Arturo Pacheco

Arturo Pacheco is an American football Running Back who plays for the Houston Texans. He played college football at Iowa State. After a prolific career at Iowa State, he was selected with the 22nd overall pick in the 2020 NFLHC Draft, Being the first selected Running Back taken from Iowa State.
==Early Years==
Pacheco attended Oakes High School in Oakes, North Dakota. 
==Recruiting==
==Collegiate Career==
Pacheco was the running back for the Iowa State Cyclones football team from 2015-19, His collegiate career put him into the heart of Iowa State's current legacy. He was redshirted his freshman year, and did not see a snap until the next season to where he was slotted in the roster as the 3rd Wide Receiver. He then moved to running back the following season and from there on he found his calling. In Pacheco's career he rushed for 4,740 yards off of 879 carries, set every single rushing record the school had in the four years he played. His breakout season was in 2018 when Pacheco rushed for 1,982 yards and scoring 20 touchdowns made him a contender for the Big 12 Player of the Year. Pacheco lead Iowa State to their first ever AP ranking in 2018 and lead them to two bowl appearances. Along with a fantastic college career in sports Pacheco finished his academic career earning a degree in Sports Management.
==College Statistics==
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Season 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Rushing 	Receving 	Receving 	Receving 	Receving 	 	 	
Season 	GP 	Rushes 	Yards 	Avg 	TD 	Fumbles 	Rec 	Yds 	AVG 	TD 	 	 	
2016 	12 	0 	0 	0.0 	0 	0 	10 	125 	12.5 	0 	 	 	
2017 	12 	243 	1217 	5.01 	15 	1 	0 	0 	0.0 	0 	 	 	
2018 	13 	325 	1982 	6.10 	21 	1 	2 	31 	15.5 	1 	 	 	
2019 	13 	315 	1541 	4.89 	20 	2 	0 	0 	0.0 	0 	 	 	
Totals 	50 	883 	4740 	5.37 	46 	4 	12 	156 	13.0 	1 	 	 	
==Professional Career== 
===Pre-draft===
===Draft===
Arturo Pacheco was considered a good prospect heading into the draft, though there were some concerns about his ball security. The Houston Texans selected Pacheco with the 22nd pick of the 1st round of the 2020 NFLHC Draft, making him the 2nd earliest player taken in Iowa State's history. Pacheco was the 2nd running back selected overall, behind Terrence Rodgers.
===2020 Season===
Arturo Pacheco spent the season as the starting runningback on the Texans depth chart.
==Career Stats==
====Regular season====
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Year 	Team 	Games	Starts	Rushing	Rushing	Rushing	Rushing	Rushing	Receiving	Receiving	Receiving	Receiving	Rating
Year 	Team 	Games	Starts	Rushes 	Yards 	AVG 	TD 	Fumbles	Rec 	Yds 	AVG 	TD 	Rating
2020 	HOU 	9 	9 	161 	595 	3.7 	4 	2 	4 	36 	9.00 	2 	81
Career	Career	9 	9 	161 	595 	3.7 	4 	2 	4 	36 	9.0 	2 	-
Category: Houston Texans Players
Category:Running Backs
Category:Iowa State Cyclones Players