Joshua Paschal

Former defensive end at Kentucky. 2021: 5 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, 52 tackles.

DE · Kentucky · Sr. · #4

6′3″ · 278 lb · Prince Georges Metro C, MD

CFB Index 41 · #229 of 370 edge rushersMedium confidenceDetroit — drafted 2022, Rd 2, Pick 14, #46 overall

Recruiting

4★

SDE recruit

No. 262 nationally · Signed with Kentucky

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at Kentucky. 2021: 5 sacks, 15 tackles for loss, 52 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Kentucky in 2017.
Drafted round 2 by the Detroit in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Kentucky, 13 sacks — drafted at #46 overall by Detroit.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20178 games

Signed with Kentucky4-star out of Our Lady of Good Counsel

2022

Drafted by Detroitround 2, pick 46

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#262 national

CFB

College

Kentucky

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #46

Detroit · 2022

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Mark Stoops

Kentucky

Played his entire career under Mark Stoops.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DetroitEntering 5th NFL season

#46Rd 2 · Pick 14

DetroitEntering 5th NFL season

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2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Mark Stoops — 40-23 over that span.

2017Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

2018Kentucky10-3HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2019Kentucky8-5HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2020Kentucky5-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2021Kentucky10-3HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

41Rotational starter #229 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (98th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (98th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#38 / 2743 · 98th pct

15.0

QB hurries#46 / 2743 · 98th pct

Sacks#151 / 2743 · 94th pct

5.0

Tackles#564 / 2743 · 79th pct

Solo tackles#873 / 2743 · 67th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Stein

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

41 · #229 of 370 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #229 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Kentucky	52	24	15.0	5.0	--	--	--
2020	Kentucky	32	16	6.5	1.0	--	1	--
2019	Kentucky	34	20	9.5	3.5	1	--	--
2018	Kentucky	3	2	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
2017	Kentucky	16	10	3.5	3.5	--	--	--
Career		137	72	35.5	13.0	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 28–23

vs Chattanooga

1 TFL · 1 SOLO · 2 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.

With W. Levis — 254 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 46.4 · 18 rush yds (3 car) · C. Goodfellow — 50 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 59 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 45-10vs UL Monroe	7	6	2.0	1.0	—	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 2	W 35-28vs Missouri	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 28-23vs Chattanooga	2	1	1.5	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 16-10@ South Carolina	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 20-13vs Florida	7	4	2.5	0.0	—	2.5 TFL
Wk 6	W 42-21vs LSU	3	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 13-30@ Georgia	6	4	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 17-31@ Mississippi State	6	1	2.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 42-45vs Tennessee	1	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 34-17@ Vanderbilt	7	2	2.0	2.0	—	2 sacks
Wk 12	W 56-16vs New Mexico State	6	2	1.5	1.0	—
Wk 13	W 52-21@ Louisville	2	1	1.0	1.0	—
Total		52	24	15.0	5.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology