Executives, coaches, and scouts give Chiefs' Isiah Pacheco an honorable mention on list of top 10 RB in the NFL

Since being drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2022, Isiah Pacheco has had the NFL career that players dream of.

He has impressed during his short tenure in the league, so NFL executives, coaches, and scouts gave Pacheco a shoutout on Monday morning.

Every season prior to training camp, ESPN surveys league executives, coaches and scouts to rank the top 10 players at 11 positions. And first up are running backs.

While Pacheco wasn't listed in the top 10, he did earn an honorable mention.

"He's a bowling ball, tough as s---, tough to bring down and faster than he looks," an NFC scout told ESPN.

In 2022, he was a seventh round pick, but impressed and earned a spot on the roster once the season began. In his NFL debut, he scored his first career rushing touchdown on a three-yard running against the Arizona Cardinals.

Throughout the 2022 season, Pacheco finished with 170 carries for 830 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns along with 13 receptions for 130 receiving yards.

And not to mention, he ended the season as a champion after the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.

So after an impressive rookie year, Pacheco had high expectations going into the 2023 season. And he lived up to them.

Along with earning another Super Bowl championship , Pacheco finished with 205 carries for 935 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns along with 44 receptions for 244 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.

With these kind of stats in just two years, Pacheco hasn't even reached his peak in the league . And at the rate he's going, he will certainly crack the top 10 very soon.

Here is the full 10 ten list:

1. Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
2. Breece Hall, New York Jets
3. Nick Chubb, Cleveland Browns
4. Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles
5. Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
6. Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons
7. Josh Jacobs, Green Bay Packers
8. Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions
9. Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens
10. Travis Etienne Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars

Honorable Mentions

• Aaron Jones, Minnesota Vikings
• Kenneth Walker III, Seattle Seahawks
• Isiah Pacheco, Kansas City Chiefs
• James Cook, Buffalo Bills
• Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints
• Joe Mixon, Houston Texans
• D'Andre Swift, Chicago Bears

Other players who received votes: Kyren Williams ( Los Angeles Rams ), James Conner ( Arizona Cardinals ), Tony Pollard ( Tennessee Titans ), Raheem Mostert ( Miami Dolphins ), Najee Harris ( Pittsburgh Steelers ), David Montgomery (Detroit Lions), Rhamondre Stevenson ( New England Patriots ), Austin Ekeler ( Washington Commanders )

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