Jonathan Taylor

Week 8 at Houston Texans

Jonathan Taylor will be back in Week 8 for the Colts, just in time for a key game against the Texans. Taylor had 48 yards and a touchdown against Houston in Week 1 but followed that up with back-to-back 100-yard games. Taylor remains one of the top backs in the league and, when healthy, is an easy RB1 option.

Week 3 vs. Chicago Bears

Interestingly, Jonathan Taylor only carried the football 12 times last week against the Packers. He still rushed for over 100 yards. His touchdown streak came to an end in seven straight games. He'll have a chance to start a new streak against the Bears, who have been solid overall thus far against the run but did allow a rushing touchdown to Tony Pollard in Week 1. Taylor is a top-ten option this week at running back.

Fantasy Upside

Jonathan Taylor looks healthy again and when he is healthy, he has the upside of being one of the best running backs in the entire league. Taylor reached nearly 750 rushing yards and seven touchdowns and that was with missing six total games, including the first three. From Week 7 on, Taylor was third among running backs with 16.8 fantasy points per game. He'll also finally get to work with Anthony Richardson, who should open up the passing game and open up holes for Taylor.

Fantasy Downside

Richardson may also be a downside for Taylor. Richardson's own rushing ability could vulture work away from Taylor, especially at the goal line. Our John Paulsen notes that Richardson had a 38% goal-line carry rate. We'll see if that changes with Richardson and Taylor both on the field together.

2024 Bottom Line

The bottom line is that Taylor is still a very good running back and worthy of being an RB1 on your team. He may not be the overall RB1 anymore but still a top option nonetheless, even with the possibility of Richardson vulturing goal-line touchdowns. Zack Moss is now in Cincinnati so it's Evan Hull and Tyler Goodson among those behind Taylor, so Taylor will see the bulk of the work. Grab Taylor early.