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Expectations last year were that the Chiefs would utilize some level of committee backfield with Pacheco, Jerick McKinnon, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Instead, Pacheco was the bell cow, racking up 249 combined touches in 14 games while McKinnon (46) and CEH (87) combined for 133. There are few players in the NFL that run harder than Pacheco, who gives maximum effort on seemingly every touch. Whether such an approach is sustainable over the long haul is debatable, but through two seasons he has missed just two games due to injury.
The Chiefs didn't make any notable additions at running back, and at this stage they appear to have decided not to bring back McKinnon, allowing CEH to be the backup and perhaps opening up a spot at RB3 for last year's training camp darling, Deneric Prince. However things shake out down the depth chart, it's clear that this is Pacheco's job. In a league that has more and more committees in the backfield, the chance to draft a true lead back is becoming increasingly rare. A talented weapon in a dangerous offense, Pacheco heads into 2024 as a top-10 fantasy RB.
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Chiefs add Elijah Mitchell to running back room
One-year deal
By: Mike Krueger | Mon Mar 10, 12:24 pm
|  | Sources: The #Chiefs are signing RB Elijah Mitchell worth up to $3.5M. (Jordan Schultz on X)
FFToday's Take: After three years in the league, Mitchell has yet to top 11 games played in any season, missing time last year with a hamstring injury. Isiah Pacheco missed most of last season with a fractured fibula and never regained form when he returned. Mitchell is at best a depth piece for the Chiefs and a late-round flier in fantasy drafts.
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