Big Ten rushing leader Kaleb Johnson has announced he will declare for the NFL draft and not play in Iowa’s bowl game.

Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson will skip his team’s upcoming bowl game and enter the 2025 NFL Draft, he announced on social media Sunday night.

Iowa Hawkeyes running back Kaleb Johnson will miss the team's bowl game after declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft. Bleacher Report's scouting department

Iowa star running back Kaleb Johnson has declared for the 2025 NFL Draft, he announced Sunday evening on social media, forgoing his final season of college eligibility.

Two days after declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft, Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson added more hardware to boost his resume. The junior received the Ameche-Dayne Award as the best running back in the Big Ten,

Three Hawkeyes won conference player of the year at their position and more than a dozen Iowa football players earned all-conference honors Tuesday.Jay Higgins

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.

Iowa star running back Kaleb Johnson told On3’s Hayes Fawcett that he’s declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft on Sunday. He rushed for 1,537 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns in 2024, which both ranked second in the nation in college football.

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