
Isiah Pacheco is the running back for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL as of February 2025. The Kansas City Chiefs picked Pacheco in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft as the 251st overall pick. According to Spotrac, he signed a four-year $3.73 million rookie contract with the team in 2022. In Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season, Isiah Pacheco scored his first NFL rushing touchdown on a three-yard run against the Arizona Cardinals. In the 2024 NFL regular season, Pacheco played seven games for the Kansas City Chiefs, starting six. He had 83 rushing attempts for 310 yards and one touchdown. He also made 12 receptions for 79 yards (via Pro Football Reference).
After spending four years in college at Rutgers University, he played as a running back on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team. In 2021, Isiah Pacheco was an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection by coaches and media, named to the All-ECAC Offense, and served as his team's captain (via the official website of Rutgers University). Pacheco played Pop Warner football for the Vineland Blitz in Cumberland County, New Jersey, and went to Vineland High School.
Isiah Pacheco Family
According to the People, Pacheco was born to parents Felicia Cannon and Julio Pacheco in New Jersey on March 2, 1999. He comes from a big family of seven members with his four siblings and parents. He is also the youngest of all five siblings.
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Isiah Pacheco Siblings
Pacheco is the youngest of five siblings in the household. According to Pro Football Network, Pacheco lost his siblings, Celeste and Travoise, who were killed in 2016 and 2017, respectively, to violence when they were young. Their memory inspires him, and he honors them with a tattoo mural on his right arm.
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FAQ's on Isiah Pacheco family
A. Isiah Pacheco is of mixed ethnicity. His father is of Puerto Rican descent while his mother is African-American.
A. Isiah Pacheco went to Rutgers University where he played as a running back for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights’ football team.
A. Isiah Pacheco is earning a base salary of $1,100,000 in 2025.
A. Isiah Pacheco was drafted by the Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
A. Isiah Pacheco had 5 rushing touchdowns in his rookie season in 2022.