Isiah Pacheco Fantasy Football Week 1: Stats and Projections vs. Chargers

Isiah Pacheco and the Kansas City Chiefs will face the Los Angeles Chargers -- whose run defense was ranked 14th in the league last season (117.5 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 1, on Friday at 8 p.m. ET.

Considering Pacheco for your daily fantasy lineup, with his next game versus the Chargers? We've got stats and information for you in this article.

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Isiah Pacheco Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers
• Game Date: September 5, 2025
• Game Time: 8 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 10.3
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 11.4
• Projected Rushing Yards: 59.99
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.44
• Projected Receiving Yards: 13.62
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.08

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Pacheco 2024 Fantasy Performance

• In 2024, Pacheco picked up 44.9 fantasy points (6.4 per game) -- 58th at his position, 271st in the NFL.
• Pacheco picked up 13.8 fantasy points -- 15 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD; 2 receptions, 33 yards -- in his best game last year, in Week 1 versus the Baltimore Ravens.
• In his second-best performance last season -- Week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals -- Pacheco picked up 11.1 fantasy points. His stat line: 19 carries, 90 yards; 5 receptions, 21 yards.
• In Week 4 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Pacheco put up a season-low 1.2 fantasy points, courtesy of these numbers: 3 carries, 7 yards.
• In his second-worst fantasy showing of the season, Pacheco picked up 1.8 points (6 carries, 18 yards) in Week 17 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Chargers Defensive Performance

• Against Los Angeles last year, one player posted more than 300 passing yards in a game.
• Last season, the Chargers allowed 14 QBs to throw at least one TD pass in a game.
• In the passing game, Los Angeles allowed seven players to throw two or more touchdowns in a game last year.
• Versus the Chargers last year, just two players threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Versus Los Angeles last season, four players put up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Chargers allowed 21 players to reel in a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Los Angeles allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to just three players last season.
• In the run game, four players put up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Chargers last season.
• On the ground, Los Angeles allowed seven players to score at least one rushing touchdown against them last season.
• In the run game, no player rushed for multiple scores against the Chargers last season.

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