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Detroit Lions defensive lineman Josh Paschal (93) during an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sept. 22, 2024 in Glendale, Ariz. (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions via AP)

Joshua Paschal

DL

#93

Experience: 4 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 25

Weight: 282 lbs

College: Kentucky

2024 SEASON

  • Solo
    14
  • SCK
    2
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --
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Defense

Field Position

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Opp 19-1 - by Yard Line 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Opp 49-20 - by Yard Line 10 10 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own 1-20 - by Yard Line 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own 21-50 - by Yard Line 4 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Game Halves

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
1st Half 12 16 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last Two Minutes of Half 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Half 5 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Home vs Road

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Home Games 7 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Road Games 7 14 11 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Margin of Victory

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Margin 0-7 6 10 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Margin 15+ 5 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Margin 8-14 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Point Differential

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Ahead 9 8 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ahead by 1-8 Points 6 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ahead by 9-16 Points 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behind 6 10 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behind by 1-8 Points 5 9 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behind by 9-16 Points 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tied 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Quarters

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
1st Quarter 8 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4th Quarter 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4th Quarter within 7 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd Quarter 8 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3rd Quarter 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Stadium Surfaces

G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG
Turf 14 20 14 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Registered 25 tackles (17 solo), five tackles for loss, three quarterback hits, 1.0 sack, one pass defense and one fumble recovery in 2023.
  • Finished his rookie season with 16 total tackles, two tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks.
  • Produced his first-career sack, and first multi-sack game, vs. Chicago (1/1/23), taking down Bears QB Justin Fields twice for a loss of 22 yards.
  • Became the first defensive player from Kentucky to ever be drafted by the Lions.
  • Selected by the Lions in the second round (46th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Kentucky.

COLLEGE

  • Played five seasons at Kentucky (2017-21), producing 137 total tackles, 37.0 tackles for loss, 13.0 sacks, one interception and one forced fumble in his NCAA career. He left Kentucky as the only full-time, three-time team captain in program history (2019-21). His 37.0 tackles for loss rank as the third-most in UK history.
  • 2021: Recorded 52 total tackles, 15.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks and one forced fumble.
    • Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year
    • First-Team All-SEC
    • Ranked second in the SEC with 15.0 tackles for loss.
    • Earned a 90.0 overall PFF grade, while his 31 run stops tied for ninth among FBS edge rushers, per PFF.
  • 2020: Registered 32 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one interception.
  • 2019: Logged 34 total tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and two forced fumbles.
  • 2018: Combined for three tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss in two games played.
  • 2017: Had 16 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks as a freshman.

PERSONAL

  • Prepped at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, Md.
  • Son of Clayton and LaTauna Paschal.
  • His older brother, Travaughn, was a linebacker at Kentucky from 2011-14.
  • In 2018, a malignant melanoma lesion was discovered on his foot, and he immediately underwent cancer treatment. He was able to overcome his cancer diagnosis and return for the team's final two regular season games that season.
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