Look: Ivan Pace Jr. Impressing at Vikings Training Camp, Earning First-Team Reps

The Bearcats top player last season went undrafted in 2023.

CINCINNATI — The Ivan Pace Jr. hype is building at the Minnesota Vikings training camp. 

The 2022 AAC Defensive Player of the Year went undrafted in the 2023 NFL Draft, but he's already getting reps with the first team in Vikings camp.

Defensive coordinator Brian Flores has offered Pace more and more opportunity to shine and he's taking advantage. Veteran teammate Harrison Smith even teased Pace as a player people are going to talk about after Preseason Week 1.

Check out some of the chatter in recent days.

Ivan Pace Jr. sack on a blitz..again…for what feels like the 10th time

— Tyler Forness (@TheRealForno) August 7, 2023

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 📝

-LB Ivan Pace Jr got extensive work with the 1s

- DE Danielle Hunter was a full participant for the first time

- CB Byron Murphy Jr is on receivers like glue

- QB Kirk Cousins was dropping dimes left and right to his receivers. Love… pic.twitter.com/ygdnP3vUQn

— Vikings Nation (@vikingsnationmn) August 8, 2023

Ivan Pace Jr. is out here today with the first-team defense to begin competitive drills.

— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) August 7, 2023

"I know my type of talent I got, and I know the heart I got in this game, and I know I'm never going to let anything stop me from being the best I can be."

We'll have more with #Vikings UDFA LB Ivan Pace Jr. tonight on @kare11! https://t.co/RNWMnzudij pic.twitter.com/JIsvcNpEB2

— Will Hall (@WillHallKARE11) August 8, 2023

Harrison Smith is on the Ivan Pace Jr. hype train and I’m here for it. #skol

Via @Luke_Spinman

pic.twitter.com/nz6hFfNKJI

— Vikings Central (@VikesCentral) August 6, 2023

LB Ivan Pace Jr. with the sack: pic.twitter.com/r6unDwos67

— vikesinsider (@vikesinsider) August 4, 2023

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