Jonathan Taylor
RB
#28
Experience: 7 years
Height: 5-10
Age: 27
Weight: 226 lbs
College: Wisconsin
Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | FUM | LOST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/29/2026 | Lions | L 16 - 25 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 08/22/2026 | Falcons | L 6 - 34 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 08/13/2026 | @Patriots | T 13 - 13 |
Biography
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
- Selected by the Colts in the second round (41st overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.
2024 SEASON (COLTS):
- Was named to the Pro Bowl after he appeared in 14 games (13 starts) and collected 303 carries for 1,431 yards and 11 touchdowns. He also added 18 receptions for 136 yards and one touchdown. In Week 2 at GB, he led the team in rushing with 12 carries for 103 yards (8.6 avg.). His rushing average was the third-highest of his career. In Week 3 vs. CHI, he led the team in rushing with 110 yards on 23 carries with two touchdowns. He also tallied one reception for 25 yards. He passed Marshall Faulk (42) for the fourth-most rushing touchdowns in team history. In Week 4 vs. PIT, he posted 21 carries for 88 yards and one touchdown as well as three receptions for 20 yards. It marked his third consecutive game of at least 100 scrimmage yards. In Week 8 at HOU, he registered a team-high 20 carries for 105 yards and a touchdown. He also passed Lenny Moore (6,040) for the fourth-most yards from scimmage by a Colts player within their first five seasons. In Week 10 vs. BUF, he tallied 21 carries for a team-high 114 yards. He also added two receptions for eight yards. He rushed for 107 yards in the first half, the most by a Colt in the first half since Week 17 of 2021. It marked his 20th career 100-yard game. In Week 13 at NE, he recorded 25 carries for 96 yards as well as one reception for seven yards and a touchdown. He became the fourth player in franchise history with 50-plus touchdowns in their first five seasons, joining Marshall Faulk, Edgerrin James and Lenny Moore. He also passed Marshall Faulk (5,320) for the third-most rushing yards in team history and for the second-most rushing yards by a Colts player in their first five seasons. In Week 16 vs TEN, he tallied 29 carries for 218 yards and three touchdowns. He registered the third-most rushing yards in single-game team history. Taylor is one of two players (Edgerrin James) in franchise history to eclipse 200 rushing yards in a single game. He also hit the 100-yard rushing mark in the first half alone for the second time this season. Taylor passed Tom Matte (45) for the third-most rushing touchdowns in team history. He also passed Lenny Moore (nine) for the second-most games with two or more rushing touchdowns. He totaled three rushing scores in the same game for the second time in his career and the first time since Week 11 of 2021 at Buffalo (four). Taylor is one of three players in team history (Edgerrin James, Marshall Faulk) to have multiple games with at least three rushing touchdowns. In Week 17 at NYG, he tallied 32 carries for 125 yards and two touchdowns. He also added two receptions for 11 yards. It marks the first time he has registered multiple rushing touchdowns in consecutive games since Weeks 16-17 of 2020. Taylor became only the second NFL player this season to tally multiple rushing touchdowns and eclipse 100 rushing yards in back-to-back games (Saquon Barkley in Weeks 11-12). He also became the fifth Colts running back to record three seasons with 10-plus touchdowns, joining Edgerrin James, Marshall Faulk, Tom Matte and Lenny Moore. In Week 18 vs. JAX, he tallied a single-game career-high 34 carries for 177 yards and one touchdown. He also added one reception for three yards. It marked his fourth consecutive and 24th career 100-yard rushing game. He tied Eric Dickerson (24) for the second-most 100-yard rushing games in team history as well as tied the fifth-most in single-season team history (eight). He passed Lenny Moore (55) for the most total touchdowns by a Colts player in their first five seasons.
