Colts RB Jonathan Taylor is trying to force the NFL to break an unwritten rule that has only been done twice in 20 years
Jonathan Taylor is trying to do something so many players have tried and failed to do over nearly two decades.
For an RB, 14 total touchdowns is an All-Pro caliber season. Last season, Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley surpassed that by just one touchdown with 15. Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor has 14 total touchdowns, and he’s needed just eight games to do so.
He leads the league in touchdowns as well as rushing yards with 850. He is undoubtedly the favorite for the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year award. However, the season he is having may force the NFL to break an unwritten rule that has formed over the years. Can Taylor force the NFL’s hand and make them name a non-QB as the league’s MVP?
Jonathan Taylor should be the favorite to win the MVP
The last time a non-QB won MVP was 2012 with Adrian Peterson and before that was 2006, when LaDanian Tomlinson won the award. That means the past 17 of the past 19 seasons have ended with a QB being named the MVP. Since 2000, only three non-QBs have won the award. So, for a player to do it in today’s NFL, they would have to do something remarkable. And that’s exactly what Taylor has done through the first eight weeks.
Taylor is on pace to rush for just over 1,753 yards and to score nearly 30 touchdowns. The NFL record is 31 touchdowns by Tomlinson, who, as you read earlier, won the MVP that season. On top of his unreal numbers, Taylor is also the engine that powers the NFL’s highest-scoring offense.
The Colts have the NFL’s best record, and we’ve seen the QB of the best team get heavy consideration for the MVP almost every year in recent memory. He may not be the QB, but Taylor is the most valuable player on the Colts’ offense right now. And it’s time we also start saying he’s playing like the most valuable player in the NFL.
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