Jonathan Taylor
He entered the league in the 1st round of the 2020 draft, pick 2 overall, to IronCity Mudslingers. He then stayed put for 6 seasons and 70 starts, all for IronCity Mudslingers, which in a keeper league is the whole point of the format.
His best season was 2021: 297 points across 14 starts, +129.6 above replacement for IronCity Mudslingers, the best running back in football that year. That is part of a career worth +307.6 PAR, 15th in league history. He started for 3 championship teams (2023, 2024, 2025), producing +50.3 in playoff weeks across his career.
The tail was not kind: 2022 came in at −16.0 across 10 starts. He finishes on 2nd in the IronCity Mudslingers Ring of Honor and the IronCity Mudslingers All Cool Pete Team at RB.
The career
One axis. Tenure above, the board below, PAR by season in the plot. Six seasons on the axis, 2020 to 2025.
Season by season
| Season | Franchise | Starts | Points | NFL rank | Playoff PAR | PAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IronCity Mudslingers | 11 | 136.6 | RB4 | — | +9.4 |
| 2021 | IronCity Mudslingers | 14 | 297.4 | RB1 | — | +129.6 |
| 2022 | IronCity Mudslingers | 10 | 99.1 | RB31 | — | −16.0 |
| 2023 · title | IronCity Mudslingers | 7 | 101.9 | RB34 | +4.4 | +20.5 |
| 2024 · title | IronCity Mudslingers | 12 | 186.0 | RB9 | +41.5 | +41.2 |
| 2025 · title | IronCity Mudslingers | 16 | 313.4 | — | +4.4 | +122.9 |