2024 Player Outlook
After his first two seasons in which Taylor averaged almost 1,500 rushing yards with 15 rushing touchdowns, his 2023 campaign got off to an incredibly rocky start. He, along with several other running backs sound the league, was seeking a contract extension, threatened a hold-out and found himself embattled with team owner Jim Irsay and general manager Chris Ballard. The result was landing a three-year, $42M extension, but he also missed the first four games of the regular season and he finished with just 741 rushing yards and seen rushing touchdowns over a total of just 10 games. He also missed four games later in the year following surgery to repair a broken thumb. Still, once he got going, Taylor re-established himself as one of the NFL's top backs and now, looking ahead to 2024, he should be considered a top-five player at his position. The Colts said goodbye to Zack Moss in the offseason and neither Trey Sermon nor Evan Hull are goin to challenge him for touches. That means we should also expect to see an increase in his receiving work as he is expected to be an every-down player. There is obvious concern that Anthony Richardson will be poaching some of the goal-line work, but as one of the few bell-cow backs in the league, Taylor should produce elite-level numbers in both yards and touchdowns.
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Jonathan Taylor rushed 34 times for 177 yards and a touchdown in the Colts’ Week 18 win over the Jaguars.
A Week 4 ankle injury cost Taylor three games, putting a dent in what would have otherwise gone down as an elite season from the young back. Taylor’s weekly output would have been good for a 368/1,1737/13 rushing line over a 17-game season. Instead, he finishes the season with 1,431 yards and 11 scores on 303 attempts. He added little through the air, catching 18 passes for 136 yards and one score. Fantasy managers, of course, will remember this as the year Taylor broke the fantasy playoffs. Taylor ran for 450 yards and five scores in the playoffs, doing most of his damage in the final two weeks of the fantasy postseason. Health remains a question mark for Taylor heading into 2025, but this was easily his best outing since his magical 2021 season. Taylor has solidified his place in the top half of the RB1 rankings for early fantasy drafters.
Jonathan Taylor rushed 32 times for 125 yards and two touchdowns in the Colts’ Week 17 loss to the Giants, adding two receptions for 11 yards.
Jonathan Taylor rushed 29 times for 218 yards and three touchdowns in the Colts’ Week 16 win over the Titans.
Taylor led the Colts backfield in a monstrous rushing day, tallying 218 rushing yards out of Indy’s franchise-high 335 rushing yards. He first broke free in the second quarter for a 65-yard score in the second quarter. Taylor’s next score came on the first play of the third quarter, housing a 70-yard carry. He scored yet again from one yard out later in the third quarter before Trey Sermon and Tyler Goodson got carries. The Colts brought Taylor back in to seal it and he finished as the top rusher of the day, bringing fantasy managers an early holiday gift. Taylor will be a top-five option for Week 17 against the Giants.
Jonathan Taylor had 22 rushes for 107 yards in the Colts’ Week 15 loss against the Broncos, adding one catch for four yards.
Taylor had a touchdown on an untouched 41-yard gallop in the third quarter before a video review showed he dropped the football at the one yard line, before breaching the goal line. It was a devastating turn for a Colts team that would have taken a two-possession second half lead and were instead blown out, 31-13. Taylor’s gaffe could very well cost the Colts a trip to the playoffs, depending on how the final few weeks of the regular season unfold for the Colts and their AFC rivals. Taylor dominated touches in the Indy backfield, accounting for 22 of 24 running back rushing attempts on the day. He’ll be a top-15 option in Week 16 against Tennessee.
DFS Last 5
Week | Date | Opponent | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Jan 5th | Jaguars | 28 |
| 17 | Dec 29th | @Giants | 30.6 |
| 16 | Dec 22nd | Titans | 42.8 |
| 15 | Dec 15th | @Broncos | 14.1 |
| 13 | Dec 1st | @Patriots | 17.3 |
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