The Pittsburgh Steelers are a team in need of help at linebacker. This means inside and outside. But what if they could get both in the same player? And what if that player didn’t cost a first-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft? This is what Cincinnati linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. brings to the table as a pro and should be a player squarely on the Steelers radar.
Pace’s draft stock is a mixed bag based on things he can control and some he cannot. The size issue is there. At the scouting combine, Pace checked in at 5-foot-10 and 1/2 which is going to automatically scare some teams off. But when you review the film, there are very few instances where Pace’s lack of height was a concern.
