Entering Day 2 of the draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers had a good idea they were going to select a running back. Expecting to see Iowa RB Kaleb Johnson still on the board, however, was a surprise. Considered a top-50 selection, Johnson slipped down draft boards and into the Steelers’ lap at No. 83, a perfect meeting of value and need. Per the PPG’s Ray Fittipaldo, Johnson already looks promising.
“At rookie minicamp last Friday, he was the first guy that stood out to me,” Fittipaldo said on 93.7 The Fan Wednesday morning. “I saw him going through drills, he was all rocked up.