Kaleb Johnson

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa junior running back Kaleb Johnson has been named a semifinalist for the Walter Camp National Player of the Year award as well as the Maxwell Award.

Johnson is having a record-breaking year for the Hawkeyes. He has tallied a school-record 126 points this season, via a school-record 21 touchdowns. He has rushed for 20 scores, which ties Shonn Greene’s single-season record set in 2008. Johnson has rushed for 1,328 yards in 10 games this season, the second-most in the country.

Desmond King was a finalists for the Walter Camp award in 2015. Johnson is Iowa’s first Maxwell semifinalist since Ricky Stanzi in 2010.