The Pittsburgh Steelers were able to stay put at No. 83 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft to select Iowa RB Kaleb Johnson. General manager Omar Khan said the team did field some calls to potentially trade up or down with Johnson available, but the team felt comfortable that they would be able to land Johnson with their original selection.
“We fielded some calls, just like we do every round, but it just felt like it was coming to us the right way, and there hadn’t been that run on the running backs yet and it was a deep position, and we were excited we were able to get him,” Khan said in a press conference after the draft via the team’s YouTube channel.