Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2024Iowa
Kaleb Johnson
RB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Hamilton, OH, USA
Workhorse runnerBig-play efficiency
Kaleb Johnson leans workhorse runner traits and 67 efficiency.
Impact Production
9
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Kaleb Johnson built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a running back from Hamilton, OH wearing No. 2, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Kaleb Johnson's career was his backfield work: 2,779...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 83
- NFL Team
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Kaleb Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Iowa. Kaleb Johnson leans workhorse runner traits and 67 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,019
- Rushing yards
- 2,779
- Receiving yards
- 240
- Touchdowns
- 32
Quick Answers
Kaleb Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,019
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Iowa
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Bellevue West · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Hamilton · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 3 · Pick 19 · Pittsburgh Steelers
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Junior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,725 scrimmage yards · RB 6th (top 1%) · Big Ten 1st (top 1%) · National 6th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 789 | 762 | 27 | 6 | 51.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 47.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 10 | 454 | 429 | 25 | 3 | 47.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 12 | 1,725 | 1,537 | 188 | 23 | 87.6 |
Related Context
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Kaleb Johnson played RB for Iowa. Across 3 tracked seasons, Kaleb Johnson recorded 2,779 rushing yards, 240 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Iowa paired 1,725 primary output with 67 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 45.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Iowa
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
62
Efficiency
45.7
Usage
24.6
Consistency
41.5
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 17. South Dakota State: 0. Iowa State: 13. Nevada: 110. Rutgers: 58. Michigan: 32. Illinois: 26. Ohio State: 28. Northwestern: 93. Purdue: 217. Wisconsin: 60. Minnesota: 43. Nebraska: 109
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 9 by 19.7. South Dakota State: 3 by 0. Iowa State: 4 by 33.9. Nevada: 8 by 100. Rutgers: 15 by 40.3. Michigan: 12 by 27.8. Illinois: 9 by 30.1. Ohio State: 11 by 26.5. Northwestern: 13 by 74.5. Purdue: 24 by 87.7. Wisconsin: 23 by 27.1. Minnesota: 8 by 56. Nebraska: 16 by 71
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins74.8 · Games = 8 · +33.1 vs Losses
Losses41.6 · Games = 5 · -33.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
100 vs Nevada
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | @ Kentucky | W 21-0 | 9 | 17 | 1.90 | 0 | — | — | 1.9 |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Nebraska100 rush yards | L 17-24 | 16 | 109 | 6.80 | 1 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Minnesota | W 13-10 | 8 | 43 | 5.40 | 0 | — | — | 5.4 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Wisconsin | W 24-10 | 22 | 57 | 2.60 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Purdue100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 24-3 | 22 | 200 | 9.10 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9.0 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Northwestern | W 33-13 | 13 | 93 | 7.20 | 0 | — | — | 7.2 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Ohio State | L 10-54 | 11 | 28 | 2.50 | 0 | — | — | 2.5 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Illinois | L 6-9 | 9 | 26 | 2.90 | 0 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Michigan | L 14-27 | 12 | 32 | 2.70 | 1 | — | — | 2.7 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Rutgers | W 27-10 | 15 | 58 | 3.90 | 0 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Nevada100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 27-0 | 7 | 103 | 14.70 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13.8 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Iowa State | L 7-10 | 4 | 13 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs South Dakota State | W 7-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Player Story
Kaleb Johnson story
Kaleb Johnson built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a running back from Hamilton, OH wearing No. 2, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Kaleb Johnson's career was his backfield work: 2,779 rushing yards, 508 carries, 30 rushing touchdowns, and 240 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Iowa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 240 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 402 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.
The arc is straightforward: Kaleb Johnson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2022-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Postseason | Iowa | 806 | 45.7 | 24.6 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Iowa | 806 | 45.7 | 24.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Iowa | 488 | 41.2 | 25 | -318 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Iowa | 488 | 41.2 | 25 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa | 1,725 | 67 | 44 | 1,237 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Purdue
Week 10 · W 24-3 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
217
Scrimmage Yards
95.9 takeover
217 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.
#2
@ Minnesota
Week 4 · W 31-14 · Conference game
205
Scrimmage Yards
95.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
205 scrimmage yards and 41.1 usage.
#3
vs Purdue
Week 6 · W 20-14 · Conference game
147
Scrimmage Yards
94.4 takeover
Win with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
147 scrimmage yards and 43.9 usage.
#4
vs Washington
Week 7 · W 40-16 · Conference game
188
Scrimmage Yards
91.2 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
188 scrimmage yards and 53.3 usage.
#5
vs Iowa State
Week 2 · L 19-20
196
Scrimmage Yards
90.5 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
196 scrimmage yards and 54.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Iowa
1,725 primary output · 67 efficiency · 44 usage
87.6
#2
2022 Postseason · Iowa
51.1
806 primary · 45.7 efficiency · 24.6 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Iowa
51.1
806 primary · 45.7 efficiency · 24.6 usage
Milestones
12
100+ rush yards
6
150+ scrimmage yards
8
2+ TD games
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