2023 SEASON (COLTS):
- Played in 10 games (seven starts) and recorded 169 carries for 741 yards and seven touchdowns as well as 19 receptions for 153 yards and one touchdown. In Week 7 vs. CLE, he led the team in rushing with 18 carries for 75 yards and one touchdown. He also contributed three receptions for 45 yards. He passed Joseph Addai (4,756) for the third-most yards from scrimmage by a Colts player in their first four seasons. In Week 8 vs. NO, he tallied 12 carries for 95 yards as well as one reception for two yards. In Week 10 at NE, he led the team in rushing with a single-game season-high 23 carries for 69 yards and one touchdown as well as one reception for six yards. He passed Joseph Addai (34) for the second-most rushing touchdowns by a Colts player in their first four seasons. In Week 12 vs. TB, he compiled 15 carries for 91 yards and two touchdowns. In Week 17 vs. LV, he led the team in rushing with 21 carries for a single-game season-high 96 yards and one touchdown. He passed Edgerrin James (252) and Lenny Moore (252) for the fifth-most points by a Colts player in their first four seasons. In Week 18 vs. HOU, he finished with single-game season highs in carries (30) and rushing yards (188) while also adding one touchdown. His 188 rushing yards are the second-highest mark in a single game for his career, trailing only his franchise-record 253 yards against Jacksonville in Week 17 of 2021. It also ranks as the seventh-most in a single game in team history. Taylor passed Joseph Addai (4,453) for the seventh-most rushing yards in team history. He tied Eric Dickerson (seven) for the most 150-yard rushing games in franchise history.
2022 SEASON (COLTS):
- Started 11 games and tallied 192 rushes for 861 yards and four touchdowns. He also added 28 receptions for 143 yards. In Week 1 at HOU, he eclipsed 3,000 career rushing yards. Taylor is the second-fastest player in team history (33 games) to reach that plateau (Edgerrin James did it in 30 games and just the 11th player to do so in Colts history. In Week 7 at TEN, he rushed 10 times for 58 yards and also tallied a single-game career-high seven receptions for 27 yards. In Week 10 at LV, he led the team in rushing with 22 carries for 147 yards and one touchdown. Taylor passed Marshall Faulk (33) and tied Lenny Moore (34) for the second-most total touchdowns by a Colts player in their first three seasons. Taylor passed Eric Dickerson (13) for the second-most games with 100-plus rushing yards and at least one touchdown in franchise history. He passed Curtis Dickey (3,490) for the 10th-most rushing yards in team history. Taylor recorded a 66-yard touchdown rush in the third quarter, which was the longest play by the Colts in 2022 and was his longest rush since Week 15 of 2021 vs. New England. According to ESPN Stats & Info, it marked Taylor's fourth career rushing touchdown of at least 60 yards, which ties Lenny Moore for the most in franchise history. In Week 11 vs. PHI, he led the team in rushing with 22 carries for 84 yards and one touchdown. He passed Lenny Moore (204) for the fifth-most points by a Colts player in their first three seasons and Moore (34) for the second-most touchdowns by a Colts player in their first three seasons. In Week 12 vs. PIT, he led the team in rushing with 20 carries for 86 yards and one touchdown. He passed Eric Dickerson (32) for the eighth-most rushing touchdowns in team history. In Week 13 at DAL, he led the team in rushing with 21 carries for 82 yards as well as three receptions for 21 yards.
2021 SEASON (COLTS):
- Started all 17 games and was named a unanimous Associated Press First Team All-Pro and was selected to the Pro Bowl after he tallied 332 carries for 1,811 yards and 18 touchdowns as well as 40 receptions for 360 yards and two touchdowns. Taylor led the NFL in scrimmage yards (2,171), rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, 100-yard rushing games (10) and first down runs (107). He finished tied for first in total touchdowns (20). Taylor ranked second in the league in total points (120) by non-kickers. He set franchise single-season records for rushing yards, rushing touchdowns and fewest carries to reach 1,000 rushing yards (173). In Week 4 at MIA, he led the team in rushing with 16 carries for 103 yards and one touchdown. In Week 5 at BAL, he led the team in rushing with 15 carries for 53 yards and one touchdown. He also led the team in receiving with three receptions for a single-game career-high 116 yards and one touchdown. He tallied his first 100-yard receiving game and became the first Colt to register a 100-yard rushing game the previous week and follow it up with a 100-yard receiving game since Joseph Addai in Weeks 8 and 9 of 2007. He passed Joseph Addai (1,488) for the third-most rushing yards by a Colts player in their first 20 career games. In Week 6 vs. HOU, he recorded then single-game season highs in rushing yards (145) and rushing touchdowns (two) on 14 carries. He reached 2,000 career scrimmage yards and 1,500 career rushing yards and became just the