RB Jonathan Taylor, IND (4 Viewers)

[brun]

Have him on 1 team. I had 2nd pick, 1st taken was CMC. Out of 20 drafts just the 2nd time where he didn't go 1st.

 

[Scoresman]

Taylor is the definition of a safe first round pick and easily the 1.01. Him and JJ, maybe Kupp are really the only two I would consider safe.

 

[Faust]

The Athletic's Zak Keefer believes the Colts won't have to use Jonathan Taylor in 2022 as much as they did in 2021.​

This meshes with Colts head coach Frank Reich telling ESPN last week that "I almost don't want" Taylor to lead the NFL in touches this season, acknowledging that Super Bowl teams don't typically run a conservative, ground-and-pound offense. Keefer said Nyheim Hines' increased usage in the Colts offense this year is "the worst kept secret" in the NFL. In 2021, Taylor led the league with 322 rushing attempts, single handedly lifting fantasy managers to championships. Taylor, however, didn't exactly dominate the team's high value touches (receptions and touches inside the ten yard line), finishing 11th in running back high value touches. He should remain one of the first couple running backs off the draft board, but a decreased workload could mean a slightly lower ceiling in 2022 in a Colts offense that could be far more pass heavy than fantasy managers are expecting.
RELATED:

• Nyheim Hines

SOURCE: The Athletic Football Show
Aug 19, 2022, 10:02 AM ET

 

[The Frankman]

Jonathan Taylor rushed 31 times for 162 yards and a touchdown as the Colts tied with the Texans in Week 1.​

He added four catches for 14 yards on seven targets. Indianapolis tried to establish Taylor early and often, as he had 14 carries at halftime and looked to have salted away a win for the Colts before Rodrigo Blankenship pushed an overtime attempt right. Well, so much for those volume concerns. The Colts draw Jacksonville next week in another game that projects as a smash script for Taylor as a no-thought-required RB1.
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[The Frankman]

Jonathan Taylor rushed nine times for 54 yards in the Colts' Week 2 loss to the Jaguars, adding a nine-yard reception.​

With the Colts missing Michael Pittman and Alec Pierce, it is unclear how Frank Reich's game plan included only 10 Taylor touches, though Matt Ryan and the passing game made life difficult on the ground by failing to generate any meaningful aerial production with Pittman on the shelf. The few times Taylor did get the ball, he was looking powerful and angry. Taylor has now posted one mammoth effort and one dud through two shaky Ryan starts. Game script could become a problem in a hurry in next week's showdown with the Chiefs, but it is safe to assume getting Taylor the ball will be a bigger point of emphasis than it was on this dismal afternoon.
- NBCSportsEDGE

 

[EBF]

If you're Irsay, I'm thinking you send some flowers and a blank check to Andrew Luck's residence right about now.

Joking, but definitely worried about the offense and its effect on Taylor.

Things should improve when they get Pittman and Pierce back. Their other WR/TE are not credible threats.

 

[TampaMike19]

If you're Irsay, I'm thinking you send some flowers and a blank check to Andrew Luck's residence right about now.

Joking, but definitely worried about the offense and its effect on Taylor.

Things should improve when they get Pittman and Pierce back. Their other WR/TE are not credible threats.

I couldn’t believe Taylor’s floor today. At Jacksonville hasn’t been a fun place for the colts. Flat out disgusting to get that amount of fantasy points from a top pick

 

[The Frankman]

Jonathan Taylor rushed 21 times for 71 yards in the Colts' Week 3 win over the Chiefs, adding three catches for 20 yards on five targets.​

Since his monster Week 1 against the lowly Texans, Taylor has been held to a combined 30/125/0 rushing line over the last two weeks against the Jaguars and Chiefs. Matt Ryan just isn't threatening defenses at all with his arm. Taylor was stuffed on a couple goal-line looks, and rookie TE Jelani Woods ended up catching a pair of touchdowns, one- and 12-yarders. Taylor has been a bit of a disappointment for fantasy players as the 1.01 pick, but he'll look to get back in the end zone next week against the Titans.
- NBCSportsEDGE

 

[Banger]

Bad fantasy game but looks like he palyed a good NFL game. He’s getting the ball….they just need to get the ball out of Ryan’s hand.

 

[TampaMike19]

Bad fantasy game but looks like he palyed a good NFL game. He’s getting the ball….they just need to get the ball out of Ryan’s hand.

The concern here is that teams don’t even respect Ryan. Ryan’s barely making them pay. This is bad news for Taylor. IDK- Chubb seems to be doing just fine with his backup QB. I dont know what the problem is here.

 

[Bracie Smathers]

Jonathan Taylor getting tests on injured ankle
The Colts have a quick turnaround for Thursday night’s game against the Broncos and running back Jonathan Taylor may not be healthy enough to join the team for the game.

