Jonathan Taylor 2025 Season in Review

Jonathan Taylor finished 2025 as the number 4 running back in total PPR scoring and the number 4 running back in PPR per game — and the symmetry tells you everything. This wasn't a guy who padded his ranking with one monster outlier or rode a soft early schedule. Taylor was the engine of an Indianapolis offense that won eight games, carrying a true bell-cow workload from Week 1 through Week 18. He led the entire NFL in rushing touchdowns. When the league leader in scoring runs anchors a top-ten rushing attack, the fantasy ranking isn't a surprise — it's the inevitable output.

Now let's dig into the numbers. Taylor handled 323 carries for 1,585 yards at 4.9 a pop, 18 rushing scores, plus 46 grabs on 55 targets for 378 yards and two more touchdowns through the air — 17 games, zero missed time. The efficiency holds up under the volume: plus 195.1 rushing yards over expected on the season, plus 0.6 per attempt, eighteenth among qualified runners. He's not just being handed easy yards by his line — he's adding real value on his own. And the consistency is where Taylor separated from the boom-or-bust crowd at the position. He averaged 21.3 PPR points per game, and outside of three single-digit clunkers he was a double-digit lock every week, with seven games north of 23 points and four above 30. Rare floor. Genuine ceiling. That's how you finish top-four in both total and per-game scoring.

The defining swing came in Week 10 at home against Atlanta, Colts down one inside the final seven minutes. Second and two from their own 17, Taylor took a handoff up the middle and ran 83 yards to the house — the single most valuable play of his season by expected points, flipping a one-point deficit into an overtime win. He finished that game with 32 carries for 244 yards and three rushing touchdowns, a 49.6-point eruption that anchored the whole fantasy season. One play, one game, a perfect snapshot of Taylor in 2025: volume, explosiveness, and touchdowns at the goal line. He didn't just smash — he led the league in scoring runs while doing it.