Coming out of training camp and preseason action, the hype train for Pittsburgh Steelers rookie third-round pick Kaleb Johnson has seemingly slowed to a considerable crawl.
Johnson started strong during training camp, showing off his burst and acceleration in pad-less practices. Then, it transitioned initially to padded practices. He had a great showing at the Friday Night Lights practice in Latrobe. But after that, things really went quiet for Johnson, as Alex Kozora noted in his training camp grades at running back.
He had a tough transition to the NFL from a pass-protection standpoint and was rough as a receiver — two areas of his game that were question marks coming out of Iowa.