Kaleb Johnson

Although Iowa featured many strong college running backs over the years, Johnson's level of production stood out as a clear magnitude better than any of the Hawkeye running backs going back to Shonn Greene in 2008. By running for 1,537 yards and 21 touchdowns on 240 carries (6.4 YPC) in 2024, Johnson made a strong case to be selected on Day 2 of the draft, as Greene was in the 2009 draft. At 6-foot-1, 224 pounds Johnson is a big running back to be breaking so many big plays, and if he can pose a similar amount of big-play ability on a starter's volume in the NFL then he would doubtlessly prove to be a standout fantasy back. Johnson's combine performance was less than great, however – his 4.57-second 40-yard dash probably isn't enough for Johnson to break as many long runs in the NFL – so he might need to rebrand a little bit more as a pure power runner and plan on breaking fewer pursuit angles at the NFL level. Read Past Outlooks