Jonathan Taylor - 2025 Fantasy Football Busts and Overvalued Draft Picks

Jonathan Taylor is a potential fantasy football bust and overvalued draft pick for 2025. Read the fantasy football outlook and draft advice for the Indianapolis Colts running back.

RotoBaller Ranking (half-PPR): RB8

Fantasy Draft Analysis:

Jonathan Taylor had a very successful season in 2024, given the team's state, especially at the quarterback position. It’s not like the quarterback position has improved; if anything, it’s gotten much muddier. While the revolving door of Anthony Richardson and Joe Flacco as signal-callers was turbulent enough for fantasy managers, it could get worse in 2025 with Richardson and Daniel Jones.

While Taylor was fantasy football’s RB1 in 2021, he is not currently at that level. He’s seen decreased utilization in the receiving game with a career-low 18 receptions in 2024. Despite the 1,431 yards rushing and 12 total touchdowns, Taylor was merely the RB12. The power of having a healthy receiving role separates great fantasy backs from merely good ones.

Jonathan Taylor Fantasy Points Per Game

2020: RB8
2021: RB1
2022: RB17 (6 games missed to injury)
2023: RB12 (7 games missed)
2024: RB7 (3 games missed)

He's 26 years old with over 2,100 carries in college and the NFL

Why is he the Dynasty RB7 on @KeepTradeCut ?! SELL

— Josh Larky (@jlarkytweets) February 3, 2025

Taylor was one of the only constants in the Colts’ offense as he rushed for over 1,400 yards and was a league-winner with four straight 100-yard games plus five touchdowns in Weeks 16 and 17 to end the fantasy campaign. Taylor is one of the better runners in the league, but at an RB8 price tag heading into 2025, we want more production from him to justify a selection in the second round of early best ball drafts.

The RB8 price is a bit too high for a one-dimensional fantasy running back, no matter how good Taylor is at running the ball.

- Kevin Tompkins

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