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I have personally gone over and I've done this. I didn't source it out. Right. I very nerdily, very excitedly on my sofa, went through the past two decades and looked at every single running back who cleared 300 carries in back to back seasons. There have been a total of 15 running backs over the past two decades who have done that.
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Taylor's 369 touches last year threaten efficiency decline; production heavily reliant on Daniel Jones.

Liz Loza expresses concern about Jonathan Taylor's workload sustainability after he touched the ball 369 times last season (just one touch shy of the 370-touch rule threshold). She analyzed two decades of NFL data and found only 15 running backs have cleared 300 carries in back-to-back seasons; of those 15, only six reached 1,000 rushing yards the following year, and only four played every game. Taylor's production is heavily dependent on Daniel Jones: he averaged nearly 25 fantasy points per game with Jones under center versus less than 13 without him, creating significant downside risk if Jones misses time.

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