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2018 UConn Commit #15 - Jonathan Pace (Needham MA)

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Jonathon Pace is a 6-5 265lb DL from St. Sebastian's School in Needham MA. Other offers from Army, Bryant, Elon, Fordham, and New Hampshire.



Profile from Inside the Huddle: Pace stands 6’5’’ and has a great frame for a defensive end / offensive tackle with a good motor allowing him to push through defenders to make plays. Pace runs well, has a good first step and has plenty of room to add weight on his frame. Pace has received an offer from Army while also receiving interest from Michigan and other FBS schools.
 
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I hate to say it, but other schools are probably going to try to get this guy during his senior year. He looks like a monster.

With that frame, the work ethic to get an offer from Army, and Edsall's record of coaching guys up... give that kid a redshirt year, he'll get drafted after his junior season with a degree!
 
mikedog10 said:
With that frame, the work ethic to get an offer from Army, and Edsall's record of coaching guys up... give that kid a redshirt year, he'll get drafted after his junior season with a degree!
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He'll come back for his master's/ last year of eligibility/ to help the team win a national championship!
 
mikedog10 said:
I hate to say it, but other schools are probably going to try to get this guy during his senior year. He looks like a monster.

With that frame, the work ethic to get an offer from Army, and Edsall's record of coaching guys up... give that kid a redshirt year, he'll get drafted after his junior season with a degree!
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I'm not trying to pick on you, but when people talk about service academy offers it drives me nuts. It's not hard to get offered by a service academy. I know people who only held offers from Army and Navy. They ended up playing D3 and were ok
 
mikedog10 said:
I hate to say it, but other schools are probably going to try to get this guy during his senior year. He looks like a monster.

With that frame, the work ethic to get an offer from Army, and Edsall's record of coaching guys up... give that kid a redshirt year, he'll get drafted after his junior season with a degree!
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He's ours. And when he sees the turnaround he'll be telling his buddies to buy tickets.

#REStorred
 
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JMick said:
I'm not trying to pick on you, but when people talk about service academy offers it drives me nuts. It's not hard to get offered by a service academy. I know people who only held offers from Army and Navy. They ended up playing D3 and were ok
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You're right, the kid is probably gonna suck. I should have though about the guys you know that played D3 before I got too excited about Jonathan Pace's potential. Who am I, to be optimistic on the eve of a new season?
 
mikedog10 said:
You're right, the kid is probably gonna suck. I should have though about the guys you know that played D3 before I got too excited about Jonathan Pace's potential. Who am I, to be optimistic on the eve of a new season?
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I don't think that's what he meant.

TBH, if the prior staff landed a kid with that list of offers, I'd be skeptical he'd ever make an impact.

This OL coach, and HC, have both shown the ability to take raw OL talent and develop it into all-conference talent. Even NFL talent. So, I personally am not impressed by who we beat out. But I trust 4-5 years from now, this kid could be a hell of a lineman for us.
 
mikedog10 said:
You're right, the kid is probably gonna suck. I should have though about the guys you know that played D3 before I got too excited about Jonathan Pace's potential. Who am I, to be optimistic on the eve of a new season?
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jeez i guess you just wanted to feel offended tonight
 
WingU-Conn said:
I don't think that's what he meant.

TBH, if the prior staff landed a kid with that list of offers, I'd be skeptical he'd ever make an impact.

This OL coach, and HC, have both shown the ability to take raw OL talent and develop it into all-conference talent. Even NFL talent. So, I personally am not impressed by who we beat out. But I trust 4-5 years from now, this kid could be a hell of a lineman for us.
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Psst... he's coming in as a DL but agree w/ sentiment of previous staff versus new staff.
 
JMick said:
I'm not trying to pick on you, but when people talk about service academy offers it drives me nuts. It's not hard to get offered by a service academy. I know people who only held offers from Army and Navy. They ended up playing D3 and were ok
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In terms of play on the field, I get what you're saying. But I do think the Army offer says something about the kid's character.
 
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huskymedic said:
Psst... he's coming in as a DL but agree w/ sentiment of previous staff versus new staff.
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I qualified that post with a comment that I assume he's coming in as an OL, and then deleted it before posting. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The point still stands, and I'm honestly not knocking the former unit coaches. I have no idea how they performed individually. I just know what I saw from the individuals and the team. Geremy Davis was a 6th round pick thanks to his size and hands. Obi and Byron blew up in the combine. There was virtually nothing on film that led to guys getting drafted playing under Diaco.
 
JMick said:
I'm not trying to pick on you, but when people talk about service academy offers it drives me nuts. It's not hard to get offered by a service academy. I know people who only held offers from Army and Navy. They ended up playing D3 and were ok
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At least they'll be overachievers.
 
He must be good if he already has a bobblehead in his honor.


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JMick said:
I'm not trying to pick on you, but when people talk about service academy offers it drives me nuts. It's not hard to get offered by a service academy. I know people who only held offers from Army and Navy. They ended up playing D3 and were ok
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I believe they more so do so because you can't be some dumb -head if West Point wants you.
 
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