Detroit Lions
Isiah Pacheco
HT5'10"
WT216 lbs
EXP4 years
AGE27
RB#10

Career Stats

YearTeamCARYDSTDAVGLNGRECTGTYDSAVGTDLNG
2025KC11846213.913119261015.3171
2024KC8331013.7841216796.6-62
2023KC20593574.627144492445.52138
2022KC17083054.9205131413010.0-118

Fantasy Outlook

Playing on a one-year, fully-guaranteed $1.81 million deal, Pacheco will likely have some notable role in the 2026 Lions offense. He's still likely a downgrade from the previous Detroit RB2, however -- David Montgomery was overqualified as the backup to Jahmyr Gibbs, whereas Pacheco is probably correctly slotted as a backup at this point. Pacheco's crazy motor and otherwise standout combination of raw power and speed didn't show up often enough in the box score in Kansas City, the washed-up version of Kareem Hunt slowly prying away the RB1 role with the Chiefs over the last two years. Pacheco's intense running style also opens him up to injury more than most, so he isn't especially reliable in any regard. Availability and consistency are both ongoing questions for the former Rutgers standout, though Pacheco would prove a good Montgomery replacement if he can somehow recapture the form he showed in his first two NFL seasons before the harsh decline since.

Lions Lineup

QB
#16J. Goff
#5T. Bridgewater
RB
J. Gibbs
#10I. Pacheco
WR
#14A. St. Brown
#8G. Dortch
#1J. Williams
#18I. TeSlaa
TE
#87S. LaPorta
#84M. Kitselman
K
#39J. Bates