Jonathan Taylor Lands in Surprising Spot on ESPN List

With the accolades which have already come to Indianapolis Colts operating again Jonathan Taylor, it is onerous to imagine he is nonetheless simply 23-years previous.

The third-year again turns 24 in January making him eligible for ESPN’s High 25 Gamers Beneath 25 checklist.

That Taylor made the checklist is hardly a shock, however that he checks in at No. 18 is a little bit of an eyebrow raiser. Taylor was No. 5 on NFL’s checklist of ALL gamers within the preseason.

Linebacker Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys heads the checklist, and Taylor is the one operating again, however his No. 18 rating speaks to the season he and the Colts have had.

Taylor is the epitome of a modern-day franchise operating again, with a mix of energy, endurance, breakaway velocity and smooth arms that additionally make him a risk as a receiver. The league’s main rusher in 2021 (1,811 yards), Taylor has battled accidents in 2022 however remains to be the cog that makes the Colts’ offense run. On 715 profession carries, he has averaged 5.1 yards per tote and scored 32 occasions on the bottom. — Matt Miller, ESPN  

Taylor has battled harm for the primary time in his profession, and the Colts offensive line has woefully underperformed in comparison with 2021 when Taylor led the NFL with 1,811-yards speeding.

Regardless of lacking three video games due to his ankle harm, Taylor remains to be tenth the NFL in speeding yards. His 86.6-yards per recreation ranks fifth, however that quantity is nicely under the 106.5-yards per recreation he posted in 2021.  

This hasn’t been Taylor’s (or the Colts’) greatest season up to now, however at simply 23-years previous, Taylor has one other yr to climb this checklist.