Unbreakable Beasts: NFL Draft's Top Running Backs Who Defy Tackling

Their college counterparts usually couldn’t crack him.

2. Kaleb Johnson, Iowa

It didn’t get a lot of fanfare, but Iowa’s infamous offense upgraded last year from “disgustingly bad” to “just pretty bad.” That’s a bigger achievement than it sounds, and Johnson was the biggest reason. He might have been the most underrated running back in the nation as he rushed for 1,537 yards and 21 touchdowns, and, more impressively, was his physical dominance in context. 

On carries with eight defenders or more in the box, Johnson averaged 5.03 yards – not just better than Jeanty at 4.73, but a total outlier among anybody who carried the ball nearly as often as Johnson’s 95 rushes in those situations.

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