sixth player in team history to reach each of those plateaus in their first two seasons. Taylor registered an 83-yard carry in the third quarter. It was the longest rush by a Colts player ever and the longest carry by an NFL player this season. In Week 7 at SF, he led the team in rushing with 18 carries for 107 yards and one touchdown. In Week 9 vs. NYJ, he led the team in rushing with 19 carries for 172 yards and two touchdowns. He also added two receptions for 28 yards. He eclipsed 2,000 career scrimmage yards. Taylor is just the fourth player in team history to reach that plateau in their first two seasons. In Week 10 vs. JAX, Taylor led the team in rushing with 21 carries for 116 yards and one touchdown. He eclipsed 2,000 career rushing yards. Taylor became just the fourth player in team history to reach that plateau in their first two seasons. In Week 11 at BUF, he led the team in rushing with a career-high 32 carries for 185 yards and a career-high four rushing touchdowns. He also added three receptions for 19 yards and one receiving touchdown. He scored five total touchdowns (four rushing, one receiving) and accumulated 30 total points, which is the most in single-game franchise history. His five total touchdowns are tied for the fourth-most by a single player in NFL history. He tied Eric Dickerson and Joseph Addai (four) for the most rushing touchdowns in a single game in team history. Taylor is the only player in NFL history to record 175-plus rushing yards, four rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown in a single game. He tallied a rushing touchdown and 100 yards from scrimmage in eight consecutive games and became just the third player ever to do so (LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006 and Lydell Mitchell from 1975-76). Taylor set the franchise record for fewest carries to reach 1,000 rushing yards in a single season (173). He became the fourth player since 2000 and the first since Adrian Peterson (2007-08) to record at least 1,000 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns in each of their first two seasons (per NFL Research). He passed Joseph Addai (2,153) for the third-most scrimmage yards (2,842) by a Colts player in their first two seasons. In Week 12 vs. TB, he led the team in rushing with 16 carries for 83 yards and one touchdown. Taylor passed Marshall Faulk (2,360) for the second-most rushing yards by a Colts player in their first two seasons. He passed Joseph Addai (15 in 2007), Eric Dickerson (15 in 1988), Marvin Harrison (15 in 2001 and 2004), Lydell Mitchell (15 in 1975) and Lenny Moore (15 in 1961) for the fourth-most total touchdowns in single-season team history. In Week 13 at HOU, he tallied 32 carries for 143 yards and two touchdowns. He passed Edgerrin James (26) for the most rushing touchdowns by a Colts player in their first two seasons. In Week 15 vs. NE, he led the team in rushing with 29 carries for 170 yards and one touchdown. He registered a 67-yard rushing touchdown to ice the game in the fourth quarter. According to Next Gen Stats, he hit 22.13 miles per hour on the rush, which is the fastest speed by a ball carrier on the season. He passed Lenny Moore (16 in1964) for the most rushing touchdowns in single-season team history. It marks Taylor's 11th consecutive game with a rushing touchdown, which ties Lenny Moore (BAL, 1963-64), Emmitt Smith (DAL, 1994-95), Emmitt Smith (DAL, 1995) and Priest Holmes (KC, 2002) for the fourth-longest streak in NFL history. He also tied Lenny Moore (11) for the franchise record. Taylor tied Clinton Portis (31) for the second-most touchdowns by an NFL player before turning 23 years old. He passed Edgerrin James (18 in 2000) for the second-most total touchdowns in single-season team history. It also marked Taylor's 11th consecutive game with a touchdown and he joined Lenny Moore (18) as the only players in team history to accomplish that feat. In Week 17 vs. LV, he recorded 20 carries for 108 yards and one touchdown. He passed Edgerrin James (1,709 in 2000) for the most rushing yards in single-season team history. Taylor tied Lenny Moore (20 in 1964) for the most total touchdowns in single-season franchise history. He also passed Clinton Portis (31) for the second-most touchdowns by an NFL player before turning 23 years old. He became just the fourth player in team history to register 2,000 scrimmage yards in a single season. He passed Eric Dickerson (2,036 in 1988) for the fourth-most scrimmage yards in single-season team history. Per NFL Research, Taylor (age 22) became the youngest player in NFL history with 2,000-plus scrimmage yards and 20-plus touchdowns in a single season (Eric Dickerson was the previous youngest at age 23 in 1983). He tied Edgerrin James (1999) for the most 100-yard games (10) in single-season Colts history. Taylor tied Earl Campbell (1979), Terrell Davis (1998), Larry Johnson (2005) and LaDainian Tomlinson (2006) for the fourth-most games (nine) with 100-plus rushing yards and at least one rushing touchdown in a single-season in NFL history.
