Jonathan Taylor is a professional football player who is currently playing in the National Football League(NFL). He plays in the running back position for the New Indianapolis Colts. Cults drafted him in Round 2 and 41 overall in the 2020 NFL draft. In his debut match for the team against Jacksonville Jaguars, he recorded 9 carries for 22 rushing yards and 6 receptions for 67 receiving yards.
The Indianapolis running back player went to play college football at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was named in the Second-team All-American in 2017 and was also awarded Pinstripe Bowl MVP in 2018. He is also a 2 times unanimous first-team All-American in 2018 and 2019. He was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week 8 times.
Jonathan Taylor was born on January 19, 1999, in Salem, New Jersey, United States. According to the astrologers, his zodiac sign is Virgo.
He is the son of his father, Jonathan James who used to play professional basketball for San Francisco for 4 years in 1982. His mother's name is Elizabeth Taylor who was a great supporter of him.
Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor in a kn SOURCE: instagram@jayt23 Read also:- Is Kailer Yamamoto Japanese? (Childhood and Family)
He grew up along with his 4 other siblings in Salem. He attended Salem High School and recorded 4,642 rushing yards and 51 touchdowns. He was awarded Jim Henry Award during his senior year.
Besides, he was also very much interested in running tracks since his childhood. In his high school, he was the winner of two state titles in the 100 meters. He also recorded 100 meters at just 10.49 seconds.
The 2018 Doak Walker Award winner went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison and played football there. He displayed his outstanding performance during his college time and has several records under his name. He is also one of the 7 players who took the fewest games as a freshman to reach 1,000 pushing yards in 7 games.
As of 2021, Jonathan Taylor is just 22 years old with a height of 5 feet 10 inches. He has a weight of 102 kg or 226 lb.
He has a muscular body and has short black hair. His major strength is his speed and flexibility.
The 2018 Pinstripe Bowl MVP has an estimated net worth of $2.6 million. His major source of income is his profession of playing football in the NFL. He also earns from his partnership with sponsors and brands deals.
Jonathan Taylor in a suit before game SOURCE: instagram@jayt23 As per sportrac, he signed a 4-year contract worth $7.8 million with Indianapolis in 2020. That will guarantee him $4.21 million which includes a guaranteed signing bonus of $3.2 million.
In 2020, he earned a base salary of $610,000 and $4 million in total. Similarly, in 2021, he earned around $965,000. And he will be earning $1.3 million and $1.6 million in 2022 and 2023 respectively.
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Besides football, his other source of income is his partnership with various brands and deals. Recently in December of 2021, he announced his partnership with two brands Campbell's Chunky and Meijer Stores. He wrote,
"Honored to partner with @campbellschunky and @meijerstores to volunteer at @secondhelpingsindy on #GivingTuesday. Through the donation of over 15,000 bowls of soup and $5,000 in Meijer Food Gift Cards, families throughout Central Indiana will receive a warm and nourishing meal throughout the Holiday season."
Campbell's Chunky is a Food and Beverage company and Meijer is a midwestern, family-owned store. Till now, he has not revealed the monetary values involved in the partnership.
Jonathan Taylor promoting his sponsor Snicker SOURCE: instagram@jayt23 His other sponsor is Toppers Pizza that sells Pizza. He frequently posts about them on his Instagram and promotes their offers. Under the slogan "Turn Yards into Slices", he wrote
"Toppers Pizza Points 4 Play is back! Sign up with the link in my bio and you’ll can score free points for free food from Toppers for every yard I gain against the Bills this weekend."
He also has a partnership with ne of the popular chocolate company named Snickers. He was involved in their marketing strategy $SnickersChain. On his promotion, he was seen flexing the chain with Hungry written on it.
While going through the Colts running back's Instagram account, we found out that, he is currently in a committed relationship with his girlfriend Ayanna Chapman. The pair have been dating since their high school days.
He frequently posts about his girlfriend on Instagram on different occasions. He first posted their photo together on May 1, 2016, where they were going for the promo. The couple dressed casually and titled themselves a Promo Prince and Promo Princess.
Jonathan Taylor with his girlfriend Ayanna SOURCE: instagram@jayt23 He still does not forget to appreciate her and once wrote a photo saying
"You got it, girl, you got it."
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Like Taylor, Ayanna was also into sports and used to play hockey during high school time. That was when the couple met each other and fell in love. Her aim is to be a lawyer. Her father's name is Eddie Chapman and her mother is Lydia Chapman.
Jonathan's girlfriend Ayanna is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree in political science at Ball State University.
As of 2021, the couple has not married yet and has no children.
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With his strengths and talents, J. Taylor has made several records and received awards wherever he played. H won the PinStripe Bown MVP in 2018 and was 2 time Doak Walker Award winner in 2018 and 2019.
Jonathan Taylor with Doak Walker award SOURCE: instagram@jayt23 Similarly, he has also held some NCAA Division records. He has the most 200-yard rushing games with a count of 12. He has all the records for the most rushing yards through junior, sophomore and freshman season.
He also has the Most Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards 8 times.
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