Jonathan Taylor had done his research heading into the 2020 NFL draft.
Curious about where he might end up, the former University of Wisconsin football star had looked into what teams needed tailbacks. Some fell into the pressing-need category, followed by a group where the urgency wasn’t as great but the position likely would be addressed among the team’s picks.
Indianapolis, as far as Taylor was concerned, wasn’t among the teams in those two groups. So he was as surprised as anyone when the Colts moved up three spots in the second round last month to select him with the 41st overall pick.