the 226-pound back is powerful but also extremely fast and hard to catch when he hits the open field. He also leads the NFL with 68 rushing first downs and with a total rush expected points added (EPA) of 34.2. After getting into the end zone on four carries and one pass last Sunday, Taylor leads the league in total touchdowns (15) and rushing TDs (13) and he's also averaging a blistering 5.8 yards per carry. Taylor is riding an active streak of eight straight games in which he has amassed 100-plus yards from scrimmage and scored a touchdown. With Derrick Henry sidelined for Tennessee, Taylor has assumed the mantle of the NFL's best running back and he's on a tear unlike any the league has seen in a while. Buckner also happens to be a force against the run since he arrived the Colts' defense has allowed an average of 3.4 yards per carry when he's on the field and 4.8 yards per carry when he's on the sideline.Ģ. He finished the 2020 season with 9.5 sacks, 26 quarterback hits, 48 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, two passes defensed and even a safety. Buckner is a huge presence on the inside at 6-7 and 295 pounds, and his first season in Indianapolis was everything the Colts could have hoped for. That's the 20th-highest pressure total in the NFL and among players who primarily line up as interior linemen it ranks behind only Jeffery Simmons, Javon Hargrave and Aaron Donald. Buckner leads the Colts in both sacks (4.5) and QB hits (11), and according to NFL Next Gen Stats he has generated 33 quarterback pressures this season, or exactly three per game. Though Buckner plays the three-technique position and primarily lines up inside the tackles he might occasionally go up against Wirfs, which would be an impressive battle. The Colts gave up the 13th-overall pick in the 2020 draft to get Buckner from San Francisco, and coincidentally that pick eventually ended up in the Buccaneers' hands and was used to take tackle Tristan Wirfs.
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