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Couch-Potato · 05-02-2022, 07:59 AM

Looks like a pretty competitive RB Room this year, thoughts on what the Chief's plans are with this group?

CEH
Rojo FA
Gore

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Isaih Pacheco RD 7 - Rutgers

Rutgers’ Isaih Pacheco is a productive running back who looks to make his mark in the NFL after four successful seasons with the Scarlet Knights. Pacheco has been the focal point of Rutgers’ offense for three straight seasons and earned Honorary All-Big-Ten honors as a senior in 2021. Pacheco is a well-built running back who offers good size, power, and strength. He’s a thick back with good height and has a muscular frame throughout. Pacheco flashes above average vision as a runner as he is able to quickly find open holes and seams when pressing the line of scrimmage. He is a better inside runner where he shows good contact balance, power, and physicality. Pacheco is a straight-line runner who is best working downhill. He lacks fluidity, burst, and explosiveness to consistently generate big plays and has just average speed to get the edge. In the passing game, Pacheco is an excellent pass protector, showing the necessary awareness to scan and pick up blitzers with a firm punch and stout anchor. Additionally, he is an above average receiver out of the backfield with good hands, although he is primarily a get-what’s-there runner after the catch. Overall, Pacheco is a tough, physical runner with good size, power, and contact balance but lacks any sort of dynamic trait that would get you overly excited about his projection to the NFL.

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Tayon Fleet-Davis UDFA - Maryland

Fleet-Davis is a redshirt senior from Maryland who led the Terps in rushing this season with 721 yards and 8 touchdowns on 128 attempts to go with another 305 yards on 32 catches through the air. Didn’t time well in the 40-yard dash (4.73 seconds) at his pro day but Chiefs clearly want to see more.

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Devin Darrington UDFA - Harvard

The running back originally went to Harvard but transferred to Virginia as a graduate student to finish up his collegiate career. The 5’9″ back might be one of the impressive late-round flyers that Brett Veach alluded to before the draft, saying this class had a lot of late-round options he liked in the backfield. Was Harvard’s leading rusher in 2019 and rushed for 7.4 yards/carry last season in limited duty for the Cavaliers.

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Jerrion Ealy UDFA - Ole Miss

Jerrion Ealy is a former 5-star recruit out of Jackson Prep High School in Flowood, Mississippi. According to 247sports, he was the number 3 running back in the nation coming out of high school. After seeing his high school stats, it is very clear to see why he was a top running back in the country. According to MaxPreps, Ealy was a four-year varsity letterman who got plenty of snaps his entire career. He played a total of 43 games, had 424 carries for 4,097 yards and 73 rushing touchdowns. I’m not done yet, he also racked up a total of 1,454 receiving yards for 21 touchdowns. With numbers like that, I am surprised he wasn’t the number one running back in the nation. Not too mention teams were calling to see him on the baseball diamond as well. Ealy is a two-sport athlete at Ole Miss. Ealy was a productive back at Ole Miss who recently ran a 4.43 second time in the 40 at his pro day. Got solid hands and can be a weapon out of the backfield, but he has to work on blocking and lacks elite speed to get outside well. That said, his agility and acceleration make him a solid returner and he comes with plenty of experience there.

Dante84 · 05-03-2022, 10:09 PM

I know it’s a pipe dream given how little Andy/Brett value the bell cow approach vs committee approach, but if we never give Pat a top-3 NFL RB, I’ll always wonder if we actually saw his full potential.

Couch-Potato · 05-04-2022, 03:15 PM

I'd like to see CEH, ROJO, Pocheko, and Ealy make the team.

If only we could smash 3 of our new RBs together and get Pocheko's speed, Ealy's catch ability, and Darrington's lateral moves all-in-one guy we be set.

I agree with Dante, it'd be nice to cash them all-in for a stud RB someday. I'm willing to bet a few guys (EX: Saquon, McCaffrey, & Kamara) become available again during the year should we decide it's time, but I don't think the Chiefs are interested.

Couch-Potato · 05-04-2022, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Stryker

Gotcha Couch!

Yup! That's the one! Pretty impressive, smart kid too, went to Harvard.

