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2022-2024

Iowa

Kaleb Johnson

RB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Hamilton, OH, USA

Workhorse runnerBig-play efficiency

Kaleb Johnson leans workhorse runner traits and 67 efficiency.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

95

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

96

Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling

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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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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8956

Bellevue West · Bellevue, NE

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.

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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%)

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.

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