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Josh Paschal Describes Emotional Draft Night; "I don't think it's really hit me yet"

Josh Paschal is a Detroit Lion. Less than 24 hours after he received a call from the Lions’ front office, he was still wrapping his head around his new reality: Paschal is a member of the National Football League.

“It was crazy,” the All-SEC defender told KSR. “It was literally everything I’ve ever dreamed of because I had everyone there that helped me get to that point and just waiting for that phone call, when it came it was a dream come true.”

After five years at Kentucky, almost five months of offseason rehab and training, he spent his Friday night anxiously waiting for the life-changing call.