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Isiah Pacheco

RB - Detroit Lions

  • 5' 10"
  • 216 lbs
  • Age 27
  • Rutgers
Rostered In ~50% of leagues

2026 Outlook

Strength of Schedule
RB Rank: 1st (easy)
Draft Rank (ECR)
#138
Best / Worst
#99 / #163
ADP
#148

Availability



Expert Note
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Isiah Pacheco lands with the Lions as the change-of-pace back/handcuff for Jahmyr Gibbs. Pacheco's health has been an issue for the last three years. In a complementary/goal-line role, he could pay dividends for Detroit. If he can recapture any resemblance to the player that posted a 5.4% explosive run rate and 2.77 yards after contact per attempt in 2023 in Detroit, he should pay off for the Lions in 2026 (per Fantasy Points Data). If Gibbs were to miss any time, Pacheco would likely be an RB2 option for fantasy gamers.

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Isiah Pacheco signed by Detroit Lions

Isiah Pacheco has signed with the Detroit Lions.

Fantasy Impact

After some successful years in Kansas Ciry, the former seventh round pick finds a new home in Detroit. He’ll look to complement Jahmyr Gibbs in a David Montgomery like role in Detroit, but his exact usage, of course, is far from determined.

Garrett Ball14 weeks ago
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Rankings
ECRBestWorst# of Experts
DraftRB #47RB #36RB #5747
Dynasty RB #51RB #42RB #7719
ADP
Consensus
Overall#148
Running Backs#46
ECR vs ADP
Projections
(2026)
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Projections (2026)
Rush AttRush YdsRush TdsRecsRec YdsRec TdsFumblesPoints
147.7627.23.821.6134.70.90.8102.6
History
Statistics
(avgs.)
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Statistics (avgs.)
Rush YdsRush TdsRecsPoints
Last Week32003.2
Last 3 Weeks29024.3
Season to Date35.50.11.55.3
Game Log
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Game Log
OPPRush YdsRush TdsRecsPoints
Week 17vs. DEN32003.2
Week 16@ TEN34067.5
Week 15vs. LAC21002.1
Week 14vs. HOU30003
Strength of Schedule
(2026)
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Strength of Schedule (2026)
OppSummary
Next Gamevs. NO16th easiest opponent
Next 3 GamesBUF, NYJ, CAR1st easiest opponents
Playoffs (?)MIN, NYG, CHI13th easiest opponents
Rest of Season--3rd easiest remaining opponents