Isiah Pacheco
Isiah Pacheco (born March 2, 1999), also known as "Pop", is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and was drafted by the Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft. In his first two seasons with the Chiefs, he won Super Bowl LVII and Super Bowl LVIII, scoring a touchdown in the former.
No. 10 – Kansas City Chiefs
March 2, 1999
Vineland, New Jersey, U.S.
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
Vineland (NJ)
Rutgers (2018–2021)
2022 / Round: 7 / Pick: 251
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Early years[edit]
Pacheco was born in Vineland, New Jersey to Felicia Cannon and Julio Pacheco.[1][2] He is the youngest of five siblings, and of Puerto Rican descent on his father’s side.[1][2] He played Pop Warner Football for the Vineland Blitz in Cumberland County, New Jersey, and attended Vineland High School,[3] where he played both quarterback and running back. His senior year he led the Fighting Clan with a dominating performance to win the Thanksgiving Day Classic against the rival Millville Senior High School Thunderbolts.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Pacheco has overcome tragedy as his brother Travoise Cannon was killed in January 2016 and his sister Celeste Cannon was murdered in September 2017.[2] He has tattoos of his sister and brother in a mural on his right arm alongside other tattoos representing essential parts of his roots, including one representing New Jersey, Vineland High School and Rutgers University.[2][24]