Isaih Pacheco: RB · Rutgers · #1.
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Isaih Pacheco
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The four seasons at Rutgers span three head coaches: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile and Greg Schiano. On tape: 107 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards against Michigan, Week 4, 2021.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 16.0% of the season's rushing yards came on the 5 best carries — remarkably even — and the back is stuffed on 10.8% of carries. 6 carries for 7 yds vs Penn State; 20 for 107 vs Michigan.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
11 of 17 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (64.7%). 5 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (33.3%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-14vs Temple | 14 | 35 | 2.5 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 17-7@ Syracuse | 19 | 50 | 2.6 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-13vs Delaware | 12 | 67 | 5.6 | 2 | 20 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-20@ No. 19 Michigan | 20 | 107 | 5.4 | 0 | 26 | Season-high 107 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 13-52vs No. 11 Ohio State | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-31vs No. 11 Michigan State | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-21@ Northwestern | 13 | 15 | 1.2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-14@ Illinois | 21 | 91 | 4.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-52vs Wisconsin | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-3@ Indiana | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 2 | 18 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-28@ Penn State | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-40vs Maryland | 15 | 86 | 5.7 | 0 | 23 | |
| Total | 167 | 647 | 3.9 | 5 | 26 |
Week 3 · 2021
W 45-13
vs Delaware
67 rush yds (12 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 32-point win at home against Delaware.
With N. Vedral — 323 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.4 · 15 rush yds (5 car) · A. Cruickshank — 3 rec · 26 yds · 10 rush yds (2 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How the yards come, and how often it works
Success rate
43%167 carriesFumble rate
0.6%1 of 167 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.9 yds/carry on 167 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 43% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 49.7 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 58.2 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 47.0 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 63.6 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
44.3%
394 pass / 495 run
Plays / game
74.1
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
415 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
167 carries, 13 catches and 1 pass attempt in 12 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #238 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Rutgers, 2,451 rushing yards — drafted at #251 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
A stat line in 43 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, and Greg Schiano. Multi-era developmental context.
Next stop · NFL
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 5th NFL season
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 5th NFL season
