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Jonathan Taylor Indianapolis Colts · #28

Running Back · 5' 10", 226 lbs · Salem, NJ · Age 27

Jonathan Taylor is a Running Back for the Indianapolis Colts, drafted 41st overall, 2020. In 2026 he ran for 353 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns, adding 10 receptions.

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Season avg353 rush yds · 6 td · 10 rec
Career avg7,951 rush yds · 75 td · 197 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Jonathan Taylor — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Receiving
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Rushing volume
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Receiving
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All-purpose
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Volume share
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Act II

Where Jonathan Taylor stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #13 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
919Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Jonathan Taylor — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Rushing
353 YDS
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Scoring
6 TD
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Receiving
69 YDS
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All-purpose
422 YDS
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The engine

How the model sees Jonathan Taylor

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
943
rush yds
451–1436
11
td
6–16
23
rec
9–38
183
rec yds
60–307
10
games
5–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 7-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 353 → projected 943 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+590.3 rush yds
Everything it reads
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7 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 14 / 17 / 4
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Jonathan Taylor career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
2020151,16911362991468
2021171,81118403602171
2022118614281431004
202310741719153894
2024141,43111181361567
2025171,58518463781963
2026 in progress · 4 games435361069422
Career887,951751971,5389,489
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Indianapolis Colts built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
62off index
99def index
+27net
75%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C (62), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 38, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rare
Rank #61 of 2316 in NFL.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Jonathan Taylor

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-01-19

The beginning

Jonathan Taylor is a Running Back for the Indianapolis Colts, in his 7th NFL season.

Indianapolis Colts

Turning pro

Drafted 41st overall, 2020 as a Running Back.

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Jonathan Taylor is an Indianapolis Colts running back, drafted 41st overall, 2020.

Chapter

Across 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has rushed for 7,951 yards and 75 touchdowns and caught 197 passes.

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Most recently he ran for 353 yards with 6 touchdowns and added 10 receptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 10"
Weight
226 lbs
Draft
41st overall, 2020
Born
Salem, NJ
Age
27
Jersey
#28
Background

Jonathan Taylor is from Salem, NJ and is 27 years old. He was drafted 41st overall, 2020 and plays running back at 5' 10", 226 lbs.

Over 7 seasons (2020–2026) he has run for 7,951 yards and 75 touchdowns while adding 197 catches. Taylor is currently on the Indianapolis Colts roster.

The person

Jonathan Taylor is a featured every-down back who has amassed 9,489 scrimmage yards and 75 rushing touchdowns over 7 seasons (2020–2026).

Rushing7,951 career rushing yards and 75 touchdowns.
Receiving back197 receptions for 1,538 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 1,811 yards in 2021.
Draft pedigree41st overall, 2020.
Durability88 career games played.
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FAQ

Jonathan Taylor — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Jonathan Taylor, answered.

What position does Jonathan Taylor play?
Jonathan Taylor is a Running Back for the Indianapolis Colts.
When was Jonathan Taylor drafted?
Jonathan Taylor was drafted 41st overall, 2020.
How many seasons has Jonathan Taylor played?
7 (2020–2026).
What are Jonathan Taylor's career stats?
He has rushed for 7,951 yards and 75 touchdowns and caught 197 passes.
Jonathan Taylor career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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War Room · Draft

The War Room's draft verdict on Jonathan Taylor

AI analyst opinion · grounded in the model below
Model rank
RB4
#8 overall
Proj / game
16.5
Tier 2 · PPR
Draft cost
Rd 1
model draft cost, illustrative
Schedule
39
matchup score 0–100
FADEoverpriced at costThe Contrarian· Against the grain

Great back, unrepeatable season — fade the price.

1,585 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns in 2025 is why he's a Round 1 name, but 18 rushing scores almost never repeat, and the model already tags him regression with only middling confidence at 67. You'd be drafting last year's touchdown total. I'd rather have the back going a round later.

Projection is a Balladex model estimate, illustrative. The War Room's verdict is argued opinion. Real stats: 2025 season. · Updated Aug 28, 2026

Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB1
listed starter
Snap share
85%
of offensive snaps
Target share
12%
WOPR 0.16
Rush share
76%
of team carries
Listed as the starter (RB1) on the current depth chartWorkhorse back: 76% of team carries

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs BAL
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
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avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
1 / 10
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
30
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs BALW2 @ KCW3 vs HOUW4 @ WASW5 @ PITW6 vs TENW7 @ MINW8 @ JAXW9 vs DALW10 vs MIAW11 @ HOUW12 vs NYGW13 · BYEW14 @ PHIW15 @ TENW16 vs CINW17 @ CLEW18 vs JAX

Each week grades Jonathan Taylor's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
9
since 2020
Games missed
8
listed Out
Lower-body
6
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2024 Wk8 · Ankle2024 Wk7 · Ankle (Out)2024 Wk6 · Ankle (Out)2024 Wk5 · Ankle (Out)2023 Wk16 · Thumb2023 Wk15 · Thumb (Out)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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