Jonathan Taylor

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

• Selected by the Colts in the second round (41st overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:

• Selected by the Colts in the second round (41st overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:

• 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 is 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 rank No. 6 all-time among FBS players and is No. 2 all-time among the Big Ten.
• He is 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.
• He is the first player in Wisconsin history to finish in the top 10 in Heisman Trophy voting three times.
• He is the first player in school history to record three games of 200-plus rushing yards against a single opponent, as he did it against both Purdue and Nebraska.
• As a senior, he was a Walter Camp Player of the Year finalist and a Maxwell Award and Lombardi Award semifinalist.
• As a junior, he was a Maxwell Award semifinalist, Walter Camp Player of the Year semifinalist and the New Era Pinstripe Bowl MVP.
• In 2017, he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, First Team All-Big Ten and Second Team All-America.

2019:

• As a team captain, started all 14 games and totaled 2,003 yards on 320 carries with 21 touchdowns. Also added 26 receptions for 252 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.
• He led the nation with 26 total touchdowns.
• He was a four-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
• He accumulated four 200-yard rushing performances, including three straight in November in wins over Iowa, Nebraska and Purdue.

2018:

• 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.
• Named the Doak Walker Award winner, a unanimous All-America choice, First Team All-Big Ten and Big Ten Running Back of the Year.
• He led the nation in rushing yards per game (168.8).
• Topped the 100-yard mark in 12-of-13 games, including seven games of 150-plus and five games of 200-plus.
• Selected as a two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
• Named the New Era Pin Stripe Bowl MVP after rushing for 205 yards and one touchdown in a win over Miami.
• Tallied a career-high 321 yards on 33 carries with three touchdowns at Purdue.

2017:

• 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 was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, First Team All-Big Ten and Second Team All- America.
• He hit the 100-yard rushing mark in 10 games with five games of 150-plus rushing yards and three 200-rushing yard performances.
• Named a two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and an eight-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
• In his first career start vs. Florida Atlantic, he totaled 26 carries for 223 yards and three touchdowns. He became the fourth true freshman in school history to record a 200-yard game.

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.
• Majored in philosophy at Wisconsin.
• Native of Salem, N.J.