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Isiah Pacheco Detroit Lions · #10

Running Back · 5' 10", 210 lbs · Vineland, NJ · Age 27

Isiah Pacheco is a Running Back for the Detroit Lions, drafted 251st overall, 2022. In 2025 he ran for 462 rushing yards and 1 touchdowns, adding 19 receptions.

Running BackDrafted 251st overall4-yr veteran
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Detroit Lions · #10 · Running Back
Isiah Pacheco
Season avg462 rush yds · 1 td · 19 rec
Career avg2,537 rush yds · 14 td · 88 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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462rush yds
1td
19rec
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Scouting report

Isiah Pacheco — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Act II

Where Isiah Pacheco stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #335 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
351Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Isiah Pacheco — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Rushing
462 YDS
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Scoring
1 TD
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Receiving
101 YDS
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All-purpose
563 YDS
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The engine

How the model sees Isiah Pacheco

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
490
rush yds
240–740
2
td
0–4
21
rec
8–34
118
rec yds
52–184
11
games
8–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 462 → projected 490 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+28.2
Age curve
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Net vs last season+28.2 rush yds
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 14 / 7 / 13
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Isiah Pacheco career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
202217830513130960
2023149357442441179
2024731011279389
202513462119101563
Career512,53714885543,091
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
91off index
99def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
61roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (91), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 86, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Isiah Pacheco

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-03-02

The beginning

Isiah Pacheco is a Running Back for the Detroit Lions, in his 5th NFL season.

Detroit Lions

Turning pro

Drafted 251st overall, 2022 as a Running Back.

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Isiah Pacheco is a Detroit Lions running back, drafted 251st overall, 2022.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2022–2025) he has rushed for 2,537 yards and 14 touchdowns and caught 88 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 462 yards with 1 touchdown and added 19 receptions in 2025.

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Pacheco's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 10"
Weight
210 lbs
Draft
251st overall, 2022
Born
Vineland, NJ
Age
27
Jersey
#10
Background

Isiah Pacheco is from Vineland, NJ and is 27 years old. He was drafted 251st overall, 2022 and plays running back at 5' 10", 210 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2022–2025) he has run for 2,537 yards and 14 touchdowns while adding 88 catches. Pacheco is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Isiah Pacheco is a rotational running back who has amassed 3,091 scrimmage yards and 14 rushing touchdowns over 4 seasons (2022–2025).

Rushing2,537 career rushing yards and 14 touchdowns.
Receiving back88 receptions for 554 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 935 yards in 2023.
Draft pedigree251st overall, 2022.
Durability51 career games played.
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FAQ

Isiah Pacheco — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Isiah Pacheco, answered.

What position does Isiah Pacheco play?
Isiah Pacheco is a Running Back for the Detroit Lions.
When was Isiah Pacheco drafted?
Isiah Pacheco was drafted 251st overall, 2022.
How many seasons has Isiah Pacheco played?
4 (2022–2025).
What are Isiah Pacheco's career stats?
He has rushed for 2,537 yards and 14 touchdowns and caught 88 passes.
Isiah Pacheco career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB4
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs NO
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
51
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
7 / 7
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
24
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs NOW2 @ BUFW3 vs NYJW4 @ CARW5 @ ARIW6 · BYEW7 vs GBW8 vs MINW9 @ MIAW10 vs NEW11 vs TBW12 vs CHIW13 @ ATLW14 vs TENW15 @ MINW16 vs NYGW17 @ CHIW18 @ GB

Each week grades Isiah Pacheco's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
11
since 2022
Games missed
8
listed Out
Lower-body
5
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk14 · Knee2025 Wk13 · Knee2025 Wk12 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk11 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk9 · Knee (Out)2024 Wk20 · Rib

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 4 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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