Jonathan Taylor Fantasy Football Week 2: Stats and Projections vs. Chiefs

Jonathan Taylor and the Indianapolis Colts will meet the Kansas City Chiefs -- whose run defense was ranked ninth in the NFL last season (105.7 yards allowed per game) -- in Week 2, on Sunday at 8:20 p.m. ET.

Considering Taylor for your daily fantasy roster, with his next game against the Chiefs? We've got stats and information for you below.

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Jonathan Taylor Week 2 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs
• Game Date: September 20, 2026
• Game Time: 8:20 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 14.3
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 15.9
• Projected Rushing Yards: 75.38
• Projected Rushing TDs: 0.64
• Projected Receiving Yards: 23.42
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.12

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Taylor 2025 Fantasy Performance

• Taylor led his position, and sixth overall, with 316.3 fantasy points (18.6 per game) last season.
• In his one game this year, Taylor picked up 22.1 fantasy points. He rushed for 98 yards on 19 carries, with two touchdowns, and had 23 yards receiving on three catches (four targets).
• Taylor accumulated 46.6 fantasy points -- 32 carries, 244 yards, 3 TDs; 3 receptions, 42 yards -- in his best game last year, in Week 10 against the Atlanta Falcons.
• In his second-best fantasy performance last season, Taylor finished with 35.4 points (12 carries, 153 yards, 2 TDs; 2 receptions, 21 yards, 1 TD) in Week 8 against the Tennessee Titans.
• In Week 18 against the Houston Texans, Taylor posted a season-low 3.9 fantasy points, courtesy of these numbers: 14 carries, 26 yards.
• Taylor had 5.7 fantasy points -- 14 carries, 45 yards -- in his second-worst performance of the season (Week 9 against the Pittsburgh Steelers).

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Chiefs Defensive Performance

• Last year, Kansas City allowed just two quarterbacks to rack up over 300 passing yards in a game.
• 12 players have thrown for at least one touchdown in a tilt against the Chiefs last year.
• Against Kansas City last season, five players threw for at least two touchdowns in a game.
• Versus the Chiefs last year, just one player threw for at least three touchdowns in a game.
• Through the air, Kansas City gave up more than 100 receiving yards to just three players last season.
• The Chiefs allowed 17 players to catch a touchdown pass against them last season.
• Looking at pass defense, Kansas City allowed just one player to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
• Looking at run defense, the Chiefs yielded more than 100 yards on the ground to only two players last season.
• In terms of run defense, Kansas City gave up at least one rushing touchdown to 12 players last season.
• The Chiefs gave up at least two rushing TDs on the ground to just two players last season.

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