The heart and soul of the Iowa Hawkeyes’ offense last season shared a photo inside team headquarters yesterday signifying a Top 30 visit with the Denver Broncos.
Good morning, Broncos Country.
With the 2025 NFL Draft just three weeks away, the Denver Broncos continue their due diligence on this year’s class of prospects.
After a productive free agency, the Broncos have very few major needs to address later this month with one particular exception. That would be finding a standout running back who can become a focal point in Head Coach Sean Payton’s offense. While General Manager George Paton and coach Payton spoke highly of the players they have at the advent of this week’s owner meetings, it was cemented in stone that finding a top back will be a primary draft focus.
The franchise’s bras has met with a lot of backs during the pre-draft circuit and allocated many of their prospect draft meetings at the NFL Combine to get to know this year’s group of backs a bit better. Yesterday, Iowa Hawkeyes running back Kaleb Johnson took to social media and posted a picture inside team headquarters which confirms he had a Top 30 visit with the Denver Broncos. He was one of the backs the team did have a formal interview with at the combine.
Kaleb Johnson is a legitimate RB1
➖Age: 21
➖Size: 6’1, 224 lbs
➖Production: 1,725 Yards, 23 TD’sHe accomplished this in JUST 12 Games and didn’t Fumble ONCE all season (262 Touches)..
Advanced Analytics:
➖2nd in Break Away Yards (861)
➖4th in Yards After Contact (1,060) pic.twitter.com/ECEuxxZQG4— Austin Abbott (@AustinAbbottFF) March 10, 2025
Widely regarded as one of the top running backs in this year’s class, Johnson is currently expected to be an early Day 2 selection in the 2025 NFL Draft. In case you missed it, here is my draft profile him. I have him ranked as the third best back in this year’s class behind Ashton Jeanty and Omarion Hampton.
Given the Broncos’ heavy utilization of zone concepts last season and the fact that is Johnson’s bread-and-butter, one can deduce he will be relatively high on Denver’s draft board at the position. Considering they’ve now met with him formally on numerous occasions, I think it’s safe to say the team is sincerely interested in him.
Overall, I don’t have too many questions or concerns about him as a prospect and feel he can be an impact contributor for the team as a rookie in the National Football League. What do you think, Broncos Country? Is Kaleb Johnson a running back you would love to see Denver pick in this year’s draft? Where does he rank on your board? Sound off in the comments section and let me know how you feel!
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