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Isiah Pacheco To Be The Lead Back In Week 1
Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco will start the season against the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday. The Chiefs will have the first international game of the year in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Pacheco should be considered the most valuable back to roster from Kansas City, but he does have some competition. In his absence last year, the Chiefs signed Kareem Hunt, and he performed well in his opportunities. The Chiefs liked his production so much that they decided to bring him back for this season. In their last preseason game, Pacheco and Hunt took drives with the starting offense. Pacheco should see the majority of the work, but it should be noted that Kansas City brought Hunt in for a goal-line carry and targeted him in the endzone during the preseason. If Pacheco can lock down the goal line role while handling the majority of carries, he will easily be a locked-in starter for fantasy. The usage in Week 1 will be interesting and could determine how we view Pacheco as a fantasy asset this season. The Chargers were a good defensive unit against the run in 2024, but it remains to be seen how they will perform this year. The Chiefs running back is ranked RB25 in our RotoBaller rankings this week, putting him on the borderline of the RB2 range.
Source: NFL - Twitter
Source: NFL - Twitter
