<p id=”par-1_74″>After playing his college ball at the University of Wisconsin, running back Jonathan Taylor was selected in the second round of the 2020 <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/nfl/”>NFL</a> Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. He was initially supposed to be the team’s backup to Marlon Mack during his rookie year but that changed in Week 1 when Mack suffered a torn Achilles and was ruled out for the rest of the season. Taylor took over the starting job and never looked back.</p>
<p id=”par-2_40″>He set a new record with the franchise as he surpassed Hall of Famer Edgerrin James for the most Colts rushing yards in a game. In 2021, he led the league in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns and made his first Pro Bowl. </p>
<p id=”par-3_38″>Since he continues to be one of the most successful backs in <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/sports/”>the game</a>, fans want to know all about Taylor and his life off the field. Here’s more on <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/celebrity-athletes/”>the athlete</a> and his wife, Ayanna Chapman. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-taylor-and-chapman-have-known-each-other-since-they-were-teenagers”>Taylor and Chapman have known each other since they were teenagers</h2>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-width=”550″ data-dnt=”true”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Colts’ Jonathan Taylor gets engaged to high school sweetheart <a href=”https://t.co/ixrrTIYTNC”>https://t.co/ixrrTIYTNC</a> <a href=”https://t.co/17ezGIsnTa”>pic.twitter.com/17ezGIsnTa</a></p>— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) <a href=”https://twitter.com/nypostsports/status/1501875599291338754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>March 10, 2022</a></blockquote><script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
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<p id=”par-4_24″>Chapman was born on Feb. 17, 1999, in Camden, New Jersey, to parents Lydia and Eddie. She has three siblings: Kewanee, Alycia, and Kayla. </p>
<p id=”par-5_40″>Chapman attended Salem High School and that’s where she met her future husband. The couple previously revealed in a <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-5DXAe_Wcs” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Q&A YouTube video</a> that their first date together was to a basketball game between their school’s team and the Penns Grove Red Devils.</p>
<p id=”par-6_27″>The pair started posting about their relationship on Instagram in 2014 and two years later, shared how they went to their prom together in matching outfits. </p>
<p id=”par-7_38″>In March 2022, during a romantic dinner on a beach, Taylor got down on one knee and popped the question. Champman happily accepted and they tied the knot in front of family and friends the following year. </p>
<p id=”par-8_24″>“An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels” Taylor captioned one of their wedding photos quoting Proverbs 31:10. </p>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-chapman-is-an-athlete-as-well”>Chapman is an athlete as well</h2>
<p id=”par-9_9″>Like her husband, Chapman is an athlete too. </p>
<p id=”par-10_66″>She played basketball, ran track, and was a midfielder for her high school’s field hockey team. Chapman helped lead the team to a 12-2 record her senior year, including going 10-0 in conference play. She also helped the team win a Tri-County Conference title. Chapman went on to play the sport in college as well when she redshirted her freshman season at Ball State University in Indiana. </p>
<p id=”par-11_29″>According to her <a href=”https://ballstatesports.com/sports/field-hockey/roster/ayanna-chapman/6971″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>player bio on Ball’s website</a>, Chapman excelled in academics graduating high school with a 4.282 GPA and was a member of the National Honor Society. </p>
<p id=”par-12_7″>She majored in political science at the university.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-chapman-is-a-content-creator-and-started-a-youtube-channel-with-taylor”>Chapman is a content creator and started a YouTube channel with Taylor</h2>
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<p id=”par-13_29″>Chapman is an online content creator. She and Taylor started a YouTube channel a few years back called “Jay T & Ayanna Ly.” They have over 4,000 subscribers. </p>
<p id=”par-14_25″>Some of the videos they posted in the past have been Q&As, behind-the-scenes footage, and YouTube challenges including a “sweet vs. spicy” food challenge they did together.</p>