Is Jonathan Taylor Healthy Or Injured? Will Taylor Play In Week 5?

Jonathan Taylor has gotten off to an extremely disappointing start for fantasy managers this season after being the consensus No. 1 overall pick in drafts. Through four weeks, he sits as the RB22 in PPR scoring.

Sure, he was the RB20 at this point last year before going on to finish as the RB1 overall, but there isn't a whole lot of optimism around his outlook after what went down in Week 4.

The third-year back carried the ball 20 times for just 42 yards in Week 4 and has rushed for over 100 yards just one time this season. To make things worse, it looks like Taylor suffered an ankle injury in the late stages of Week 4.

• Quarterback fantasy football rankings
• Running back fantasy football rankings
• Wide receiver fantasy football rankings
• Tight end fantasy football rankings
• Kicker fantasy football rankings
• FLEX fantasy football rankings
• Defense (D/ST) fantasy football rankings
• Superflex fantasy football rankings
• IDP fantasy football rankings
• Dynasty fantasy football rankings

Is Jonathan Taylor Healthy Or Injured?

Taylor is said to have suffered a potential high-ankle sprain, which puts his status in some serious question moving forward.

The belief is that the injury is not all that serious and shouldn't keep him out for an extended period of time, but his status should become more clear as we progress through the week.

From @GMFB: The #Colts are monitoring their star RB Jonathan Taylor (ankle), while #Broncos RB Javonte Williams is feared to have suffered a serious knee injury. pic.twitter.com/BaRAgcLTFn

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 3, 2022

This is the first real injury the 23-year-old has suffered during his time as a pro, so there is no reason to believe Taylor won’t come back at 100 percent upon his return to action.

Will Jonathan Taylor Play In Week 5?

Considering the Colts have a short week against the Broncos on Thursday night, fantasy managers should likely have a backup plan for Week 5.

It is hard to imagine he plays on just four days rest with an ankle sprain, so we will likely be seeing a lot of Nyheim Hines on Thursday night.

Hines has served as a complimentary back to Mack then JT since '18.

In each of '18, '19, '20 the lead back missed time:

Mack missed most of Week 1-5 in '18 leaving a rookie Hines with Jordan Wilkins: Hines had 65% + snaps in W3-5, posting 8 carries / 8.3 targets per

— Jakob Sanderson (@FF_RTDB) October 2, 2022

Deon Jackson is listed as the No. 3 running back on the depth chart, which would put him in line for an increased role if Taylor is in fact ruled out on Thursday night.

More Fantasy Football Analysis