Joshua Paschal: DE · Kentucky · #4.
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Joshua Paschal
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Five seasons in the Kentucky defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Florida — Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 15 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs UL Monroe | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 35-28vs Missouri | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-23vs Chattanooga | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 16-10@ South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-13vs No. 10 Florida | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 6 | W 42-21vs LSU | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-30@ No. 1 Georgia | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ Mississippi State | 6 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 42-45vs Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-17@ Vanderbilt | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | W 56-16vs New Mexico State | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-21@ Louisville | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 24 | 15.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2021
W 20-13
vs Florida
2.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
10%5 sacksTFL rate
29%15 TFLHurry rate
15%8 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
38%5 of 13 pressures52 tackles · 15 for loss · 5 sacks.
5 seasons under Mark Stoops — 40-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
43.3%
366 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
70.5
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
52 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #229 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Kentucky, 13 sacks — drafted at #46 overall by the Detroit Lions.
A stat line in 44 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Stoops.
Next stop · NFL
Detroit LionsEntering 5th NFL season
Detroit LionsEntering 5th NFL season
