Defensive end, Kentucky, 2017–21
Joshua Paschal
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 278 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Prince Georges Metro C, MD
- Born
- Dec 17, 1999
Joshua Paschal played defensive end at Kentucky (2017–21). The Detroit Lions took Paschal in round 2, No. 46 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
2sacks, career highat Vanderbilt, 2021Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kentucky | 4 | DE | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Kentucky | 4 | DE | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Kentucky | 4 | DE | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Kentucky | 4 | DE | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Kentucky | 4 | DE | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 278 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Kentucky 12 games, 52 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. UL Monroe | W 45–10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Missouri | W 35–28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Chattanooga | W 28–23 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at South Carolina | W 16–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Florida | W 20–13 | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. LSU | W 42–21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Georgia | L 13–30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Mississippi State | L 17–31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Tennessee | L 42–45 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Vanderbilt | W 34–17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. New Mexico State | W 56–16 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Louisville | W 52–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Kentucky 11 games, 32 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at Auburn | L 13–29 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Ole Miss | L 41–42 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Mississippi State | W 24–2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | atTennessee | W 34–7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atMissouri | L 10–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Georgia | L 3–14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 38–35 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at Alabama | L 3–63 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atFlorida | L 10–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.South Carolina | W 41–18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. NC State | W 23–21 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Kentucky 12 games, 34 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Toledo | W 38–24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 38–17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Florida | L 21–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | atMississippi State | L 13–28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atSouth Carolina | L 7–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Arkansas | W 24–20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atGeorgia | L 0–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Missouri | W 29–7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Tennessee | L 13–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atVanderbilt | W 38–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. UT Martin | W 50–7 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Louisville | W 45–13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Kentucky 2 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 34–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | atLouisville | W 56–10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Kentucky 8 games, 16 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | atSouth Carolina | W 23–13 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Florida | L 27–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 24–20 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atMississippi State | L 7–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Tennessee | W 29–26 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atVanderbilt | W 44–21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Louisville | L 17–44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Northwestern | L 23–24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Pro day 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅝″ | 6′2⅝″ | |
| Weight | 268 lb | 268 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¾″ | 32¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 79″W | ||
| 40-yard dash | 4.77 s | 4.77 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW | ||
| Vertical jump | 37½″ | 37½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ | 10′3″ | |
| Bench press | 30 repsW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 30 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 10 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL career | 30 | 54 | 5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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