Seth McGowan
McGowan is a seventh-round rookie who appears to be Jonathan Taylor's top backup, with a small role that depends on Taylor staying healthy; I found no current beat-writer or snap-tracker coverage to confirm more.
Role
He is behind Taylor and gets a handful of carries a game. The wire note has six carries and two targets in the London game, plus four kickoff returns for 102 yards, so he also has a special-teams job. A Stampede Blue piece from roughly 75 days ago projected six to eight touches a game, with more if Taylor missed time. FF Today's page, which I did not fetch, lists him as RB2 ahead of DJ Giddens. I did not read the Colts' depth chart and have no snap-share or target-share data. Giddens was the other candidate for the backup job in preseason coverage, and I have no current reporting on how the two split work.
Stampede Blue's preseason case was that McGowan runs decisively and physically and Shane Steichen praised him for not being "scared of contact." He is also getting kickoff returns, which suggests the coaches trust him, and he would inherit Taylor's work if Taylor missed time.
He was the 237th overall pick and had never played special teams before the Colts drafted him, per the scout quoted by Yahoo/Colts Wire. The London game gave him six carries for 31 yards and one catch on two targets for seven yards. Taylor is the clear lead back, so McGowan's value without a Taylor injury is small and tied to a few touches per game.
Where analysts split
I found no current disagreement among analysts. The open question from preseason coverage is whether McGowan or DJ Giddens holds the RB2 job, and I did not find recent reporting that settles it.
Research confidence: thin. Outlooks are grounded in web search over current reporting and refreshed through the season.
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