2020 SEASON (COLTS):
- Earned PFWA All-Rookie Team honors after he saw action in 15 games (13 starts) and recorded 232 carries for 1,169 yards and 11 touchdowns as well as 36 receptions for 299 yards and one touchdown. His 1,169 rushing yards ranked third in the NFL and were the most by a Colts running back since Edgerrin James in 2005 (1,506). In Week 1 at JAX, he tallied nine carries for 22 yards and six receptions for 67 yards. He became only the second Colts running back in team history to record more than 60 receiving yards in Week 1 (Ahmad Bradshaw, 2014). In Week 2 vs. MIN, he made his first career start and tallied 26 carries for 101 yards and one touchdown. He became the first Colts rookie to rush for at least 100 yards in a single game since Vick Ballard at Houston on 12/16/12 (105). He finished with 18 carries in the first half. It was the most by a running back in the NFL since Derrick Henry (21) on 12/16/18. It is also tied for the fourth-most carries by a Colts running back in team history in the first half (Edgerrin James had 19 three different times). In Week 3 vs. NYJ, he led the team in rushing with 13 rushes for 59 yards and one touchdown. It was his second consecutive game with a rushing touchdown and marked the first time a Colts rookie had rushing touchdowns in consecutive games since Javarris James did it in Weeks 13 and 14 of the 2010 season. In Week 13 at HOU, he led the team in rushing with 13 carries for 91 yards and also added three receptions for 44 yards and his first-career receiving touchdown. In Week 14 at LV, he led the team in rushing with 20 carries for 150 yards and two touchdowns and also added two receptions for 15 yards. With his first 120 scrimmage yards, he became only the fourth Colts player to reach 1,000 scrimmage yards in their first 12 games, joining Edgerrin James, Marshall Faulk and Joseph Addai. He was one of five rookies in 2020 to have multiple 100-yard rushing games (James Robinson, Clyde Edwards- Helaire, J.K. Dobbins and Antonio Gibson) and is the first Colts rookie to have multiple 100-yard rushing games since Joseph Addai (2006). He became the first Colts rookie to have multiple rushing touchdowns in the same game since Andrew Luck in 2012 and he is the first Colts rookie running back since Javarris James in 2010. In Week 15 vs. HOU, he led the team in rushing with 16 carries for 83 yards and one touchdown and also added four receptions for 12 yards. It was his fourth consecutive game with 80 rushing yards, becoming only the third NFL player this season to do so, joining Dalvin Cook and Nick Chubb. He was the first Indianapolis player to accomplish the feat since Joseph Addai (2007) and the first NFL rookie to do it since Saquon Barkley (2018). In Week 16 at PIT, he led the team in rushing with 18 carries for 74 yards and two touchdowns. In Week 17 vs. JAX, he led the team in rushing with a season-high 30 carries for a single-game franchise-high 253 yards and two touchdowns. He broke the previous single-game franchise-record of 219 yards previously held by Edgerrin James. Taylor became only the second player in franchise history to hit the 200-yard mark in a single game (Edgerrin James did it twice). He tied DeMarco Murray (253) for the second-most rushing yards by a rookie in a single game in NFL history and tied Murray for the ninth-most by any player in a single game. He also passed Alan Ameche (194) for the most rushing yards by a rookie in a single game in team history. He passed Joseph Addai (1,406) for the third-most yards from scrimmage by a rookie in franchise history. Taylor reached 1,000 rushing yards for the season becoming just the fifth rookie in franchise history to reach that plateau. He was the first rookie to hit 1,000-plus yards since Joseph Addai in 2006. Taylor passed Dominic Rhodes (1,104) for the third-most rushing yards by a rookie in franchise history. His 30 carries were the most for a Colts running back since Frank Gore (36) in Week 14 of 2017. In the first quarter, Taylor posted over 100 rushing yards. He was the first player to reach 100 rushing yards in the first quarter since Saquon Barkley did it in Week 16 of 2019. He was just the fifth rookie to do so since at least 1991, joining Leonard Fournette, Edgerrin James, Robert Edwards and Jerome Bettis. He was also the third Colts player in team history to accomplish the feat, since at least 1991. He accumulated 137 rushing yards in the first half, which is the most by a player in team history, since at least 1991. Taylor passed Dominic Rhodes and Alan Ameche (nine) and tied Marshall Faulk and Curtis Dickey (11) for the second-most rushing touchdowns in franchise history by a rookie. He also tied Alan Ameche, Curtis Dickey and Edgerrin James for the most games with a rushing touchdown by a rookie (eight). Taylor became only the third rookie running back in team history to have at least 10 rushing touchdowns and 1,000 rushing yards, joining Marshall Faulk and Edgerrin James. He was the first player with 11 rushing touchdowns in a single season since Joseph Addai in 2007. It was Taylor's fourth consecutive game with a rushing touchdown, becoming only the third Colts rookie to accomplish the feat and the first since James Mungro in 2002. Taylor finished the regular season with a 5.04 rushing average, which is the third-best average for a rookie running back in team history. Started one postseason contest and led the team in rushing with 21 carries for 78 yards and one touchdown. It was his fifth consecutive game with a rushing touchdown totaling the most consecutive games with a rushing touchdown by a Colts player since Marlon Mack in 2018 (regular season and postseason combined). He became the first Colts rookie to have a rushing touchdown in his playoff debut since Joseph Addai in the 2006 Wild Card.
