Weaknesses:
Although Taylor rushed for 6,174 yards in his career he registered 926 carries. That number may scare some teams off as that’s a lot of carries for Taylor over a three year period and that will cause teams to question how much tread he has left on his tires?
The one thing Taylor has going for him is that he never missed a game because of injury.
Outside of the amount of carries Taylor received at Wisconsin his biggest concern is ball security. Taylor over his three years in Wisconsin struggled with fumbles as he fumbled the football 15 times. Simply put ball security is job security.
If Taylor wants to become a three-down running back he needs to shore up this area and prove that whatever team does draft him they can rely on him and he won’t cough the football up at the rate he did at Wisconsin.
One other area that Taylor will need to improve upon in order to become a complete back is continuing to improve in pass blocking and becoming a consistent receiver.
Taylor was more of a threat in the passing game as a junior as he finished this past season with 26 receptions for 252 yards and five touchdowns. With the NFL game-changing it has become more important that running backs show they’re also capable of being threats in the passing game. Taylor showed flashes of it this past season but can he be consistent in this area as a pro?
Jonathan Taylor’s Landing Spot
Taylor will be one of the first running backs off the board. The consensus is Georgia’s D’Andre Swift is the top running back in the draft as Taylor will likely be the second or third running back off the board. Teams like the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, or Baltimore Ravens seem to be popular landing spots for Taylor. The Bills don’t have a first-round pick as their first selection will come at pick number 54 in the second round. The Dolphins have three first-round picks and if they use one of their three selections on Taylor it will likely be with the 26th overall selection and the Ravens hold the 28th selection.