Kaleb Johnson Injury Update

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Kaleb Johnson’s current status is shown in the live status box above, which updates automatically from the official NFL injury report. As of Fri, Oct 30, our tracked feed lists him as a coach’s-decision inactive for Green Bay’s Week 8 game, not an injury designation. Green Bay acquired him from Pittsburgh on Aug. 30 for a sixth-round pick.

Johnson has split early-season backfield work with MarShawn Lloyd and Chris Brooks, without separating himself as the clear lead back.

Fantasy Action: Johnson is a bench stash, not a starter, while Green Bay splits its backfield work. Hold him in deeper leagues in case the committee narrows to him.

Injury timeline — 2026

2026	No injury designations this season in the reports we checked.

Earlier seasons

Season	Injury	Games missed
—	No prior-season injuries found in our sources.	—

As a rookie with Pittsburgh in 2025, Johnson played 10 games with 28 carries for 69 yards and 1 catch for 9 yards (Pro Football Reference); the Steelers drafted him in round 3 (83rd overall).

Sources

• Yahoo Sports: Packers RB depth chart after Kaleb Johnson trade
• NBC Sports: 4 carries each for Kaleb Johnson, MarShawn Lloyd
• Yahoo Sports (Acme Packing Company): Packers Week 3 snap counts
• PFF: Week 3 fantasy takeaways from Falcons-Packers
• Pro Football Reference: Kaleb Johnson

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Frequently asked about Kaleb Johnson

Is Kaleb Johnson injured?

His current official designation is shown in the live status box at the top of this page, which updates automatically from the NFL injury report. He has had no injury designations this season in the reports we checked.

Is Kaleb Johnson the Packers’ starting running back?

Not clearly. Through September he split work with MarShawn Lloyd and Chris Brooks while Josh Jacobs was on the commissioner’s exempt list.