Jonathan Taylor

Taylor enters camp fully signed and practicing after last year's holdout drama, locked in as Indianapolis's clear workhorse with heavy red-zone volume. He was RB10 on a per-game basis even when the Colts offense was less efficient in the second half last season, but his outlook now hinges on how the offense functions under Daniel Jones instead of last year's setup.

The two-week arc is mostly about risk versus role: Harris Fantasy Football Podcast cleared the holdout concern once he signed and started practicing, while FantasyPros floated him in trade talks (a package involving Carnell Tate) rather than fading him outright. Fantasy Football Today flagged uncertainty about whether Indy's offense reverts to a less-efficient shape under Jones, and Fantasy Football Happy Hour is the clearest split — Freedman fades him at his round-one price over a five-games-missed-in-five-years injury history, favoring Derrick Henry slightly later, while Berry holds firm on him as a top-8 overall pick because of the elite goal-line work.

The line: Draft him as a high-end RB1, but Freedman's injury-history fade makes him defensible just outside the true top five. · updated Aug 10