For three days in April, Deshawn Pace shared a couch with his brother Ivan in their Colerain Township home watching the NFL Draft.. In their one year playing together at the University of Cincinnati, Ivan was the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He became UC's first unanimous First Team All-American. He later was named the defensive MVP of the Senior Bowl.
Based on the accolades, the family watched the opening night of the draft Thursday, April 27 hoping to hear his name. The second night, they heard teammate Tre Tucker's name late. Surely Saturday, April 29 would be the day Ivan Pace's name would be read.