Taylor injured his ankle during Sunday’s 24-17 loss to the Titans and head coach Frank Reich said after the game that Taylor will be going for further testing to determine the severity of the injury. ..

 

[TapRackBang]

At this point, good. I hope he sits for a couple weeks. Because what they put on the field yesterday was NOT football. It was pathetic.

 

[steelcityman]

I lost Chinn, Taylor and Javonte Williams during action yesterday, pretty much sealing my 0-4 start and time to change into rebuilding for next year mode.
Dak, Jameis, Renfrow, Keenan Allen....its just been a mess.
He should sit out this week. Depending on the grade of sprain, maybe 2-3 weeks. He is my only real "moving forward piece" for 2023. At this point, IDC if he misses a month. :-(

 

[Judge Smails]

Injury aside here - WTF is going on? I’m reading about how his YAC after contact his down. No sh!t. Big difference if you’re getting hit with a full head or steam after 4-5 yards like last year va getting stood up at the line like this year? Why can’t they create holes? Supposed to be an elite line. Didn’t see a lot of change with coaches, players or scheme so that if anybody was a safe pick, Taylor was. Ryan has been mostly horrible but showed signs yesterday. I know receiving threats are limited. Can this get going when he’s healthy or not? Hoping he heals within a few weeks

 

[Faust]

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that tests on RB Jonathan Taylor's ankle came back negative, giving him a chance to play in Week 5 against the Broncos.​

It's great news for Taylor, given that the dreaded "high ankle sprain" was mentioned as a possibility. In a normal week, it sounds like Taylor would have a strong chance to suit up. However, the Colts take on the Broncos on Thursday Night Football in Week 5. Given the quick turnaround, Taylor could miss the game or be limited. Still, Taylor's fantasy managers can breathe a sigh of relief that the superstar did not suffer a major injury.
SOURCE: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Oct 3, 2022, 1:15 PM ET

 

[Banger]

Injury aside here - WTF is going on? I’m reading about how his YAC after contact his down. No sh!t. Big difference if you’re getting hit with a full head or steam after 4-5 yards like last year va getting stood up at the line like this year? Why can’t they create holes? Supposed to be an elite line. Didn’t see a lot of change with coaches, players or scheme so that if anybody was a safe pick, Taylor was. Ryan has been mostly horrible but showed signs yesterday. I know receiving threats are limited. Can this get going when he’s healthy or not? Hoping he heals within a few weeks

I haven't sat and watched entire games but every time I flip through or see games I see Ryan looking completely done...he's fumbling, getting sacked, throwing picks and looking generally lost. They are also falling into a consistent pattern where they fall behind early and then need to pass the final 3 quarters to try and get back into the game. It seems they can't sustain drives, aren't run blocking well, are putting themselves into consistently bad game scripts but beyond that things are going well...

 

[zeeshan2]

No Shaquille Leonard (concussion) for the #Colts on Thursday night and possibly no Jonathan Taylor, whose X-rays and MRI were clean, but is now dealing with an ankle sprain in addition to mild turf toe. Meanwhile, #Falcons RB Cordarrelle Patterson (knee) lands on IR.

https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1576986664311951360

 

[Faust]

Jonathan Taylor (ankle) is not practicing Tuesday.​

He's wearing a light boot. The Colts are only running a light walkthrough so this likely doesn't have a huge impact on his ability to play Thursday. The practice status likely matters less than Frank Reich's statement of "we'll see if he's ready to go on Thursday night" earlier today. Even if Taylor does play, him playing hurt in an offense that has had almost no rushing success this year against a good Broncos defense is not necessarily the recipe for a fantasy must-start.
SOURCE: Mike Chappell on Twitter
Oct 4, 2022, 1:39 PM ET

 

[Judge Smails]

Jonathan Taylor (ankle) is not practicing Tuesday.​

He's wearing a light boot. The Colts are only running a light walkthrough so this likely doesn't have a huge impact on his ability to play Thursday. The practice status likely matters less than Frank Reich's statement of "we'll see if he's ready to go on Thursday night" earlier today. Even if Taylor does play, him playing hurt in an offense that has had almost no rushing success this year against a good Broncos defense is not necessarily the recipe for a fantasy must-start.
SOURCE: Mike Chappell on Twitter
Oct 4, 2022, 1:39 PM ET

True - though Josh Jacobs just rolled the Bronco D this weekend...

 

[Deamon]

No chance he plays. Fire up Hines.

 

[Capella]

Is Hines the guy to get 18-20 carries? Always just seemed like a third down guy to me. Or is there another back?

 

[smbkrypt24]

Is Hines the guy to get 18-20 carries? Always just seemed like a third down guy to me. Or is there another back?

He is not. He would be in line to see more targets out of the backfield, but he would not be in line to get 20 carries a game.

 

[geneyus]

Hines will be PPR gold if Taylor is out.

