If you are a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ tradition of big-bodied running backs, then you will love their third-round pick of Iowa RB Kaleb Johnson. At 6010 and 224 pounds, he is another in a long line of bully-ball running backs in Pittsburgh. NFL Network’s Brian Baldinger thinks he is a throwback to the good old days.
“You could watch this stuff in black and white,” Baldinger said Friday night in a clip on X. “It’s old-school football. He’s got a good feel for it, good feel for [where] the creases are, where the daylight is, and constantly making big runs.