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Est. Return 10/20/2024
2024 Rush/Rec Stats
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YDS
135
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TD
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
The Chiefs are careful to consistently invest in their offensive line, allowing them to provide consistently good blocking and a favorable setup for whoever is playing running back. Even so, Pacheco has proven a uniquely good fit for the Chiefs offense since they stole him out of Rutgers in the seventh round of the 2022 Draft. His 4.37 speed makes him a home-run threat, and his violent, high-motor running presents a challenging power component to defenses that are already spread thin by QB Patrick Mahomes. Pacheco's violent running does come with long-term durability concerns, especially wear-and-tear ailments like the shoulder trouble he played through in 2023, though injuries have cost him only two games through two seasons. He can handle every running back task and improved his passing-down work last year, eventually taking at least 70 percent of snaps in each of Kansas City's four playoff contests. His workloads typically haven't been that large during the regular season, but it's not out of the question for 2024 after the Chiefs settled for bringing back Clyde Edwards-Helaire in free agency and then added Samaje Perine shortly before the start of the season. Read Past Outlooks
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No complications with surgery
Pacheco (fibula) had successful surgery Wednesday and is still expected to return in 6-to-8 weeks, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Pacheco's surgery involved no complications or ligament damage, which means he has a good chance to play again this season. He won't be a realistic candidate to be activated until at least November, or perhaps even December, but Pacheco is still worth holding in most fantasy leagues, given his potential to put up big numbers down the stretch. In the meantime, Carson Steele and Samaje Perine are Kansas City's top candidates for backfield snaps, with Keaontay Ingram also joining the active roster and Kareem Hunt having been recently signed to the practice squad.
Pacheco's surgery involved no complications or ligament damage, which means he has a good chance to play again this season. He won't be a realistic candidate to be activated until at least November, or perhaps even December, but Pacheco is still worth holding in most fantasy leagues, given his potential to put up big numbers down the stretch. In the meantime, Carson Steele and Samaje Perine are Kansas City's top candidates for backfield snaps, with Keaontay Ingram also joining the active roster and Kareem Hunt having been recently signed to the practice squad.
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How do Isiah Pacheco's 2024 advanced stats compare to other running backs?
This section compares his advanced stats with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. The longer the bar, the better it is for the player.
Broken Tackle %
2.9%Positive Run %
88.2%% Yds After Contact
57.0%Avg Yds After Contact
2.3Rushing TD %
2.9%Touches Per Game
20.5% Snaps w/Touch
50.6%Air Yards Per Game
-9.0Air Yards Per Snap
-0.22% Team Air Yards
-2.4%% Team Targets
5.3%Avg Depth of Target
-2.3 YdsCatch Rate
87.5%Drop Rate
12.5%Avg Yds After Catch
11.6% Targeted On Route
19.5%Avg Yds Per Route Run
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Measurables Review
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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.
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5' 10"Weight
216 lbs40-Yard Dash
4.37 secVertical Jump
33.0 inBroad Jump
118 inHand Length
9.25 inArm Length
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Pacheco probably wouldn't be as good in other offenses, but the Kansas City scheme fit like a glove last year and helped him average 4.9 yards on 170 regular-season carries as a seventh-round pick turned rookie starter. Like Damien Williams on the previous KC championship team, Pacheco thrives without great vision because the offense mostly demands speed and anchor from a running back. Runners normally need vision to decipher the field and locate openings that might not be obvious. In the Chiefs offense, though, it's usually obvious because Patrick Mahomes keeps the safeties back and a standout offensive line blasts openings underneath. Once space is created, Pacheco has the size (5-11, 215), strength and speed (4.37 40) to take advantage. He should continue producing as the lead runner in a pass-first offense, but he'll need more targets to reach the next level as a fantasy asset after seeing only 21 in 20 games (including playoffs) last season. The Chiefs didn't draft a running back or sign any noteworthy veterans, opting to run it back with Pacheco, Jerick McKinnon and Clyde Edwards-Helaire.
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Goes on IR
The Chiefs placed Pacheco (fibula) on injured reserve Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
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Undergoing surgery this week
Pacheco is slated to undergo surgery on his fractured right fibula in the middle of this week and is expected to face a recovery period of at least six weeks, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Could miss 6-to-8 weeks
Pacheco is expected to miss 6-to-8 weeks after fracturing his right fibula in Sunday's 26-25 win over the Bengals, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Likely to go on injured reserve
Kansas City is expected to place Pacheco on injured reserve after initial tests indicate that he suffered a fractured fibula in Sunday's 26-25 win over the Bengals, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Reportedly fractures fibula
Initial tests indicate that Pacheco suffered a fractured fibula in Sunday's 26-25 win over the Bengals, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
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Top-15 pick in ESPN mock draft
Pacheco was drafted 15th overall in Friday's eight-team PPR fantasy football mock draft among analysts from ESPN.com.
ANALYSIS
Pacheco surprisingly went in the second round of the mock draft to researcher Kevin Pulsifer, coming off the board before big-name running backs such as Jahmyr Gibbs, Derrick Henry and Travis Etienne. After rushing for 830 yards and five touchdowns in the regular season as a rookie in 2022, Pacheco posted 935 rushing yards and seven touchdowns during the 2023 regular season. He will likely have to improve on those marks significantly to justify being a second-round fantasy selection in 2024, though he's well positioned to receive a heavy workload as the lead back on a Chiefs team that figures to spend plenty of time playing from ahead.
Pacheco surprisingly went in the second round of the mock draft to researcher Kevin Pulsifer, coming off the board before big-name running backs such as Jahmyr Gibbs, Derrick Henry and Travis Etienne. After rushing for 830 yards and five touchdowns in the regular season as a rookie in 2022, Pacheco posted 935 rushing yards and seven touchdowns during the 2023 regular season. He will likely have to improve on those marks significantly to justify being a second-round fantasy selection in 2024, though he's well positioned to receive a heavy workload as the lead back on a Chiefs team that figures to spend plenty of time playing from ahead.