The Indianapolis Colts drafted RB Jonathan Taylor in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft, seeing him as their future starter at running back. His role increased as the year went on and now he’s viewed as a commodity in fantasy football heading into the 2021 season. Below, we look at Jonathan Taylor’s 2021 fantasy football average draft position (ADP) and where you should draft him.
Taylor is one of the top running backs in fantasy football this year, poised for a breakout season with the Colts. After sharing touches last season, he should have an even larger workload as the unquestioned RB1 in Indianapolis. With a dominant offensive line in front of him, too, Taylor is in an excellent situation as a second-year rusher.
The Colts will want to use him to take pressure off of new QB Carson Wentz, and there’s no better way to do that than a healthy dose of the running game.
Taylor’s ADP: 12.98
(ADP data courtesy of MyFantasyLeague.com)
Fantasy owners are high on Taylor heading into this season. He has an average draft position of 12.98 in redraft leagues, which is ninth-best overall and sixth among running backs.
He’s gone as high as first overall and as low as 30th, though he likely won’t escape the second round in your fantasy draft. There’s too much upside with the former Wisconsin Badger in an offense that will be run-heavy.
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Taylor’s 2020 stats
Carries: 232
Yards: 1,169
Touchdowns: 11
Fumbles: 1
Receptions: 36
Receiving yards: 299
Touchdown catches: 1
Where should you take Jonathan Taylor in your fantasy football draft?
Taylor should absolutely be in consideration as a first-round pick in fantasy drafts. Though some fantasy managers prefer to go with a quarterback like Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs) or tight end like George Kittle (San Francisco 49ers), Taylor offers better value as a top-end running back.
In his final six games of the regular season, he averaged 6.23 yards per carry and had 741 yards rushing with 8 total touchdowns (one receiving). He added another 78 yards on the ground in the Colts’ playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills, his fourth game of at least 20 carries since Week 10.
He finished as RB4 in standard fantasy leagues last year, and that was with three games of 10 or fewer carries in the first 10 weeks of his rookie season. Don’t be afraid to take him in the first round of redraft leagues, and in dynasty formats, he should be considered even earlier because of his youth.
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