Kaleb Johnson’s historic season for the Iowa Hawkeyes will live on forever.
The numbers and production he put up this season are among the greatest single-season efforts in Iowa Hawkeyes’ history and have earned him among the place of Iowa greats.
He is departing for the NFL, a move he has more than earned but is seeing his production and talent awarded properly with the conclusion of the college football regular season.
Kaleb Johnson has been named the Big Ten Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year.
After a few years of splitting time in a backfield, Johnson blossomed into a bell-cow this year that the Iowa Hawkeyes’ offense and offensive coordinator Tim Lester could lean on.
Johnson became the workhorse for Iowa when they needed first downs, touchdowns, and to close out games. He was able to take on the entire load of the running game and leave it much better than he found it.
He ran for 1,537 yards and 21 touchdowns this year while also reeling in 22 receptions for 188 yards and two more touchdowns. His 23 touchdowns are the single-season touchdown record for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
The junior out of Hamilton, Ohio ends his career with the Iowa Hawkeyes having ran for 2,779 yards and 30 touchdowns with 29 receptions for 240 yards and two more scores.
Kaleb Johnson is destined to be playing on Sundays and he will certainly hear his name come off the NFL draft board in the first few rounds after the unforgettable season he gave the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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