Jonathan Taylor (American football)
Jonathan Taylor (born January 19, 1999) is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). Taylor played high school football at Salem High School, where he set a New Jersey state rushing yards record. He played three seasons of college football at Wisconsin, where he finished his college career as the sixth all-time rusher in the NCAA and became the first player in history to rush for more than 6,000 yards in any three-year span.
Taylor in 2020 | |||||||||||||
| No. 28 – Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 19, 1999 Salem, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Salem | ||||||||||||
| College: | Wisconsin (2017–2019) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 41 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||||
Taylor finished in the top ten of Heisman Trophy voting three times, was named a unanimous first-team All-American, and was a recipient of the Doak Walker Award in both the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Taylor was selected in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft with the 41st pick by the Colts. With the Colts, Taylor led the NFL in both rushing yards and touchdowns in 2021, becoming a unanimous All-Pro and Pro Bowler in the same season.