Jonah Pace Season 2025-26

Career -- In four years and 37 games played, amassed 55 career tackles (30 solo), including 12 tackles for loss and five sacks, two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one blocked kick.
 
2024 at Central Michigan -- Started all 12 games at defensive tackle… registered 34 tackles, ranked second on team in tackles for loss (11.0-46 yards), four sacks, six quarterback hurries, two pass break-ups, a forced fumble and a blocked kick… made a career-high six tackles, including 0.5 sacks at Northern Illinois… recorded three tackles, including two for loss, versus Western Michigan… totaled three tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks, two hurries and a blocked kick versus Bowling Green… finished with three tackles with a hurry and pass breakup at Miami (Ohio)… registered four tackles, including a sack, a forced fumble, and pass break-up at Eastern Michigan… totaled four tackles, including one for loss, versus San Diego State… credited with two tackles and a hurry at Illinois… finished with five tackles, including 0.5 sacks at Florida International… made three tackles, with a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss, in opener versus Central Connecticut State.
 
2023 at Central Michigan -- Saw action in 12 games … finished with 17 tackles, including one sack, and a quarterback hurry… had four tackles at Ohio… tallied two tackles at Western Michigan… credited with three tackles versus Northern Illinois… had one sack and one quarterback hurry at Buffalo… recorded two tackles versus Eastern Michigan… made two tackles at Notre Dame.
 
2022 at Central Michigan -- Played in all 12 contests on the defensive line… saw action in 138 total plays… totaled four tackles… had one tackle versus and at Akron… made two tackles versus South Alabama.
 
2021 at Central Michigan -- Redshirted… appeared in one game (Robert Morris).
 
High School Honors -- Three-time all-conference honoree (2019, 2020, 2021)… three-time Northwest Herald All-Area player… also earned Area Defensive Player of the Year honors … played defensive end and tight end… earned all-conference and all-area honors in basketball as ajunior… Honor Roll student. High School -- 2021 graduate of Marengo High School, where he played three years of varsity football… totaled 47 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, six sacks, two pass break-ups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery as a junior… guided Marengo to eight wins and the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs… registered 55 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, seven sacks and six pass break-ups as a sophomore… guided the Indians to nine victories as a sophomore… also played varsity basketball for four years and competed on the track and field team as a thrower… finished in fourth place at the conference meet as a sophomore.
 
Personal -- Born 2/20/2003… son of Jay and Lesley Pace… entrepreneurship major… head coach was Paul Forsythe.