Here are some of rookie RB Kaleb Johnson's best runs from the Steelers preseason Week 2 game against the Buccaneers.

After a pair of Iowa football rookies dominated Week 1 of the NFL preseason, Kaleb Johnson and Jay Higgins headline the group of Hawkeyes in Week 2.

If we can imagine the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2025 preseason as a typical sports movie, we’re at the mandatory “improvement montage” scene for the rookies. Like Herb Brooks in “Miracle” coaching up goalie Jim Craig.

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Kaleb Johnson handled 11 carries for 50 rushing yards and hauled in his only target for nine yards in a 17-14 preseason loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Johnson once again struggled to find much room in the early going,

Johnson, who struggled in his first game against the Jaguars by being too tense by his own admission, said he played freely and stopped overthinking. There are still things on the field that he wants to improve, but his decision making is one area he felt took a leap.

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin is not worried about rookie running back Kaleb Johnson's quiet performance on Saturday night.

True believers bleat loudly about the “Steeler way.” But some of that preferred method is stupid. Like rewarding veterans who “wait their turn.” Like making rookies “earn it.” Those two notions may conspire to stifle the Steelers’ running game.

After an underwhelming statistical performance during the Steelers’ first preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars this past weekend, some analysts have become concerned with the early returns of the young running back. ESPN’s Brooke Pryor expressed her concerns with Johnson and his total body of work to this point on 102.5 WDVE.