2014 Fighting Irish
LB • 6-2.5 • 253 • Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain)
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GRACE'S HONORS & AWARDS • Butkus Award Watch List (2014) • Notre Dame Rockne Student-Athlete Award (2013)
FRESHMAN SEASON (2011): Did not see game action during the season.
KICK RETURNS 2012 2013 TOTALS
G-GS NO. YARDS 13-0 1 12 6-3 0 0 19-3 1 12
ALL PURPOSE 2012 2013 TOTALS
RUSH RCV PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TD LONG AVG/R AVG/G 0 12 12.0 0.9 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 12 12.0 0.6 KR IR TOTAL AVG/G 12 0 12 0.9 0 0 0 0.0 12 0 12 0.6 INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0 FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
INT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
PBU BLK 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 PBU BLK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
UNIVERSITY AND MEDIA INFORMATION
UT-AT TT TFL SCK FF 3-1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 7-5 12 0.0-0 0.0-0 0
FR 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
HISTORY AND RECORDS
GRACE’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS 2013 UT-AT TT TFL SCK FF Temple 4-3 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 at Michigan 2-1 3 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 at Purdue 6-4 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 *Michigan State 0-8 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 *Oklahoma 3-6 9 0.0-0 0-0.0 0 *vs. Arizona State 2-1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 USC Did Not Play - Injury at Air Force Did Not Play - Injury Navy Did Not Play - Injury at Pittsburgh Did Not Play - Injury BYU Did Not Play - Injury at Stanford Did Not Play - Injury vs. Rutgers Did Not Play - Injury TOTALS 17-23 40 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 * - games started 2012 vs. Navy Purdue at Michigan State Michigan vs. Miami Stanford BYU at Oklahoma Pittsburgh at Boston College Wake Forest at USC vs. Alabama TOTALS
FR BLK 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 SEASON REVIEW
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012): Saw action in all 13 games, predominantly on multiple special teams … registered 12 tackles, seven of them solo stops … led Notre Dame with 10 special teams tackles, including eight on kickoff returns and two on punt returns … the eight tackles on kickoff returns led all Irish players … only Nicky Baratti (three) recorded more tackles on punt returns … registered four tackles against Navy (Sept. 1) … recorded one tackle apiece against Miami (Oct. 6), Stanford (Oct. 13), BYU (Oct. 20) and Pittsburgh (Nov. 3) … credited with three tackles against Wake Forest (Nov. 17) … closed out the regular season with one solo tackle against USC (Nov. 24).
GRACE'S CAREER STATS TACKLES UA A TOTAL TFL PD FF 2012 7 5 12 0.0-0 0 0 2013 17 23 40 1.0-3 1 0 TOTALS 24 28 52 1.0-3 1 0
COACHES & STAFF
JUNIOR SEASON (2013): Saw action in each of the first six games before missing the rest of the season with a broken leg suffered vs. Arizona State (Oct. 5) … started the last three of those contests, vs. Michigan State (Sept. 21), Oklahoma (Sept. 28) and the Sun Devils … his 40 tackles tied for the team lead at the time of his injury … also broke up a pass and had one tackle for loss … led Notre Dame in tackles in two of his five complete games played … made three stops against Arizona State before breaking his leg … recorded nine stops against Oklahoma … matched Carlo Calabrese for the team lead with eight tackles against Michigan State … topped the Irish with 10 tackles in the win at Purdue (Sept. 14) … had a TFL among his three stops at Michigan (Sept. 7) … started the season with a seventackle effort against Temple (Aug. 31).
THE FIGHTING IRISH
GRACE'S CAREER HIGHS All-purpose yards: 12, Purdue, Sep 8, 2012 Kick returns: 1, Purdue, Sep 8, 2012 Kick return yards: 12, Purdue, Sep 8, 2012 (1 returns) Long kick return: 12, Purdue, Sep 8, 2012 Tackles: 10, at Purdue, Sep 14, 2013 (6-4) Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Michigan, Sep 7, 2013 (1-0) Pass breakups: 1, at Purdue, Sep 14, 2013
HERE COME THE IRISH
JARRETT GRACE
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: First-team Associated Press Division I Ohio allstate linebacker as a senior in 2010 … Greater Miami Conference defensive player of the year for 2010 … helped Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, to 11-1 record and GMC co-championship in 2010, with only loss coming by 24-23 count to St. Xavier in second round of Ohio state playoffs … regional playoff win over Hamilton marked 59th straight Colerain victory at home … made 92 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and added four sacks and four passes broken up in 2010 … had 15 tackles in 48-6 win over Oak Hills to end the regular season … Cincinnati Enquirer first-team Division I All-Star at linebacker for both 2010 and 2009 … also an Associated Press Ohio first-team all-Southwest district selection and an Enquirer all-GMC first-team linebacker … made team-leading 95 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, caused five fumbles and had four sacks and two interceptions as a junior in 2009 … allleague middle linebacker in 2009 when he led team to eight straight wins to end season … second-team all-Ohio Central District as a junior … . had 10 tackles and recovered a fumble as a sophomore in 2008 … made five tackles, one tackle for loss and a fumble recovery in Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Myrtle Beach, S.C., while playing with future Irish classmate Eilar Hardy … three-year letterwinner in football … four-year letterwinner in both basketball and track and field … earned one letter in tennis (only time ever playing the sport) … received 2010 Colerain Multi-Sport Award as he earned 11 varsity letters in high school career … captured the "That’s Our Boy" award from the Southwest Ohio National Football Foundation … received the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award … named a Buckeye Blue Chip award winner by the TD Club of Columbus … won the 2010 Colerain LaRosa MVP Male Athlete of the Year … graduated top 10 in his class and summa cum laude … played for coach Tom Bolden at Colerain High School … son of Joel and Monica Grace … enrolled in Mendoza College of Business, majoring in management-consulting.
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