Zach Pascal

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Zach Pascal
Zach Pascal.jpg
Pascal with the Colts in 2018
No. 0 – Arizona Cardinals
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-18) December 18, 1994 (age 29)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr.
(Upper Marlboro, Maryland)
College: Old Dominion (2012–2016)
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:169
Receiving yards:2,057
Receiving touchdowns:16
Player stats at PFR

Zach Pascal (born December 18, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Old Dominion.

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Early life

Pascal was born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S. to Grenadian parents. [1] He attended and played high school football at Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr. High School. [2] During his senior season, Pascal was named first-team all county and third-team all state. [3]

College career

Pascal attended and played college football at Old Dominion from 2014 to 2016. [4] In 2016, he helped lead Old Dominion to the Bahamas Bowl, their first bowl game in program history. [5] During the game, he gained 78 yards and scored a touchdown in the victory against Eastern Michigan. [6]

College statistics

SeasonTeamConfClassPosGPReceivingRushing
RecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTD
2014 Old Dominion CUSA SOWR125974312.67000.00
2015 Old Dominion CUSA JRWR126997514.181516511.01
2016 Old Dominion CUSA SRWR136594614.69231456.30
Career 371932,66413.824383108.21

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+58 in
(1.87 m)
219 lb
(99 kg)
32 in
(0.81 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
4.55 s1.54 s2.61 s4.29 s7.11 s36.0 in
(0.91 m)
10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)
14 reps
All values from NFL Combine [7] [8] [9]

Washington Redskins

Pascal signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent following the 2017 NFL Draft. [10] He was waived by the Redskins on September 2, 2017. [11]

Tennessee Titans

On September 4, 2017, Pascal was signed to the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans. [12] He was promoted to the active roster on September 20, 2017. [13] He was waived on September 23, 2017, and was re-signed to the practice squad. [14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Titans on January 15, 2018. [15] He was waived on June 14, 2018. [16]

Indianapolis Colts

Pascal embracing Logan Ryan of the Titans Zach Pascal.png
Pascal embracing Logan Ryan of the Titans

On June 15, 2018, Pascal was claimed off of waivers by the Indianapolis Colts. [17] He competed for a spot and made the 53-man roster. [18] In the Colts' season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals, Pascal had one reception for 18 yards to go along with two kick returns for 54 net yards. [19] On September 30, he scored his first NFL touchdown with a pass from Andrew Luck in an overtime loss to the Houston Texans. [20] In the 2018 season, he had 27 receptions for 268 yards and two touchdowns. [21] In the Divisional Round loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, Pascal scored a touchdown when he recovered a blocked punt in the endzone. [22]

On October 20, 2019, in Week 7 against the Texans, Pascal finished with 106 receiving yards and two touchdowns, marking the first time in his professional career with over 100 yards. [23] In Week 13 against the Titans, Pascal caught seven passes for 109 yards in the 31–17 loss. [24] On December 30, 2019, Pascal was signed to a one-year extension through 2020. [25] Overall, Pascal finished the 2019 season with 41 receptions for 607 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns. [26]

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Pascal makes a catch in 2022

In Week 15 of the 2020 season against the Texans, Pascal recorded five catches for 79 yards and two touchdowns during the 27–20 win. [27] Pascal finished the 2020 regular season with 44 receptions for 629 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns. [28] Pascal scored a receiving touchdown in the Colts 27–24 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card Round. [29]

The Colts placed a second-round restricted free agent tender on Pascal on March 17, 2021. [30] He signed the one-year contract on April 19. [31] Pascal started the 2021 season with two receiving touchdowns in Week 1 against the Seattle Seahawks. [32] In the 2021 season, Pascal finished with 38 receptions for 384 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns. [33]

Philadelphia Eagles

On March 21, 2022, Pascal signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, reuniting him with his former Colts offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni, who is the Eagles head coach. [34] He originally chose to wear No. 11, but switched to number 3 when the Eagles acquired A. J. Brown. [35] In the 2022 season, Pascal appeared in 17 games and started two. He finished with 15 receptions for 150 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown, which came in Week 8 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. [36] Pascal reached Super Bowl LVII, but the Eagles lost 38–35 to the Chiefs. In the Super Bowl, Pascal had two catches for 11 yards. [37]

Arizona Cardinals

On March 20, 2023, Pascal signed a two-year, $4.5 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals. [38]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2018 IND 164272689.92822105.08000
2019 IND 16134160714.83752168.012000
2020 IND 16144462914.3425000.00000
2021 IND 16133838410.141322110.512010
2022 PHI 1721515010.0341100.00000
2023 AZ 1314194.890000.00000
Career 94471692,05712.242167477.812011

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