Kansas City Chiefs 2022 Pacheco was selected in the seventh round with the 251st overall pick of the
2022 NFL draft by the
Kansas City Chiefs. In his NFL debut in week 1 against the
Arizona Cardinals, Pacheco scored his first career NFL rushing touchdown on a 3-yard run. He recorded his first career start in the Chiefs week 7 game against the
San Francisco 49ers. In a Week 11 matchup against the
Los Angeles Chargers, Pacheco rushed for a career-high 107 yards on 15 carries. He finished the regular season with 830 rushing yards and 130 receiving yards (a total of 960 scrimmage yards), alongside five touchdowns on the ground. He returned 29 kickoffs for 597 yards. In his first professional season, Pacheco was the starting running back for the Chiefs in
Super Bowl LVII. In the Super Bowl, Pacheco had 76 yards and a touchdown as the Chiefs defeated the
Philadelphia Eagles 38–35. Following the season, Pacheco underwent surgeries to repair a torn labrum and broken hand, which he stated he had played through during the Super Bowl.
2023 In Week 4 of the 2023 season against the Jets, Pacheco had 158 scrimmage yards and a rushing touchdown in the victory. In Week 12 against the Raiders, he had two rushing touchdowns in the victory. In Week 17 against the Bengals, he had 130 rushing yards and a receiving touchdown in the victory. Pacheco appeared in 14 games and started 13 in the 2023 season. He finished with 205 carries for 935 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns to go with 44 receptions for 244 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns. In each of the first three playoff games for the Chiefs, he scored a rushing touchdown. Pacheco's second NFL season ended with the Chiefs winning
Super Bowl LVIII against the
San Francisco 49ers 25–22 with Pacheco rushing for 59 yards and recording six catches for 33 yards. The Chiefs became the first team to repeat as champions since the
New England Patriots did it in
2003 and
2004. Pacheco made history in 2024 being the only running back in NFL history to win two Super Bowls in his first two seasons.
2024 Pacheco returned as the Chiefs starting running back in 2024. He suffered a fractured fibula in Week 2 and was placed on injured reserve on September 18, 2024. He was activated on November 28, 2024, and played in the Week 13 matchup against the
Las Vegas Raiders. He finished the 2024 season with 83 carries for 310 yards and one touchdown in seven games. He played in Super Bowl LIX, recording 12 scrimmage yards in the 40–22 loss to the Eagles.
2025 Pacheco finished the 2025 season with 118 carries for 462 yards and one touchdown to go with 19 receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown.
Detroit Lions On March 12, 2026, Pacheco signed a one-year, $1.81 million contract with the
Detroit Lions. ==Career statistics==