During the past four years, Najee Harris held down the running back position for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was a consistent player, rushing for at least 1,000 yards every season. However, he left the Steelers this offseason, creating a void in their backfield. To fix that, they spent their third-round pick on Kaleb Johnson.
Coming out of Iowa, Johnson is a powerful runner. In the Steelers’ first preseason game, that was on display. Former Steelers defensive lineman Chris Hoke recently shared his opinion on Johnson’s first NFL action.
“On the one sack earlier in the game, Mason [Rudolph] wanted to check it down to him and he stayed in to protect,” Hoke said Saturday on the KDKA Nightly Sports Call.