{"id":835217,"date":"2026-09-03T16:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/835217\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T16:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:34:10","slug":"which-detroit-lions-rb-will-get-the-majority-of-isiah-pachecos-snaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/835217\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Detroit Lions RB will get the majority of Isiah Pacheco\u2019s snaps?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throughout the offseason, SB Nation will host NFL fan surveys, sponsored by FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a>. For Pride of Detroit, we are tasked with fielding questions from Detroit Lions fans, and this week\u2019s question focuses on which running back will add more offensive snaps to their responsibilities now that Isiah Pacheco has been placed on injured reserve<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wth four other running backs on the roster, who will get the majority of Pacheco\u2019s snaps?<\/p>\n

Jahmyr Gibbs is expected to be the Lions\u2019 \u201cbell cow\u201d running back this season, and he could easily be the first option to absorb more snaps. He is by far the most dynamic option of the group and would give the Lions the best chance to win whenever he is on the field. The Lions will need to give him some rest, but there\u2019s still a world in which he gets even more reps than expected.<\/p>\n

Sione Vaki has gotten a lot of hate this offseason, but I believe a lot of that is because fans haven\u2019t gotten a chance to see him play running back due to recent injuries and coaches\u2019 decisions to keep him out of preseason games. However, there is one thing that has been crystal clear: ever since Pacheco was injured, it\u2019s been Vaki who has taken the majority, if not all, of the RB2 reps in training camp practices.<\/p>\n

Jacob Saylors has been a great success story this preseason. With Gibbs, Pacheco, and Vaki not playing in the preseason, Saylors has started each game and performed very well. He\u2019s looked decisive in his reads, strong through the hole, executed subtle moves to shake into space, and had the power to finish runs. His balanced skill set and reliability could elevate him into an RB2 role to start the season.<\/p>\n

Jabari Small is the wild card of the group because he was on the roster when the poll was published, but was waived during the voting process<\/a>. There\u2019s still a chance he could be elevated for a game or three, but the chances of him making a significant impact have been dramatically reduced. That said, Small had a very nice training camp, and when on the field (he was injured in all three preseason games), he\u2019s shown well. It\u2019s also worth mentioning that coach Dan Campbell noted that he and Saylors were neck-and-neck in their competition for a depth role all camp.<\/p>\n

So, in your opinion, which running back will get the majority of Pacheco\u2019s reps? Vote in THE FEED survey<\/a> below, sound off in the comments, and then make sure to check back with Pride of Detroit later in the week for the results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Throughout the offseason, SB Nation will host NFL fan surveys, sponsored by FanDuel Sportsbook. For Pride of Detroit,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":835218,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[79878,167857,2131,99],"class_list":["post-835217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-detroit-lions-conversation-starters-and-community-questions","tag-detroit-lions-discussion","tag-detroit-lions-analysis","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/835217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=835217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/835217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/835218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=835217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=835217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=835217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}