Jonathan Taylor is a 3-year Featured Back for Wisconsin. Jonathan's 2017 season ranks in the 57th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 310 plays — a average rate for the RB. Jonathan's production has improved each season, a positive development trajectory.
What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025
How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.
- Usage share (volume)0.52Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
- EPA per play (efficiency)0.10Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
- Total EPA (value)0.41Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons
Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Jonathan Taylor's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.
Recruiting Profile· Class of 2017
- Stars
- ★★★★★
- 247 composite
- 0.8884
- National rank
- #369
- High school
- Salem
- Hometown
- Salem, NJ
Recruiting data from CFBD/247Sports composite. Sourced from the player's signing-class team — transfers show original school's class.
2017 Production
Performance Analysis · 2017 · vs RB peers
- Efficiency57
- Volume92
- Explosiveness72
- Consistency57
- Receiving23
The centerpiece of the run game — high carry volume, used in early downs and goal-line, true workhorse role.
- ▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used RBs by play share.
- ▸Career trajectory is upward — WEPA value has improved season over season.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.37 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
- ▸Peak game: 0.51 EPA/play in Wk 1 vs Utah State (SP+ -3).
Historical Comparables · RB · efficiency + volume + value
Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.07
- Passing downs
- 0.61
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 0.18 / 0.12
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Career · rolling EPA, game by game
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.