Player Career

Jonathan Taylor Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Jonathan Taylor story

Jonathan Taylor built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a running back from Salem, NJ wearing No. 23, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Jonathan Taylor's career was his backfield work: 5,991 rushing yards, 897 carries, 49 rushing touchdowns, and 407 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Wisconsin. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 407 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.

The arc is straightforward: Jonathan Taylor moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Wisconsin

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonWisconsin1,88967.833.7
2017 Regular SeasonWisconsin1,88967.833.70
2018 PostseasonWisconsin2,25470.741.7365
2018 Regular SeasonWisconsin2,25470.741.70
2019 PostseasonWisconsin2,25565.1411
2019 Regular SeasonWisconsin2,25565.1410

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Nebraska

Week 6 · W 38-17 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

249

Scrimmage Yards

97.2 takeover

249 scrimmage yards and 43.1 usage.

#2

@ Purdue

Week 12 · W 47-44 · Conference game

321

Scrimmage Yards

96.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

321 scrimmage yards and 49.3 usage.

#3

vs Iowa

Week 11 · W 24-22 · Conference game

258

Scrimmage Yards

94.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

258 scrimmage yards and 51.6 usage.

#4

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 2 · W 31-14

223

Scrimmage Yards

91.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

223 scrimmage yards and 36.6 usage.

#5

vs Purdue

Week 7 · W 17-9 · Conference game

236

Scrimmage Yards

90.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

236 scrimmage yards and 47 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Wisconsin

2,254 primary output · 70.7 efficiency · 41.7 usage

85.5

#2

2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin

85.5

2,254 primary · 70.7 efficiency · 41.7 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Wisconsin

85.3

2,255 primary · 65.1 efficiency · 41 usage

Milestones

31

100+ rush yards

19

150+ scrimmage yards

15

2+ TD games