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

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 Hawkeyes football RB Johnson has another season of college eligibility left but can also elect to forgo that and pursue a future in the NFL.

Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson, who entered the season as a reserve but became a Doak Walker Award finalist, will declare for the NFL draft, announcing his intention Sunday on Instagram, writing that his "heart is filled with gratitude and appreciation.

IOWA CITY — Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson has declared for the 2025 NFL Draft, the junior announced Sunday. Johnson had college eligibility remaining but is forgoing that to pursue a future professionally. Johnson shared a long, heartfelt message via social media.

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

Kaleb Johnson has one more year of eligibility, but he could potentially hear his name called in the early rounds of next year’s NFL Draft.

After a record-breaking 2024 season, Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson aims to take his talents to the next level. The junior declared for the NFL Draft via a social media post on Sunday evening. The post did not explicitly say he would miss the Hawkeyes’ upcoming bowl game,

These two Iowa Hawkeyes stars have earned major honors for their contributions in the 2024 college football season.

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