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Pacheco entered last season amid huge expectations from fantasy owners, and for good reason. He had grown into more of a featured role in 2023 and looked primed to be a genuine every-down type player for a potent Chiefs offense. The workload was promising early on, logging 17 touches in Week 1 and then 24 in Week 2, but he suffered a fractured fibula during that game and would miss the next 10 weeks recovering. He wasn't the same upon returning, either. After trying to ramp up his touches -- he had 16 in his second game back and then 14 -- the Chiefs decided he couldn't help them much in his current state, and he totaled just 32 touches over his final five games, including the playoffs.
With a full offseason to recover, Pacheco should be ready to roll in Week 1, and the team's lack of investment at the position (they brought back Kareem Hunt, added Elijah Mitchell in free agency, and drafted a back in the final round) suggests they believe it. When he's healthy, Pacheco is a physical back that runs with intensity and can chip in as a receiver out of the backfield as well. A year ago, he was in the discussion as a first-round option for fantasy owners. This year, Pacheco is better viewed as a low-end RB2 with some upside.
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