Jonathan Taylor 2020 Outlook
Taylor dominated on the ground last season at Wisconsin, rushing for 2,003 yards and 21 touchdowns. His 12 career games with at least 200 rushing yards are the most by any player in Football Bowl Subdivision history. And, as ESPN's Mike Clay pointed out, Taylor crushed it at February's Combine, running a position-best 4.39 and a solid 7.01 three-cone despite his size. The main concerns here are potential wear from massive usage at Wisconsin (926 career carries), fumbles (18) and a lack of pass-catching ability (nine drops on 68 targets). Taylor has elite upside as a rusher but could max out as merely a fringe PPR RB1 if he's a non-factor as a receiver in Indy. And the Colts have made it clear this will be a timeshare, at least to start. OC Nick Sirianni called the Colts' running back room a "1-1 punch" with Marlon Mack and Taylor. And Nyheim Hines will still be in the mix with HC Frank Reich expressing his belief the more bodies in the backfield, the better. "I think sometimes you do it by committee, but everybody has their emphasis," Reich said. We'll be looking for further indications of what a timeshare might look like here, but we expect Taylor to be the tip of that spear with Mack, in the final year of his contract, chipping in behind him.
