Last confirmed: Wisconsin, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 219 lb · Salem, NJ
Jonathan Taylor: RB · Wisconsin · #23.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jonathan Taylor
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. He has spent three seasons in the Wisconsin backfield. A game that shows it: 250 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards against Iowa — Week 11, 2019.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 13.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 12.8% of his carries. 20 carries for 52 yds vs Ohio State; 31 for 250 vs Iowa.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
54.4% of carries overall (315/579) → 32.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (45/140) — 80.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
18 of 25 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.0%). 16 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (50.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-0@ South Florida | 16 | 135 | 8.4 | 2 | 38 | |
| Wk 2 | W 61-0vs Central Michigan | 19 | 102 | 5.4 | 3 | 20 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 4 | W 35-14vs No. 11 Michigan | 23 | 203 | 8.8 | 2 | 72 | 203-yard day |
| Wk 5 | W 24-15vs Northwestern | 26 | 119 | 4.6 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-0vs Kent State | 19 | 186 | 9.8 | 4 | 48 | 4 rushing TDs |
| Wk 7 | W 38-0vs Michigan State | 26 | 80 | 3.1 | 2 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-24@ Illinois | 28 | 132 | 4.7 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-38@ No. 3 Ohio State | 20 | 52 | 2.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-22vs No. 18 Iowa | 31 | 250 | 8.1 | 0 | 42 | Season-high 250 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 37-21@ Nebraska | 25 | 204 | 8.2 | 2 | 19 | 204-yard day |
| Wk 13 | W 45-24vs Purdue | 28 | 222 | 7.9 | 1 | 51 | 222-yard day |
| Wk 14 | W 38-17@ No. 9 Minnesota | 18 | 76 | 4.2 | 2 | 16 | |
| Wk 15 | L 21-34vs No. 2 Ohio State | 20 | 148 | 7.4 | 1 | 45 | |
 Bowl | L 27-28vs No. 7 Oregon | 21 | 94 | 4.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 320 | 2003 | 6.3 | 21 | 72 |
Week 4 · 2019
W 35-14
vs Michigan
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
55%299 carriesFumble rate
1.9%6 of 320 carries · 5 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.3 yds/carry on 320 carries · 19% explosive (10+ yds) · 55% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Paul Chryst, all run-heavy offenses — 31-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 166 | 6.8 | 1.9 |
| Road5g | 120 | 5.6 | 1.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 131 | 6.4 | 2.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 155 | 6.2 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Chryst
Pass share
36.8%
350 pass / 600 run
Plays / game
67.9
14 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
377 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
320 carries and 26 catches in 14 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Wisconsin, 5,991 rushing yards — drafted at #41 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
His career
He has a stat line in 41 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Paul Chryst.
Where he ended up · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 7th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 7th NFL season