 

[Capella]

Hines will be PPR gold if Taylor is out.

I dunno. Against Denver? Short week. That offense sucks even with JT.

 

[Faust]

Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor hopes to play Thursday night despite ankle injury

 

[Insein]

JT confirmed out

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1577711580447375370?t=2R7X_oHZss4Y8pdOWN9AGg&s=19

 

[JoeJoe88]

Is Hines the guy to get 18-20 carries? Always just seemed like a third down guy to me. Or is there another back?

Yeah I don’t think so. One of my opponents this week has JT and Hines and I kinda hope he starts Hines over one of his other options. Feels like a trap to me.

 

[Capella]

Is Hines the guy to get 18-20 carries? Always just seemed like a third down guy to me. Or is there another back?

Yeah I don’t think so. One of my opponents this week has JT and Hines and I kinda hope he starts Hines over one of his other options. Feels like a trap to me.

Yea I don’t know why he’d be more than a third down back still. Maybe a few more snaps.

But then again, if you don’t play him in this situation why even have him?

 

[Capella]

FBG rankings a lot higher on Hines than I expected.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

FBG rankings a lot higher on Hines than I expected.

He could catch a bunch of passes when the Colts fall behind - the Denver offense is starting to get into form.

 

[mbrasi]

Hines has played 50% of the snaps or more in 10 career games, and he's averaged 17.5 PPR points per game in those – 7.4 carries for 26.5 yards with 6.3 catches on 7.4 targets for 43.9 yards, with seven touchdowns in those 10 games.

He should solid in PPR but colts are a different team this year

 

[JohnnyU]

They promoted Lindsey from the practice squad....hmm....I also wouldn't be surprised if Deon Jackson has a good game.

 

[kface]

Hines has played 50% of the snaps or more in 10 career games, and he's averaged 17.5 PPR points per game in those – 7.4 carries for 26.5 yards with 6.3 catches on 7.4 targets for 43.9 yards, with seven touchdowns in those 10 games.

He should solid in PPR but colts are a different team this year

That's the big thing. If Taylor can't succeed in this offense it seems like a stretch to say Hines will. Most likely he will be splitting carries 3 ways and probably splitting 3rd down. Plus the offense doesn't move much so there aren't that many scoring opportunities right now

 

[smbkrypt24]

Hines has played 50% of the snaps or more in 10 career games, and he's averaged 17.5 PPR points per game in those – 7.4 carries for 26.5 yards with 6.3 catches on 7.4 targets for 43.9 yards, with seven touchdowns in those 10 games.

He should solid in PPR but colts are a different team this year

That's the big thing. If Taylor can't succeed in this offense it seems like a stretch to say Hines will. Most likely he will be splitting carries 3 ways and probably splitting 3rd down. Plus the offense doesn't move much so there aren't that many scoring opportunities right now

completely different roles for Taylor than Hines. Against a good run defense Hines could actually flourish with short dump offs and motioning him out wide. If Hines was asked to do exactly what Taylor's role is as the bruising 20 carry a game back then yes he would fail.

 

[fightingillini]

Hines has played 50% of the snaps or more in 10 career games, and he's averaged 17.5 PPR points per game in those – 7.4 carries for 26.5 yards with 6.3 catches on 7.4 targets for 43.9 yards, with seven touchdowns in those 10 games.

He should solid in PPR but colts are a different team this year

That's the big thing. If Taylor can't succeed in this offense it seems like a stretch to say Hines will. Most likely he will be splitting carries 3 ways and probably splitting 3rd down. Plus the offense doesn't move much so there aren't that many scoring opportunities right now

I don't think anyone thinks that Hines will get 20+ touches in this game. I would say 8-10 carries and 4-6 catches, which would be a solid floor in PPR. As others have said, if you can't start Hines in this spot, there is no reason to really be rostering him.

 

[JohnnyU]

Hines has played 50% of the snaps or more in 10 career games, and he's averaged 17.5 PPR points per game in those – 7.4 carries for 26.5 yards with 6.3 catches on 7.4 targets for 43.9 yards, with seven touchdowns in those 10 games.

He should solid in PPR but colts are a different team this year

That's the big thing. If Taylor can't succeed in this offense it seems like a stretch to say Hines will. Most likely he will be splitting carries 3 ways and probably splitting 3rd down. Plus the offense doesn't move much so there aren't that many scoring opportunities right now

completely different roles for Taylor than Hines. Against a good run defense Hines could actually flourish with short dump offs and motioning him out wide. If Hines was asked to do exactly what Taylor's role is as the bruising 20 carry a game back then yes he would fail.

I believe Hines will have a decent fantasy day purely through the receiving game.

 

[kface]

Hines has played 50% of the snaps or more in 10 career games, and he's averaged 17.5 PPR points per game in those – 7.4 carries for 26.5 yards with 6.3 catches on 7.4 targets for 43.9 yards, with seven touchdowns in those 10 games.