COLLEGE:
- Appeared in 41 games (40 starts) at Wisconsin (2017- 19) and totaled 926 carries for 6,174 yards and 50 touchdowns. Also added 42 receptions for 407 yards and five touchdowns. Named the Doak Walker Award winner, a unanimous All-America choice, First Team All-Big Ten and Big Ten Running Back of the Year in both 2018 and 2019. He became the seventh player in FBS history to rush for 6,000 yards and the first ever to do so in just three seasons. His 6,174 career rushing yards ranked No. 6 all-time among FBS players and No. 2 all- time among the Big Ten. He became the third player in FBS history with multiple 2,000-yard rushing seasons and the only player in FBS history to rush for at least 1,900 yards in three consecutive seasons. Rushed for at least 100 yards in 32 games. Tallied 12 games of 200- plus yards.
- In 2019, as a team captain he was named the Doak Walker Award winner, a unanimous All-America choice, First Team All-Big Ten and Big Ten Running Back of the Year after starting 14 games and totaling 2,003 yards on 320 carries with 21 touchdowns. Also added 26 receptions for 252 yards and five touchdowns. He led the nation with 26 total touchdowns. He was a four-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and accumulated four 200-yard rushing performances, including three straight in November in wins over Iowa, Nebraska and Purdue.
- As a sophomore, he was named the Doak Walker Award winner, a unanimous All-America choice, First Team All-Big Ten and Big Ten Running Back of the Year after he started 13 games and recorded 307 carries for a nation-high 2,194 yards and 16 touchdowns as well as eight receptions for 60 yards. He led the nation in rushing yards per game (168.8) and topped the 100-yard mark in 12-of-13 games, including seven games of 150-plus and five games of 200-plus. Was selected as a two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and named the New Era Pin Stripe Bowl MVP after rushing for 205 yards and one touchdown in a win over Miami.
- In 2017, he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, First Team All-Big Ten and Second Team All-America after he saw action in 14 games (13 starts) and accumulated 299 carries for 1,977 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also contributed eight receptions for 95 yards. He hit the 100-yard rushing mark in 10 games with five games of 150-plus rushing yards and three 200-rushing yard performances. He was selected as a two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and an eight-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week
PERSONAL:
- Attended Salem (N.J.) High School and finished his career with 4,642 rushing yards and 51 total touchdowns.
- As a senior, he was named first team all-state and South Jersey Times Offensive Player of the Year after he set a New Jersey single-season record with 2,510 rushing yards and also added 35 touchdowns.
- As a junior, he earned first team all-conference honors after he rushed for 1,383 yards and 15 touchdowns.
- He earned second team all-conference honors as a sophomore after rushing for 500 yards and five touchdowns.
- Selected as a two-time team MVP and team captain.
- Won back-to-back New Jersey Meet of Champions titles in 100 meters as a junior and senior.
- Selected as the South Jersey Times Boys Track Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior.
- His father, Jonathan, played basketball at San Francisco State (1982-86).
- Volunteered with a community food drive, as a peer tutor and helped with a project to rebuild a classroom for students in India.
- Participated in the NFL's My Cause My Cleats initiative and represented "100 Black Men of Indianapolis" (2023), Boys 2 Men (2021) and No Kid Hungry (2020).
- In 2020, he met with kids virtually from Riley Hospital for Children.
- Currently a co-owner of four Toppers Pizza locations.
- Majored in philosophy at Wisconsin.
- Married to his wife, Ayanna.
- A native of Salem, N.J.