Kaleb Johnson in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Cramerwiki, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Iowa, 2021–⁠24

Kaleb Johnson

Number
No. 2
Height
6′0″
Weight
225 lb
Class (2024)
Junior
Hometown
Hamilton, OH
Born
Aug 14, 2003

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Kaleb Johnson played running back at Iowa (2021–⁠24). He was a consensus All‑American in 2024. The Pittsburgh Steelers took Johnson in round 3, No. 83 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,537
Rushing yards, 2024 (Iowa, 8–⁠5)
Best game
206 yards
At Minnesota, week 4, 2024: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2024
Drafted
No. 83
Round 3, 2025 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

206rushing yards, career highat Minnesota, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Wisconsin, 2024

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Iowa1517795.2675
2023Iowa1174634.0367
2024Iowa2401,5376.42175
Career5082,7795.53075

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022Iowa133250
2023Iowa2770
Career154020

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Iowa4276.8014
2023Iowa3258.3013
2024Iowa221888.5272
Career292408.3272

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Iowa2RBFr.
2023Iowa2RBSo.
2024Iowa2RBJr.6′0″225

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Iowa1560.0216th (n=470)0.143.620%0.13
2023Iowa121-0.131st (n=450)0.17-16.220%0.03
2024Iowa2590.2476th (n=434)0.1662.937%0.37

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Iowa 12 games, 1,537 rushing yards, 21 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Illinois StateW 40–⁠01111926418
Sep 7vs.Iowa StateL 19–⁠202518725439
Sep 14vs.TroyW 38–⁠2125173239110
Sep 21atMinnesotaW 31–⁠14212063402−1
Oct 5atOhio StateL 7–⁠35158612825
Oct 12vs.WashingtonW 40–⁠1621166253322
Oct 19atMichigan StateL 20–⁠321498175449
Oct 26vs.NorthwesternW 40–⁠141410934129
Nov 2vs.WisconsinW 42–⁠10241353161−2
Nov 8atUCLAL 17–⁠201849115––
Nov 23atMarylandW 29–⁠133516411316
Nov 29vs.NebraskaW 13–⁠101745025273
2023 Iowa 10 games, 463 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Utah StateW 24–⁠141963121––
Sep 9atIowa StateW 20–⁠131528011––
Oct 7vs.PurdueW 20–⁠1417134167113
Oct 14atWisconsinW 15–⁠617350914
Oct 21vs.MinnesotaL 10–⁠1261805––
Nov 11vs.RutgersW 22–⁠01054027––
Nov 18vs.IllinoisW 15–⁠131053130––
Nov 24atNebraskaW 13–⁠10103008––
Dec 2vs.MichiganL 0–⁠266140518
Jan 1 ✦vs.TennesseeL 0–⁠35734015––
2022 Iowa 13 games, 779 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.South Dakota StateW 7–⁠33001––
Sep 10vs.Iowa StateL 7–⁠1041308––
Sep 17vs.NevadaW 27–⁠0710325517
Sep 24atRutgersW 27–⁠10155809––
Oct 1vs.MichiganL 14–⁠271232112––
Oct 8atIllinoisL 6–⁠9926011––
Oct 22atOhio StateL 10–⁠54112808––
Oct 29vs.NorthwesternW 33–⁠131393018––
Nov 5atPurdueW 24–⁠322200175217
Nov 12vs.WisconsinW 24–⁠1022571913
Nov 19atMinnesotaW 13–⁠10843021––
Nov 25vs.NebraskaL 17–⁠2416109144––
Dec 31 ✦vs.KentuckyW 21–⁠091705––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2025
Height6′1″
Weight224 lb
Arm length33″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan78½″
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.62 sW

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 15 games with a stat; latest team: Green Bay Packers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Pittsburgh Steelers102869019
2026 (so far)Green Bay Packers5271060110
NFL career15551750219

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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