He should solid in PPR but colts are a different team this year

That's the big thing. If Taylor can't succeed in this offense it seems like a stretch to say Hines will. Most likely he will be splitting carries 3 ways and probably splitting 3rd down. Plus the offense doesn't move much so there aren't that many scoring opportunities right now

I don't think anyone thinks that Hines will get 20+ touches in this game. I would say 8-10 carries and 4-6 catches, which would be a solid floor in PPR. As others have said, if you can't start Hines in this spot, there is no reason to really be rostering him.

I think his role mostly stays the same and if you have been starting him then continue to start him...4-6 catches is mostly what he is getting now with maybe 4 carries...so a small uptick in carries is what you are expecting.

Startable if you are desperate for sure but given the lack of TD opportunities and the general crappiness of the offense overall this seems like a really low ceiling. Solid 5-6 point floor though...

 

[humpback]

Is Hines the guy to get 18-20 carries? Always just seemed like a third down guy to me. Or is there another back?

Yeah I don’t think so. One of my opponents this week has JT and Hines and I kinda hope he starts Hines over one of his other options. Feels like a trap to me.

Yea I don’t know why he’d be more than a third down back still. Maybe a few more snaps.

But then again, if you don’t play him in this situation why even have him?

To be fair, a lot of people fell for the coach-speak in the pre-season that they were going to use Hines more, so that's why some people targeted him thinking he'd have stand alone value as a flex with a lot of upside in case of a Taylor injury. Obviously that hasn't been the case, and I don't expect him to get 18+ carries now, but he could still be a decent play if he gets 8-10 plus the receptions.

 

[Faust]

Jonathan Taylor (ankle) did not practice Wednesday.​

Coach Frank Reich is "optimistic" Taylor will return in Week 6, but this is not a positive start to the week. In better news for the Colts, Nyheim Hines (concussion) got in limited work on Wednesday and appears on track to play against the Jaguars.
Oct 12, 2022, 4:20 PM ET

 

[VikingFrog]

Just saw this trade for down in my auction league.

JT and Hines

For

CEH and Pittman

Both team are 1-4 and the JT team already has Dalvin and Saquon.

Fairly competitive league. If all healthy seems lopsided toward the JT team receiving. But owners do crazy things under desperate measures.

Will be interesting to see how it pans out.

 

[Banger]

Zak Keefer

@zkeefer

Colts running back Jonathan Taylor has returned to practice today, a good sign for his chances to play Sunday vs. Jacksonville.

 

[Faust]

Jonathan Taylor (ankle) practiced Friday.​

Taylor missed Week 5 with what has been described as a high-ankle sprain. Getting him back on the field before the injury heals could prove disastrous for the Colts if Taylor aggravates the ankle, but the team seems intent on doing just that. Nhyheim Hines (concussion) practiced Friday in a non-contact jersey. It's unclear if he'll play in Week 6 against the Jaguars. That would leave Phillip Lindsay and Deon Jackson as the only two healthy Colts backs headed into the divisional matchup. Lindsay would likely be the lead back in that situation. Neither guy would get a full workload, however.
RELATED:

• Phillip Lindsay
• , Deon Jackson

SOURCE: Zak Keefer on Twitter
Oct 14, 2022, 12:12 PM ET

 

[joey]

Anyone trusting him enough to start him this weekend? I have Fournette and Walker currently in my 2 RB slots

 

[leave a whisper]

waiting for Schefty & Rap to spill Sunday AM ....... I'll decide if I play his then .......

 

[Banger]

Anyone trusting him enough to start him this weekend? I have Fournette and Walker currently in my 2 RB slots

you have some good choices but I'm not as fortunate this weekend. If he plays he's in my lineup no question.

 

[Neal Cassady]

Anyone trusting him enough to start him this weekend? I have Fournette and Walker currently in my 2 RB slots

Am starting him over Dillon and Sanders currently.

 

[General Malaise]

I'm starting him. I don't have too many other good choices but if I did, I have him for a reason and that reason is to anchor my ground game. Keep in mind that he got off to a VERY slow start last year too. In Week 5, Baltimore kept him down to 53 yards. He had just one 100 yard game through 5 weeks. If you got discouraged in 2021 and sat him, you missed his explosive bounce back game. I know this year is different with the injury, but I think JT is about to carry his team on a winning streak.

 

[Kevrunner]

Colts' Jonathan Taylor out vs. Jaguars, Will Miss 2nd Game with Ankle Injury​

 

[MCFootball123]

For JT owners this is likely a long-term good thing..

The hardest thing for me to figure out is why this line went from great to terrible overnight. If the o-line could turn it around JT could have a great 2nd half. Seems like a great buy low right now.

 

[Down Under]

What is going on here??? He practiced this week, this came with no warning.