
2001 11 11 62 36 26 0 4 0-0 18-65 1 10.0-56 8
2002 12 12 73 43 30 0 0 0-0 22-72 6 8.0-43 17
TOTAL 42 33 189 116 73 1 5 0-0 54-223 8 29.0-178 30
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