Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. He has spent three seasons in the Iowa backfield. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-America (FWAA). One game to point at: 206 rush yds, 3 rush TD against Minnesota — Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Iowa, 2,779 rushing yards, a Consensus All-American season (2024) — drafted at #83 overall by Pittsburgh.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2024)
4 first-team selectors
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2024)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kirk Ferentz.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
PittsburghEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 4 · EliteR13 · Consensus All-American
Consensus All-American. Recognized by a majority of the selectors.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · CONSENSUS
Consensus AA (2024)
4 first-team selectors
ALL-CONFERENCE · 1ST TEAM
All-Conf 1st team (2024)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2024
W 31–14
at Minnesota
206 rush yds (21 car) · 3 TD
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Quinshon Judkins’s 2024 season.
Matches Quinshon on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Quinshon Judkins's junior season at Ohio State (2024).
Matches Quinshon on
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2024
#19
Heisman top-25 (#19) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2024+97%
Up 97% from first season to most-recent.