Jonathan Taylor

Jonathan Taylor was an absolute blender through the first ten weeks of last season, racking up 1,139 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns before a Daniel Jones Achilles tear sent the Colts’ offense into a tailspin. With Jones coming off a major injury and Michael Pittman now in Pittsburgh, Taylor will be running into stacked boxes in 2026.

Taylor is 27 years old, entering the final year of his contract, and Indy has to decide if they want to pay a running back a third massive contract. Remember, the last negotiation between Chris Ballard and Taylor got incredibly icy, and Taylor now has 1761 career touches on his tires. If the Colts stumble out of the gate and sense that a rebuild necessary, they could see Taylor as a valuable trade asset.

Solak points out that the Chicago Bears make almost too much sense as a landing spot, because while D’Andre Swift is an adequate primary back, Taylor is the true, volume-heavy RB1 who would hyper-charge an ascending Caleb Williams offense.

The Indianapolis Colts selected Seth McGowan, a 223-pound back who pairs a scorched-earth 109.7 Speed Score (67th-percentile) with a massive 42.5-inch vertical (98th-percentile). McGowan found success against SEC competition with 12 rushing touchdowns and a solid 28.0% College Dominator Rating.

In dynasty formats, McGowan should be viewed as a potential elite handcuff to Jonathan Taylor, as he will compete with DJ Giddens for the backup role.

Jonathan Taylor’s individual performance on Sunday is something the fans in Berlin will never forget, as the German capital hosted its first-ever NFL game. A back-and-forth game between the Colts and Falcons ended with a Colts overtime win, capped off by a Taylor eight-yard touchdown run.

Taylor finished the day with 244 yards on 32 carries, resulting in three touchdowns. The MVP frontrunner bounced back after a not-so-JT-like performance in Week 9. Taylor is the fourth player in NFL history to record 200 yards rushing and three rushing touchdowns in a game twice in his career. This was his third 200-yard rushing game of his career. Taylor now has 1,113 all-purpose yards and fourteen touchdowns on the season.

Author: Dane Madoche(@FF_DaMaddog)

Jonathan Taylor continued his hot streak with a 3 touchdown performance versus the division rival Titans. Taylor is the RB1 for the week heading into Sunday Night Football. 

Taylor had 2 touchdowns on the ground and 1 on a 19 yard reception. His 153 yards on 12 carries helped propel the Colts to a massive blowout to the tune of 38-14. The Colts are on the road in Week 9 against the Steelers. Fire up Jonathan Taylor with confidence!

Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)

Jonathan Taylor is RB2 in fantasy only behind Christian McCaffrey. If you go by only rushing statistics, Taylor is the clear RB1. Against the Chargers, Taylor had 16 carries for 96 yards and 3 touchdowns, along with 3 catches for 38 yards. This makes his season total 697 rushing yards, 11 rushing touchdowns, 23 catches, 185 receiving yards and 1 touchdown. This Colts offense has been nigh unstoppable, a lot of it has to with how dominant Taylor has been. Taylor has helped quarterback Daniel Jones to lead a career resurgence, making this offense one of the most dangerous in the league.

Jonathan Taylor is a league winner, hands down. Even if you do not have Taylor on your roster, you should look into rostering rookie running back DJ Giddens. He is the clear backup to Taylor and will likely have a large role should Taylor go down with an injury. At this point it will have to take the kitchen sink and more to be able to trade for Taylor.

Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51