Isiah Pacheco

A fractured fibula kept Isiah Pacheco off the field for nine games last season and his production was down from his first two seasons when he returned to action, so it's no surprise that he said this week that a couple of his goals for 2025 are to "surpass and get better" than he was in 2024.

Chiefs HC Andy Reid said Thursday that RB Isiah Pacheco "looks tremendous right now." Reid added that Pacheco has put on a "couple pounds of good weight" and is "leaned up."

Pacheco did not look tremendous when he returned to the lineup in Week 13, after suffering an ankle injury that included a fractured fibula in Week 2. He finished the season operating in a split backfield with Kareem Hunt, whom the team re-signed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract this offseason. Reid's compliment is positive, but fantasy managers should view Pacheco as having a wide range of outcomes at this time. Of course, that range of outcomes does include a high-volume role in the Kansas City offense, which should not be discounted.