Jonathan Taylor packed more value into his peak seasons than almost any running back in NFL history — a comet career that burned brightest when it mattered most. His KV-H peak of 86 is historically rare; while longevity was not his calling card, the impact of his best seasons is undeniable.

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Jonathan Taylor

3× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 3% all-time RBsAll-Time Great👑 #1 Running Back · 2021 🌅 Early Bloomer · 2021 Team Carrier · #467

Career Value · VORP

174 career value over replacement — #509 all-time of 4,695. 29/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Led league 3×9 top-10 Comet60% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #41 (Rd 2) · IND · 2020 · +31.3 vs expected KV-H

82actual

50.7 expected · Δ+31.3

💔+50.8 stolen VORP·1.75 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Snap Counts						Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2020	21–22	IND	15	—	232	1,169	11	5.0	4.7	69	29.7	1	39	36	299	1	92.3%	8.3	7.7	—	12	511	50.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	22–23	IND	17	—	332	1,811	18	5.5	5.4	107	32.2	2	51	40	360	2	78.4%	9.0	7.1	—	12	767	69.5%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	23–24	IND	11	—	192	861	4	4.5	2.1	39	20.3	3	40	28	143	0	70.0%	5.1	3.6	—	4	524	71.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	24–25	IND	10	—	169	741	7	4.4	4.1	42	24.9	0	23	19	153	1	82.6%	8.1	6.7	—	5	386	58.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	25–26	IND	14	—	303	1,431	11	4.7	3.6	71	23.4	0	31	18	136	1	58.1%	7.6	4.4	—	7	707	80.3%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2025	26–27	IND	17	—	323	1,585	18	4.9	5.6	84	26.0	1	55	46	378	2	83.6%	8.2	6.9	—	15	883	82.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2026	27–28	IND	5	—	101	398	6	3.9	5.9	24	23.8	0	19	13	106	0	68.4%	8.2	5.6	—	4	268	82.4%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	89	—	1,652	7,996	75	4.8	4.5	436	26.4	7	258	200	1,575	7	77.5%	7.9	6.1	—	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

27thRushing Touchdowns·75 56thRushing Yards·7,996 yds

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Season honors and record seasons

Led NFL2025·Rush TD18

Archetype Intelligence

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A top 5% all-time running back — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history. Their above-average snap-level impact underscores the elite level they operated at.

Record Chase →

#27 all-time in Rush TD (75). Tied with Clinton Portis for #26.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 174 · #509 · High-Value

Worth 174 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 12% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 6 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +29 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

6 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+29

Avg surplus

peak +39

6 seasons × ~29 surplus ≈ VORP 174