Jonathan Taylor
  • Jonathan Taylor

  • RB
  • , Indianapolis Colts
  • 25
  • 219 lbs
  • 5' 11"
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Draft note
by John Paulsen
Taylor missed the first few games due to an ankle injury (and subsequent surgery) from the 2022 season and didn’t play 50%+ of the snaps until Week 7. From that point on he had the third-highest per-game average (16.8) at his position even though he missed three games due to a thumb injury later in the season. He missed six games in 2022, but played 15 and 17 games in his first two seasons. In 2021 he was the overall RB1, outscoring the RB2 (Austin Ekeler) by 60 points. Taylor should have a productive 2024, though there are a couple of areas of concern. Anthony Richardson only targeted his running backs on 10 of his 72 pass attempts (13.9%) and in the two full games that Richardson played, he saw three carries inside the opponents’ five-yard line while Indy running backs saw five carries. It’s obviously a small sample size, and Taylor’s availability may change the ratio, but Richardson’s 38% goal-line carry rate is pretty high. (For reference, Jalen Hurts had a 47% goal-line carry rate last season.) Taylor is a fantasy RB1, but perhaps lacks the receiving and touchdown upside of the backs being drafted ahead of him.

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by Brandon Niles

IND RB Jonathan Taylor - Week 17 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 17 vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Jonathan Taylor was held to just 2.4 yards per carry against the Falcons last week, but he received 18 carries and found the end zone, which bodes well for his health. Taylor should continue in his lead back role as long as he stays off the injury report, and he’s shown he can still produce when he’s available. In just eight games this season, he’s still found the end zone six times and averaged 74.3 yards from scrimmage per game.

This week, Taylor faces a Las Vegas defense that ranks 25th in aFPA to opposing running backs. In a nice matchup with an expected full workload, Taylor should be considered a viable RB1 in all fantasy formats this week. Start him.

2024 Strength of Schedule - IND

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10W11W12W13W14W15W16W17W18
7
HOU
21
@GB
6
CHI
22
PIT
11
@JAX
19
@TEN
3
MIA
7
@HOU
5
@MIN
12
BUF
28
@NYJ
14
DET
9
@NE
BYE18
@DEN
19
TEN
27
@NYG
11
JAX

Schedule difficulty based on schedule-adjusted, positional defensive ranking. Top DEF = 1, bottom DEF = 32.

Game Stats

WeekOppRuAttRuYdsRuTDFumYPCRecRecYdsRecTDTgtsYPRSTD0.5 PPRPPRSnaps%
1
JAX---------------
2
@HOU---------------
3
@BAL---------------
4LAR---------------
5TEN618003.001160116.003.43.904.410/6615.2%
6@JAX819002.38546069.206.59.0011.533/7842.3%
7CLE1875104.173450415.0018.019.5021.035/7050.0%
8NO1295007.9212022.009.710.2010.743/7160.6%
9@CAR1847002.61522154.4012.915.4017.945/6173.8%
10@NE2369103.0016016.0013.514.0014.550/5787.7%
11BYE---------------
12TB1591206.0700000.0021.121.1021.142/7357.5%
13
@TEN---------------
14
@CIN---------------
15
PIT---------------
16@ATL1843102.3900010.0010.310.3010.342/7159.2%
17LV2196104.5718018.0016.416.9017.435/5662.5%
18HOU30188106.2728024.0025.626.6027.651/6677.3%
Per game16.9074.100.7004.381.9015.300.102.308.0513.7414.6915.6438.60/66.9058.60%
Totals169741704.38191531238.05137.4146.9156.4386/66958.60%