Josh Paschal

25-Year-Old Defensive EndDE

Detroit Lions

2024 Defense Stats

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2.0

INT

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2025 Fantasy Outlook

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Bye Week 8

Height 6'3"

Weight 274

DOB 12/17/1999

College Kentucky

Drafted 2nd Rd 2022 #46 Overall

Starts 10 games in third season

DEDetroit Lions

January 29, 2025

Paschal finished the 2024 season with 21 tackles (15 solo), including 2.0 sacks, and one fumble recovery across 14 regular-season games.

ANALYSIS
With Aidan Hutchinson suffering a broken leg in Week 6 against Dallas, Paschal took on an increased defensive role, starting all 10 games in which he appeared from that point forward. Paschal missed three contests along the way, battling an illness and knee injury. Despite Paschal seeing increased reps off the edge for Detroit, his sack numbers didn't see a boost, as he's recorded a total of 5.0 sacks across his first 36 career contests. It's been a somewhat disappointing start to his career after the Lions took Paschal with the No. 46 overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. He's set to enter the final year of his rookie deal in 2025.

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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart

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Lions 2024 DE Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts

J.Josh Paschal

Z.Za'Darius Smith

A.Al-Quadin Muhammad

A.Aidan Hutchinson

P.Patrick O'Connor

J.James Houston

M.Marcus Davenport

I.Isaac Ukwu

I.Isaiah Thomas

J.Jonah Williams

#% of Team Snaps

57052%

31329%

26925%

25824%

22020%

10710%

828%

666%

434%

424%

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Measurables Review View College Player Page

How do Josh Paschal's measurables compare to other defensive ends?

This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.

Height

6' 3"

Weight

274 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.77 sec

Vertical Jump

37.5 in

Broad Jump

123 in

Hand Length

9.63 in

Arm Length

32.75 in

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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It was a forgettable rookie year for Paschal, who missed most of last offseason with a sports hernia injury that delayed his professional debut until Week 6. The second-round draft pick ultimately recorded just 16 tackles, two sacks and four quarterback hits over 10 games. Entering the 2023 season, Paschal has rotated in behind starting defensive ends Aidan Hutchinson and Charles Harris during training camp, so there is hope he could see a huge jump in snaps and counting stats in Year 2.

Paschal could have a big role in Detroit in the years to come, but the second-round rookie has missed most team preparations for the 2022 season due to a sports hernia injury that dates back to his days at Kentucky. Even if he works his way back to the field at some point this fall, Paschal's upside is likely some sort of rotational role as a rookie.

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