Jonathan Taylor Fantasy Football Profile, News and Stats

Jonathan Taylor
RB
, Indianapolis Colts

Age: 25
Weight: 226 lbs
Height: 5' 10"

ADP: 10
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

Pts	RuYds	RuTD	Rec	RecYds
10.8	48	1	0	0

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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.

Latest news

Colts Beat: Trey Sermon favorite to be RB2

107.5 The Fan

Aug 19 · 2:08 PM EDT

Who emerges as the No. 2 running back? On the early downs, Trey Sermon probably needs to be viewed as the favorite there, although a hamstring injury in the preseason opener opened the door for some valuable practice reps to the likes of Evan Hull and Tyler Goodson. The overall running back depth chart remains very much “in pencil” with Jonathan Taylor the obvious bellcow.

Fantasy Impact:

There aren't a lot of household names behind Taylor. Even though Hull was a rookie last year who missed most of the season, it looks like Sermon could open up as the backup to Taylor. Given Taylor has had his share of injuries over his career, targeting his handcuff late in drafts may be a good idea.

Scouting report

by Bill Riccette

· Jul 30 · 11:45 AM EDT

IND RB Jonathan Taylor - 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook

Fantasy Upside

Jonathan Taylor looks healthy again and when he is healthy, he has the upside of being one of the best running backs in the entire league. Taylor reached nearly 750 rushing yards and seven touchdowns and that was with missing six total games, including the first three. From Week 7 on, Taylor was third among running backs with 16.8 fantasy points per game. He'll also finally get to work with Anthony Richardson, who should open up the passing game and open up holes for Taylor.

Fantasy Downside

Richardson may also be a downside for Taylor. Richardson's own rushing ability could vulture work away from Taylor, especially at the goal line. Our John Paulsen notes that Richardson had a 38% goal-line carry rate. We'll see if that changes with Richardson and Taylor both on the field together.

2024 Bottom Line

The bottom line is that Taylor is still a very good running back and worthy of being an RB1 on your team. He may not be the overall RB1 anymore but still a top option nonetheless, even with the possibility of Richardson vulturing goal-line touchdowns. Zack Moss is now in Cincinnati so it's Evan Hull and Tyler Goodson among those behind Taylor, so Taylor will see the bulk of the work. Grab Taylor early.

2024 Strength of Schedule - IND

W1	W2	W3	W4	W5	W6	W7	W8	W9	W10	W11	W12	W13	W14	W15	W16	W17	W18
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	BYE	18 @DEN	19 TEN	27 @NYG	11 JAX

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

Game Stats


Week	Opp	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	Rec	YPR	STD	0.5 PPR	PPR	Snaps	%
1	HOU	16	48	1	0	3.00	0	0.00	10.8	10.80	10.8	43/45	95.6%
Per game			16.00	48.00	1.00	0	3.00	0	0.00	10.80	10.80	10.80	43.00/45.00	95.56%
Totals			16	48	1	0	3.00	0	0.00	10.8	10.8	10.8	43/45	95.56%

Previous Games vs. GB


Season	Week	Opp	RuAtt	RuYds	RuTD	Fum	YPC	Rec	RecYds	RecTD	Tgts	YPR	STD	0.5 PPR	PPR	Snaps	%
2020	11	GB	22	90	0	0	4.09	4	24	0	4	6.00	11.4	13.40	15.4	47/84	55.95%
Average					22.00	90.00	0.00	0.00	4.09	4.00	24.00	0.00	4.00	6.00	11.40	13.40	15.40	47.00/84.00	55.95%

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