The Pittsburgh Steelers and Najee Harris parted ways this offseason, with the team’s former first-round pick from 2021 leaving in free agency for the Los Angeles Chargers. Just a day later, Pittsburgh signed former Eagles RB Kenneth Gainwell to add depth to the backfield, already having Jaylen Warren and Cordarrelle Patterson coming back from a season ago.
However, Pittsburgh continued to add depth and talent to their running back room by selecting Iowa RB Kaleb Johnson in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft, being a player that OC Arthur Smith believes can help replace Harris’ impact and his touches from a season ago with Warren.