Jonathan Taylor is an American football running back for the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL. The Colts drafted Taylor with the 41st pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Taylor recorded 1169 rushing yards and a combined 12 touchdowns his rookie year, earning a spot on the PFWA All-Rookie team. Taylor had a breakout 2021 campaign, as he led the league with 332 rushing attempts, 1811 rushing yards, longest rush with 83 yards, and 18 rushing touchdowns. He was invited to his first and only Pro Bowl (2021) and received the Bert Bell Award that year, as of November 2024. In his 59 appearances over five seasons, Taylor has 1,030 rushing attempts for 5,084 yards scoring 45 touchdowns.
Growing up in New Jersey, Taylor attended Salem High School. He set a New Jersey state record with 2815 rushing yards in his senior year. Taylor was honored with the Jim Henry Award that season. He completed his high school career with 4,642 rushing yards and 51 touchdowns. Taylor committed to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to play for the Badgers in 2017. He was a starter in his freshman year, appearing in 14 games. He recorded 299 rushing attempts for 1,977 yards scoring 13 touchdowns in 2017. He received the Doak Walker Award, Big-Ten Running Back of the Year, unanimous All-American and First-team All-Big-Ten honors twice in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Over three seasons in his collegiate career, Taylor appeared in 41 games recording 926 rushing attempts for 6,174 yards scoring 50 rushing touchdowns.
Jonathan Taylor Jersey Number
Jonathan Taylor wears the jersey number 28 for the Indianapolis Colts, as of October 2024. He has been wearing this number ever since his debut in the NFL. Taylor will fill in the shoes of players like Jimmy Orr, Idrees Bashir and Marshall Faulk who wore the number 28 for the Colts in the past.
Taylor wore the number 23 jersey throughout his high school and collegiate career. He spent over three seasons as the Badgers’ number 23. Taylor chose the number 23 because he grew up admiring Arian Foster, a running back for the Tennessee Volunteers and Houston Texans, as per his interview on the Rich Eisen Show. However, Taylor had to settle with the number 28 after getting in the Indianapolis Colts, as the number 23 is already occupied by Colts' CB Kenny Moore II.
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A. Jonathan Taylor is 25 years old, as of November 2024.
A. Jonathan Taylor attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2017 to 2019.
A. Indianapolis Colts drafted Jonathan Taylor in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
A. Jonathan Taylor stands at 5 feet 10 inches.
