The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Kaleb Johnson in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft, and Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette seems to be expecting big things out of the rookie running back. After the draft, Dulac said that Johnson has a “very good chance” of winning the starting running back job by midseason, and during his weekly chat earlier this week, he said that Johnson would be Pittsburgh’s biggest surprise by the end of the year.
Johnson excelled in a zone scheme at Iowa, and he’ll be playing for a Steelers team that will run plenty of zone under offensive coordinator Arthur Smith.