Is Jonathan Taylor playing this week?
No injury designationOfficial practice report (week 4): Full practice, rest day.
Jonathan Taylor has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Washington Commanders.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 9:30 AM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:48 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
Ask StatGrades about Jonathan Taylor
Ask your own questionOur numbers plus what they can't show: injuries around him, role changes, weather, rest and travel, line moves and the latest reporting, all linked.
Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Must start. IND's offense is expected to score about 26 points, a strong scoring spot.
Why we say must start
- Projected 19.9 points, #3 among RBs this week, inside the top 8 we call must-starts.
- IND's offense is expected to score about 26 points, a strong scoring spot.
- Concern: Scored 8.2 points last game against a typical 17.9 (trending down).
- Averaging 22 carries and 3.7 targets a game.
- Played 85% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 17.9 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~26 pts
- Vegas line
- IND favored by 4.5
- Game total
- 46.5
- WAS vs RBs
- 3% more points
- Last game snaps
- 85%
All week 4 running back rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
27
Height
5'10"
Weight
226 lb
College
Wisconsin
Experience
6 seasons
Draft
2020 · Pick #41 (IND)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 61.0?
Taylor's grade sits a bit above the middle because his plays added slightly more expected points than most backs, even against tougher-than-average defenses. His other measures were close to average. His grade swung widely from game to game, from 87.7 at KC to 33.0 vs HOU.
Lifting the grade
- EPA per touch of +0.008 ranks 13th of 50 RBs, helped by credit for facing tougher defenses.
- Week 2 vs KC: a 24-yard touchdown run to the right end was worth +3.3 expected points.
- Short-yardage conversions on 4th and 1 vs KC in week 2 (+2.4) and vs HOU in week 3 (+2.3).
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 4. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.030
Success rate
41%
WPA (sum)
-0.45
Opponent adj.
0.033
Plays graded
77
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Rush yds over expected | Yds over exp / att | Vs 8+ in the box |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +10.4 | +0.55 | 21.1% |
| 2 | +0.1 | +0.00 | 16.7% |
| 3 | -39.3 | -1.79 | 21.7% |
What do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.