Should I pickup Kareem Hunt or Brashard Smith as fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 9 of 2025? Read our fantasy football waiver wire outlooks.
Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco (knee) is currently dealing with an MCL sprain that he picked up late in his team's win in Week 8 against the Washington Commanders.
In his absence, fellow Chiefs RBs Kareem Hunt and Brashard Smith should have expanded roles... hypothetically. Hunt rushed nine times for 40 yards and a touchdown and caught one pass for two yards and another score on Monday, while Smith rushed three times for eight yards.
Smith also fumbled the ball, but it didn't result in a turnover. These two backs will be their team's top-2 options likely in Week 9 and possibly beyond, but should you pick them up in

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