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Colts star Jonathan Taylor has put himself in an elite club by doing something only two Hall of Fame RBs had ever done before him

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Destin Adams | Last updated Jun 16, 2025 12:49 AM ET

I'm not sure why, but Jonathan Taylor ends up being one of the most undervalued RBs in the NFL year after year. He finished last season with the fourth most rushing yards in the league with 1,431 yards. Even more impressive he did so while only playing in 14 games, every player that finished ahead of at least played in 16.

For the second time in his five year NFL career Taylor averaged at least 100 yards per game with 102.2 yards per game. This feat is something only two players in NFL history have more seasons under their belt and both players went on to have Hall of Fame careers.

JONATHAN TAYLOR, @Colts RB - Has averaged 100+ yards rushing per game in 2 of first 5 career seasons - the only players to do that more to start career are Jim Brown and Eric Dickerson (Per NFL) #ForTheShoe #Colts #Indianapolis #NFL #NFLUK #nflnews #NFLDraft #NFL2025 #NFLPicks pic.twitter.com/r24093asGe
— Pro Football Hall of Fame Ambassador (@PFHOFAmbassador) June 15, 2025

Taylor joins Cleavland Browns legend Jim Brown and former Colts and Los Angeles Rams legend Eric Dickerson. To put into perspective howimpressive Brown and Dickerson's careers were bot averaged at least 100 yards per game in four of his first five seasons. Taylor should certainly be proud of what he's done in his career to date, as he has been one of the best RBs in the NFL when healthy.

He falls outside of many people's top five RB rankings year after year. The main reason for this is the fact that he's only played in more than 12 gamesIin one of the past three years. He proved to everyone last year how great he still is when healthy though. Hopefully he can remain healthy going forward so he can prove to the world that he is one of the best RBs in the league. And if he does that he will finish his career not only a Colts legend but an NFL legend with the potential of joining the Pro Football Hall of Fame.