Skip to content
worldcitieschess
Menu
  • Home
  • kak
  • Learn
  • Global
  • Favorite
Menu

Who is Isiah Pacheco, the Kansas City Chiefs Breakout Rookie Running Back?

Posted on August 28, 2022

In the Kansas City Chiefs’ training camp with Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelsey, Juju Smith-Shuster and two first-round picks (Trent McDuffee and George Karlaftis), none of them were the most popular player. This is seventh round runner Isaiah Pacheco. Here’s everything you need to know about the rookie sensation for the 2022 NFL season.

Table of Contents

  • Who is Chiefs rookie running back Isaiah Pacheco?
  • Rookie runner wins Chiefs training camp and preseason.

Who is Chiefs rookie running back Isaiah Pacheco?

Isaiah Pacheco of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Isaiah Pacheco | Jason Hanna/Getty Images

NFL teams drafted 21 college running backs in the 2022 NFL Draft before the Kansas City Chiefs drafted Rutgers RB Isaiah Pacheco. The former Scarlet Knight finished 251st overall, just 11 spots short of the final pick, 2022 Mister Irrelevant, Brock Purdy.

Pacheco is a New Jersey native who stayed in college, moving to Rutgers in 2017.

In four years under head coaches Chris Ash and then Greg Sciano, Pacheco ran 563 times for 2,422 yards and threw 18 rushing touchdowns. He also added 47 catches for 249 yards and one TD. Year after year, its production looked like this:

YEAR GAMES CARRY RUSH DWORDS TD REC REC YARDS TD
2018 eleven 111 551 3 2 eleven 0
2019 eleven 169 729 7 13 83 0
2020 9 116 515 3 19 130 one
2021 12 167 647 5 13 25 0

After his senior year, Isaiah Pacheco went to the NFL combine and performed well. He is 5’11”, 216 pounds, and ran 40 yards in 4.37.

Despite his performance and excellent measurable numbers, Pacheco nearly dropped out of the draft before the Chiefs picked him up with the 30th overall pick in the final round.

Rookie runner wins Chiefs training camp and preseason.

Isaiah Pacheco came to the Chiefs training camp with little or no expectations. In fact, with Clyde Edwards-Heler, Jerich McKinnon, Ronald Jones and Derrick Gore leading him on the depth chart, the chances of him making the team were slim.

However, Pacheco impressed with the jump with his run, catch and kick back. He had no light in practice and made 16 carries for 66 yards and three catches for 21 yards in three preseason games. Those numbers don’t jump off the page, but that’s because Andy Reid is using Pacheco in preseason as a defenseman who will play a lot in the regular season.

Isaiah Pacheco beat Gore, who was cut by the Chiefs with a thumb injury, and now Jones is on the block. It looks like Pacheco will also seriously challenge Edwards-Heler and McKinnon when the regular season kicks off.

Isaiah Pacheco has gone from being a regular running back at Rutgers to a well-known prospect who can make some serious noise with one of the most powerful offenses in the NFL.

We’ll have to wait until the regular season starts to really see Pacheco’s role in Andy Reed and Patrick Mahomes’ offense, but right now the potential for this rookie is huge.

All statistics provided Sports information

RELATED: Aaron Rodgers vs. Patrick Mahomes: WR Sammy Watkins says 1 is ‘on a whole different level’

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recent Posts

  • What is Kang Tae-oh’s military service date? Rising Attorney Woo actor announces September 2022 enlistment
  • 3D scans reveal that beetles have secret pockets on their backs
  • What Is Windows DirectStorage? Does It Make Your Gaming Experience Better
  • Virgin River: Who is Colin Lawrence? All you need to know about the Preacher actor
  • A superchef’s guide to the secrets of Mexico City

Categories

  • Favorite
  • Global
  • kak
  • Learn
©2023 worldcitieschess | Design: Newspaperly WordPress Theme