7 months agoJonathan Taylor was known as an iron-man type of player, having never missed a game or a practice in his career, including high school, however, his last two seasons in the NFL have been riddled with nagging injuries that have limited him to 21 games over that span. This could be very concerning to some, and it has resulted in Taylor being a tremendous value in fantasy leagues this upcoming season. The injuries Taylor dealt with were in his ankle and his thumb, so there should be no lingering effects heading into 2024, and he is still one of the best pound-for-pound running backs in the league. At full strength, Taylor has break-away speed to house every touch, elite contact balance to break through tackles and create yards on his own, and bruising power to get the tough yards on critical downs and at the goal line. He will also enter this season having had a full offseason with the team after holding out last year for a new contract. Further, Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson is a Lamar Jackson-esque running threat which will open up a ton of running lanes for Taylor, an element the team lacked entirely with Gardner Minshew under center. When you add it all up, Taylor is the perfect recipe for league-winning upside because fantasy managers are sleeping on the truly elite player that he can be. He has been paid, he is fully healthy, and the team is hungry. His current ADP sits at the top of the second round at RB5, and I think you are getting a player who could easily finish as the RB2 behind Christian McCaffery. It doesn't sound like much of a jump, but when you can pair him with an elite WR, which you will not be able to do with McCaffery, everyone else in the league will be playing catch-up.--Frank Dyevoich, Esq.