Jonathan Taylor: expected to play at Jacksonville amid trade talks

THE FACT. Colts running back Jonathan Taylor is expected to be active Sunday at Jacksonville even as Indianapolis keeps shopping him, Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio wrote Sunday morning, adding that the Giants are pursuing Taylor and that an accepted offer before inactive lists go out could still see him held back. NBC Sports relayed Sunday that Jordan Schultz has the Vikings, Giants, Broncos, Bengals and Packers checking in, and NFL.com credits Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter with reporting the talks as active and ongoing. No trade has been announced by the Colts.

THE VERDICT. Start him if he dresses. Taylor leads the league in rushing touchdowns and nothing about a trade rumor changes his workload in a game he actually plays. The real risk is a healthy scratch, and teams do not have to disclose one on the injury report, so Redraft managers need a pivot ready and should confirm his status when the inactive list posts rather than assuming. In DFS, leave him out of single-entry builds and only take the shot where you can late-swap. Dynasty holders should want the trade, because a contender would hand him a better line and a cleaner path to volume than a rebuilding Indianapolis team will.