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‘Always Thought He Was A Good Player’: Nick Herbig Sees Kaleb Johnson Having Biggest Impact Among Rookies

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The Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2025 draft class has some real promise, promise that has some players on the team fired up to see what the new, young pieces can do in the Black and Gold.

For third-year outside linebacker Nick Herbig, he’s most excited to see what fellow Big Ten product and Iowa rookie running back Kaleb Johnson can do. Appearing on the “Not Just Football with Cam Heyward” podcast earlier in the week, Herbig cited Johnson— who was a third-round pick at No. 83 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft— as the rookie he believes will have the biggest impact for the Steelers this season.