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

Detroit Lions running back Isiah Pacheco will be up against the team with last season's 19th-ranked run defense, the New Orleans Saints (120.6 yards conceded per game), in Week 1 -- beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.

Is Pacheco a daily fantasy option for you this week, as he faces the Saints? More stats and information can be found below, so take a look.

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Isiah Pacheco Week 1 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints
• Game Date: September 13, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 7.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 7.5
• Projected Rushing Yards: 42.82
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.27
• Projected Receiving Yards: 6.56
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.07

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Pacheco 2025 Fantasy Performance

• With 68.3 fantasy points (5.3 per game), Pacheco was 50th at his position (and 205th in the NFL).
• In Week 7 last season versus the Las Vegas Raiders, Pacheco put up a season-high of 11.4 fantasy points, with this stat line: 15 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD.
• Pacheco accumulated 10.8 fantasy points in Week 4 versus the Baltimore Ravens (7 carries, 35 yards; 2 receptions, 13 yards, 1 TD) in his second-best game last season.
• Pacheco accumulated 2.1 fantasy points -- 11 carries, 21 yards -- in his worst game of the year, Week 15 versus the Los Angeles Chargers.
• In his second-worst performance of the year -- Week 1 versus the Los Angeles Chargers -- Pacheco had 2.8 fantasy points. His stat line: 5 carries, 25 yards.

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Saints Defensive Performance

• Against New Orleans, no quarterbacks recorded more than 300 passing yards in a game last year.
• Last season, the Saints allowed 12 QBs to throw at least one touchdown pass in a game.
• Against New Orleans last season, nine players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• Last season, the Saints allowed only three players to throw for three or more TDs in a game.
• Against New Orleans last season, no player recorded over 100 receiving yards in a game.
• The Saints allowed 22 players to reel in a TD pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, New Orleans allowed just three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• In the run game, four players picked up more than 100 rushing yards in a game against the Saints last season.
• In terms of run defense, New Orleans gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 11 players last season.
• The Saints allowed at least two rushing TDs on the ground to only one player last season.

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