Pittsburgh Steelers running back Kaleb Johnson wants as many carries as he can get before the start of the season. This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Steelers Rookie Kaleb Johnson Wants

One of the most surprising takeaways from the Steelers preseason finale against the Panthers was RB Jaylen Warren's mediocre performance.

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Kaleb Johnson turned five carries into 24 yards and gained two yards on his only reception of a 19-10 exhibition win over the Carolina Panthers. Johnson was productive with most of his touches on Thursday night and did play a few snaps with Pittsburgh's first-team

Johnson, who struggled in his first game against the Jaguars by being too tense by his own admission, said he played freely and stopped overthinking. There are still things on the field that he wants to improve, but his decision making is one area he felt took a leap.

Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back Kaleb Johnson was one of the team's lone bright spots in a preseason loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Take a look at his full stats from the contest.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- With no Jaylen Warren playing, the Pittsburgh Steelers threw rookie Kaleb Johnson to the wolves and allowed him to shoulder most of the workload in the first half of the team’s first preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.