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Isiah Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco is a running back for the Detroit Lions. Injury status: IR. Depth chart: RB4.

Scouting report

Isiah Pacheco: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated September 24, 2026

Isiah Pacheco at a glance

Isiah Pacheco is a 27-year-old running back for the Detroit Lions, listed at 5'10" and 210 pounds. The Kansas City Chiefs drafted Pacheco 251st overall in the seventh round in 2022, out of Rutgers, and 2026 is Pacheco's 5th NFL season.

2026 projection

The Gridiron Value season model projects Pacheco for 43.3 PPR points in 2026, which ranks RB69 at the position and works out to 3.3 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 55 qualified running backs of 2025, Pacheco ranks in the 32nd percentile in receptions, the 28th percentile in yards per carry and the 23rd percentile in receiving yards. The softest mark is the 5th percentile in rush TDs.

Career track record

By season-long PPR scoring, Pacheco has finished as RB37 in 2022, RB15 in 2023, RB63 in 2024 and RB56 in 2025. The high-water mark is 213.9 PPR points in 2023. Across 51 regular-season games on record, the totals read 2,537 rushing yards, 14 rushing touchdowns, 88 receptions and 554 receiving yards.

Isiah Pacheco by the numbers

Pacheco has finished in the weekly top five at the position 2 times and finished in the top twelve 6 times. The career high is 29.5 PPR points, set in Week 17 of 2023 against CIN. The game log also shows 4 100-yard rushing games. In all, Pacheco has reached 20 points in 4 games, 8% of career appearances.

Contract

Pacheco is playing on a one-year, $1.8 million contract signed with the Detroit Lions in 2026, an average of $1.8 million per year with $1.8 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.

Dynasty market

In dynasty formats Pacheco carries a GV stock price of 2,844, which ranks 259th overall and RB44 among running backs out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Pacheco 207th overall. Value has moved down 1.5 since the previous model run. See where Pacheco sits on the trade value chart.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
43.3
PPR / game
3.3

Isiah Pacheco fantasy outlook

Isiah Pacheco enters the 2026 season with DET and ranks RB87 and #333 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 43.3 PPR points across 13.2 games, or 3.3 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a depth and watch-list tier. The preseason depth chart lists Isiah Pacheco as RB4, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Isiah Pacheco produced 87.3 PPR points in 13 games (6.7 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 34%, with a 0% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The primary risk is earning enough weekly opportunity from a lower depth-chart position.

Week 2 projection

Isiah Pacheco is projected for 0.0 PPR points on the road at BUF in week 2, with a likely range of 0.0 to 0.0.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 1.5 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
25.6
Dynasty
27.6
Superflex redraft
41.9
Superflex dynasty
40.0
TE premium dynasty
16.6

Compare Isiah Pacheco on the trade value chart

Career stats

SeasonTeamGCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TDPPR
2025KC1311846212619101187.3
2024KC7833101161279056.9
2023KC14205935749442442213.9
2022KC17170830514131300135.0

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