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IndyStar will be ranking the 15 Colts players most essential to 2025 success. Up at No. 2 is running back Jonathan Taylor.

Taylor has only one season where he played the full way; in every other season, an injury has kept Taylor on the bench for at least a little bit. Last year, he missed three games, and yet he still ...

As Kay mentioned, Taylor has a lengthy injury history since his breakout campaign in 2021. The Colts were right to address the position in the draft, just in case of another injury.

With an injury history that extends back to his college days at Wisconsin, Taylor has appeared in 17 games just one season of his five-year career, averaging 13.4 games since 2020.

2. Did you know: Jonathan Taylor closed last season on an impressive run with three games in a row with at least 25 PPR points, while averaging 30.8 PPR points per game over that stretch.

The Colts were right to address the position in the draft, just in case of another injury. Now, Taylor is only 26, but the lifespan of a running back in the NFL seems to get shorter by the decade.