ALLEN PARK, Mich. — After taking Aidan Hutchinson with the No. 2 pick Thursday night, the Detroit Lions grabbed a second defensive lineman in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft, selecting Kentucky's Joshua Paschal with the No. 46 pick.
A three-year starter for the Wildcats, the 6-foot-3, 268-pounder played a variety alignments along the team's defensive front. As a fifth-year senior in 2021, he tallied 52 tackles, including 15 for a loss, to go with five sacks and a forced fumble.
At the scouting combine in March, Paschal tested exceptionally well, posting elite explosion numbers via his vertical and broad jumps as well as his 10-yard and 20-yard splits on the 40-yard dash.
