Who Should I Start? Kaleb Johnson or Travis Hunter

Friday, July 25, 3:19 PM

PG Sports Now's Brian Batko reports that Pittsburgh Steelers rookie running back Kaleb Johnson was the second RB (behind Jaylen Warren) to work with the first-team offense in training camp practice on Thursday. Johnson is an ideal fit for offensive coordinator Arthur Smith's offense, and although the Steelers have Warren, Kenneth Gainwell, Trey Sermon and Cordarrelle Patterson (undisclosed), Johnson could have a nice little role in his first year in the NFL. Ideally, Johnson would be the No. 2 for Pittsburgh this year next to Warren. His production last year at Iowa was impressive -- 1,537 yards and 21 touchdowns on 240 carries -- and he also has the benefit of being in a run-first offense led by quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Johnson will split touches with Warren, but he has enough big-play ability to be in play as an RB3/flex in fantasy right away.

Sunday, July 27, 1:06 PM

All of Jacksonville Jaguars two-way rookie Travis Hunter's snaps came on defense at Sunday's training camp practice, according to Michael DiRocco of ESPN. Hunter has 24 snaps in total -- three in 7-on-7 drills and 21 snaps in 11-on-11 (with three pass breakups). The second overall pick in this year's draft made his debut on defense at training camp and should soon mix in on both offense and defense. Once that happens, it will be the norm moving forward for the Heisman Trophy winner, per head coach Liam Coen. The 22-year-old is an elite athlete and will attempt to play both receiver and cornerback for the Jags in his first year in the NFL. He has the opportunity to be the WR2 behind Brian Thomas Jr., but the mystery of how many offensive snaps he will play per week and how effective he'll be as a two-way player makes him a pretty big risk in fantasy in 2025.