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Isaih Pacheco NFL Draft Profile
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Isaih Pacheco Scouting ReportIsaih Pacheco is a willing and active participant in pass protection, giving his quarterback bit more time to scan the field. He has active eyes in pass protection, and always looking for work. Isaih has a strong lower body always keeps his legs churning and has a tendency to fall forward. He possesses good burst through the lanes. He has even demonstrated the patience behind the line of scrimmage as he waits for holes to develop. Pacheco displays great vision to read the hips of the blockers in front of him and has good footwork to hit the cutback lane when necessary. He has good speed to get to the edge should he be forced to bounce the ball outside. He trives with creating even a small gap to gain limited yardage with a small stutter step to catch the defender on their heels. Isaih pad level is stupendous as he inititates contact. He plays small through tight running lanes. In the open field, Pacheco displays the ability to stick his foot in the ground in order to change directions and cover more ground in space. He has even busted out the occasional hurdle, putting his athleticism on display.
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Areas for ImprovementIsaih's ability as a receiver out of the backfield is limited production. He has only caught 15 passes in two year at Rutgers. Pacheco's hands showed to be inconsistent and unreliable as a he has focus drops. His contact balance, the ability to keep the steam moving forward without much loss to acceleration is a work in progress. He keeps his legs churning but does not possess the trait to bounce off those tackles and continue to work in space.
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Isaih Pacheco Career at RutgersAs a true freshman, he played in all 12 games with three starts at running back. He finished second on the team with 910 all purposes yards (551 rushing, 348 kickoff return, 11 receiving). He ranked sixth amont Big Ten freshman with 45.9 rushing yards per game He had two 100 yard rushing games, scored three touchdowns and picked up 22 rushing first downs. He averaged 19.3 yards on 18 kickoff returns with a long of 34. Isaih played in 11 games with 10 starts at running back in sophomore campaign. He led the team with 729 rushing yards, 169 carries and seven touchdowns. One of 18 players nationally to rush for four touchdowns in a game during the regular season. The seven rushing touchdowns marked the most by a Scarlet Knight in a season since 2014. He ranked sixth in the Big Ten following the regular season with 66.3 rushing yards per game, averaging 4.31 yards per carry. In his junior campaign, he started all nince games at running back. He was named Fourth Team All Big Ten by Phil Steele (1/6). He led the team and ranked eighth in the Big Ten with 515 rushing yards on 116 carries averaging 4.44 yards per attempt. He registered at least 20 yards five times with a long of 66 yards. He scored four touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving). He collected 19 receptions for 130 yards and third on the team with 645 all-purpose yards. He picked up 20 first down via the rush and five via the pass. Isaih returned for another year, starting 12 games at running back. He finishes career ranked sixth in program history with 563 carries, seventh with 2,442 rushing yards and 11th with 3,039 all-purpose yards. He was named honorable mention All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media (12/1). Isaih earned Academic All-Big Ten honors (12/14) and he was invited to both the Hula Bowl and East-West Shrine Bowl. Pacheco led the team with 647 rushing yards, 167 carries and five rushing touchdowns on the season and had seven games with at least 50 yards on the ground and two games in triple figures, he also added 13 receptions. |
Isaih Pacheco NFL Draft Player ProfilePacheco flashes some athleticism on tape with his ability to make defenders miss in open space and superb contact balance. This, paired with a 5'11 and over 200lb frame, will suit him well in the evaluation process. This year, a strong game with over 100 rushing yards against a Michigan defense headed for the Big 10 championship will also bolster his resume. Pacheco will look to answer any questions about top-end speed and receiving ability in the coming months as the pre-draft process ensues. Pacheco finishes his career with over 2300 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns with a 4.3 Yards per carrying mark. |
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