​MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – OCTOBER 25: Jonathan Taylor #28 of the Indianapolis Colts warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on October 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images) | Getty Images According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Indianapolis Colts remain at a standstill regarding trading their star running back Jonathan Taylor. The Colts are hoping for a ‘Christian McCaffrey-esque’ trade capital return to actually move Taylor, which for historical reference, was between the Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers on October 20, 2022, and netted the Panthers the 49ers’ following picks: 2023 2nd round, 2o23 third round, 2023 forth round, and 2024 5th round pick: “Where we’re at is essentially where we’ve been, which is several teams interested in Taylor,” said Rapoport on GMFB on Thursday morning. “Willing to offer a significant pick package, but maybe not quite what Ed Dodds, who is running personnel now in place of Chris Ballard, who was fired, wants, and what the organization wants.”“They want a Christian McCaffrey type package for Jonathan Taylor. It’s clear they don’t have it yet. Obviously, they would’ve already made the trade.”“The other part of this thing is, this is not really someone they want to trade. This is someone they believe is a big part of their future. They’d like to build around him. So it would take a big package to get the Colts to move on from him.” There’s been some school of thought that the Colts could even be coveting a first round pick to actually part with Taylor, who team owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon potentially considers a major cornerstone of the recently jumpstarted rebuild—regardless of who the next general manager is for the franchise. That would make a great deal of sense, given that Indianapolis is without its 2027 first round pick, which unfortunately looks like a possible Top 5 pick now and belongs to the New York Jets due to last year’s trade deadline Sauce Gardner deal.At any rate, it doesn’t appear as though the Colts ideal asking price has been quite met . . . yet. However, with Indianapolis reportedly holding out until closer to the trade deadline early next weekto maximize Taylor’s trade return, it’s possible a very interested suitor could potentially cave and meet their significant asking price to win the Taylor trade sweepstakes over competitors. To me, some of this seems like some posturing by the Colts though—although I applaud them for holding out hope of maximizing Taylor trade return until closer to the trade deadline, given they arguably didn’t get full trade value return on either DeForest Buckner and Quenton Nelson earlier last week. Taylor has been one of the Colts best running backs in franchise history, as he’s second to only franchise leader Edgerrin James in rushing yards (2,208) and carries (1,699) but is the Horseshoe’s all-time leader