IsiahPacheco
Kansas City ChiefsNicknamed "Pop," a seventh-round pick who became the starting running back for back-to-back Super Bowl champions with the Kansas City Chiefs.
2×Super BowlIsiah Pacheco biography and NFL career overview.
Isiah Pacheco is a running back for the Detroit Lions, born March 2, 1999, in Vineland, New Jersey (5'11", 216 lbs). He played college football at Rutgers and was a seventh-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2022 NFL Draft, spending four seasons there before signing with Detroit in 2026. He's a two-time Super Bowl champion (LVII, LVIII).
Despite being a late-round pick, Pacheco quickly became the Chiefs' starting running back as a rookie, known for his physical, downhill running style that earned him the nickname "Pop." He started at running back in Super Bowl LVII as a rookie, helping Kansas City beat Philadelphia, then played through a torn labrum and broken hand he'd suffered during the game.
His best statistical season came in 2023, when he ran for 935 yards and scored a rushing touchdown in each of the Chiefs' first three playoff games en route to a second consecutive championship in Super Bowl LVIII. That victory made Pacheco the only running back in NFL history to win two Super Bowls in his first two professional seasons.
A fractured fibula limited Pacheco to seven games in 2024, and his role diminished further in 2025 amid the Chiefs' running back competition. He signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions in March 2026.
Off the field, Pacheco has spoken about overcoming the murders of his brother and sister in 2016 and 2017, memorializing them in a tattoo mural on his arm alongside symbols of his hometown and alma mater.
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Isiah Pacheco is 5'10.