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Pacheco is Going WAY Too Late in Fantasy Drafts

Isiah Pacheco is being massively undervalued in 2025 fantasy football drafts.

Right now, he’s falling to the 8th–9th round in most formats (ADP 86.6).

That’s absurd for a guy who has already shown top-15 upside at the running back position.

Let’s rewind to 2023 — a season where Pacheco was awesome in fantasy:

🏃‍♂️ 935 rushing yards
⚡ 4.6 YPC on 205 attempts
👐 44 receptions on 49 targets
📊 244 receiving yards
🚨 50 red zone touches (7th among all RBs)
🔥 15.3 fantasy points/game (RB14 overall)

This is the type of player that Pacheco is. Let’s remember that Pacheco going into 2024 was deemed as the workhorse RB by head coach Andy Reid and in the first two games of the season before his injury he was averaging 16 fantasy points per game, which is right in line with his average in 2023.

The reason for his price decline in 2025?

Simple:

He was battling injuries in 2024. Everyone seems to have a recency bias with Isiah Pacheco, but are missing precisely the type of upside that he brings. You are getting a potential low-end RB1, high-end RB2 in the 8th-9th rounds of fantasy drafts. I don’t know about you, but personally I’ll draft him all day long in that range.

Bottom Line:

✅ We’ve already seen Pacheco deliver RB1-level fantasy production

✅ He’s still the lead back in one of the NFL’s best offenses

✅ He’s available in the 8th or 9th round in most leagues

You’re not drafting a “maybe.”

You’re drafting a proven producer at a discount.

Take the value. Draft Pacheco, and win your fantasy football league.