The New York Giants already have a backfield that looks solid on paper for the 2026 season, but the conversation changes fast if you drop Jonathan Taylor into it. That’s the premise behind a trade idea from Lee Vowell of Horseshoe Heroes, who floated the Colts star as the kind of explosive piece that could change things in New York overnight.
Vowell didn’t frame it as something Indianapolis should be eager to do. Still, he argued that if there were a team that made sense as a landing spot for Taylor, it would be the Giants.
"New York has a decent stable of backs, but none of the players are truly capable of Taylor-type greatness. New York might need that to help ascending second-year quarterback Jaxson Dart have a chance to improve more rapidly," Vowell wrote.
"The Giants would be better with Taylor, and Dart would be a better quarterback. For a team trying to rebuild once again, the running back is the exact kind of player they need."
The deal Vowell laid out would send Taylor to New York in exchange for a second-round pick in next year’s draft and Tyrone Tracy Jr. going back to Indianapolis.
That naturally raises the question of what happens to Cam Skattebo, who is expected to be the Giants’ lead back. Vowell said that shouldn’t stop the team from considering the move.
"New York has Cam Skattebo, and he is currently expected to be the team's lead back. He did get injured in 2025, though, so how healthy he remains is unknown. Plus, Taylor is clearly the better player, and having Skattebo would allow both players to remain fresh during games and late in the season."
The appeal is obvious: Taylor would give the Giants a weapon few teams can match, and that would take pressure off both Skattebo and Jaxson Dart.
Even so, this is still firmly in hypothetical territory. Taylor is under contract for the 2026 season, and unless the Colts stumble badly early in the year, they’re likely to keep him.
Still, the idea is easy to understand. If New York could land a player like Taylor for Tracy Jr. and a second-round pick, it’s the kind of move that would be hard to turn down.
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