05-02-2022, 07:59 AM
Couch-Potato MVP Couch-Potato's Avatar Join Date: Jan 2015	Running Backs? Looks like a pretty competitive RB Room this year, thoughts on what the Chief's plans are with this group? CEH Rojo FA Gore + Isaih Pacheco RD 7 - Rutgers Rutgers’ Isaih Pacheco is a productive running back who looks to make his mark in the NFL after four successful seasons with the Scarlet Knights. Pacheco has been the focal point of Rutgers’ offense for three straight seasons and earned Honorary All-Big-Ten honors as a senior in 2021. Pacheco is a well-built running back who offers good size, power, and strength. He’s a thick back with good height and has a muscular frame throughout. Pacheco flashes above average vision as a runner as he is able to quickly find open holes and seams when pressing the line of scrimmage. He is a better inside runner where he shows good contact balance, power, and physicality. Pacheco is a straight-line runner who is best working downhill. He lacks fluidity, burst, and explosiveness to consistently generate big plays and has just average speed to get the edge. In the passing game, Pacheco is an excellent pass protector, showing the necessary awareness to scan and pick up blitzers with a firm punch and stout anchor. Additionally, he is an above average receiver out of the backfield with good hands, although he is primarily a get-what’s-there runner after the catch. Overall, Pacheco is a tough, physical runner with good size, power, and contact balance but lacks any sort of dynamic trait that would get you overly excited about his projection to the NFL. + Tayon Fleet-Davis UDFA - Maryland Fleet-Davis is a redshirt senior from Maryland who led the Terps in rushing this season with 721 yards and 8 touchdowns on 128 attempts to go with another 305 yards on 32 catches through the air. Didn’t time well in the 40-yard dash (4.73 seconds) at his pro day but Chiefs clearly want to see more. + Devin Darrington UDFA - Harvard The running back originally went to Harvard but transferred to Virginia as a graduate student to finish up his collegiate career. The 5’9″ back might be one of the impressive late-round flyers that Brett Veach alluded to before the draft, saying this class had a lot of late-round options he liked in the backfield. Was Harvard’s leading rusher in 2019 and rushed for 7.4 yards/carry last season in limited duty for the Cavaliers. + Jerrion Ealy UDFA - Ole Miss Jerrion Ealy is a former 5-star recruit out of Jackson Prep High School in Flowood, Mississippi. According to 247sports, he was the number 3 running back in the nation coming out of high school. After seeing his high school stats, it is very clear to see why he was a top running back in the country. According to MaxPreps, Ealy was a four-year varsity letterman who got plenty of snaps his entire career. He played a total of 43 games, had 424 carries for 4,097 yards and 73 rushing touchdowns. I’m not done yet, he also racked up a total of 1,454 receiving yards for 21 touchdowns. With numbers like that, I am surprised he wasn’t the number one running back in the nation. Not too mention teams were calling to see him on the baseball diamond as well. Ealy is a two-sport athlete at Ole Miss. Ealy was a productive back at Ole Miss who recently ran a 4.43 second time in the 40 at his pro day. Got solid hands and can be a weapon out of the backfield, but he has to work on blocking and lacks elite speed to get outside well. That said, his agility and acceleration make him a solid returner and he comes with plenty of experience there. Last edited by Couch-Potato; 05-02-2022 at 08:14 AM..
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Dante84 Tossed Salad & Scrambled Eggs Dante84's Avatar Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: ATX & OPKS	I know it’s a pipe dream given how little Andy/Brett value the bell cow approach vs committee approach, but if we never give Pat a top-3 NFL RB, I’ll always wonder if we actually saw his full potential.
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Couch-Potato MVP Couch-Potato's Avatar Join Date: Jan 2015	I'd like to see CEH, ROJO, Pocheko, and Ealy make the team. If only we could smash 3 of our new RBs together and get Pocheko's speed, Ealy's catch ability, and Darrington's lateral moves all-in-one guy we be set. I agree with Dante, it'd be nice to cash them all-in for a stud RB someday. I'm willing to bet a few guys (EX: Saquon, McCaffrey, & Kamara) become available again during the year should we decide it's time, but I don't think the Chiefs are interested.
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