Toby Gerhart
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Toby Gerhart | Minnesota Vikings | RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 235 | Born: 3/28/1987
2012 Experience: 3rd Season
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Fantasy Football Outlook: Once the Vikings consistently used a fullback in front of Toby Gerhart the second-year tailback took off with a nice end of the season.
The mystery with Gerhart’s value is mainly, when will Adrian Peterson return to the field? It’s hard to say at this point, especially after Peterson was beating teammates in wind sprints at the end of April.
Now, remember this is straight-line speed from Peterson and while amazing to see at this point in his rehab, he still has a ways to go before his lateral quickness and cutting ability are back, as the knee will still need for time to stabilize.
Even if Peterson finds a way to return without a trip to the PUP list, Gerhart will take on more work in the offense, as it would be stupid and foolish for the Vikings to put Peterson on the field full time, especially after they gave him a long-term deal last September.
At this point, I expect Peterson to find his way on the PUP list, as the Vikings are a playoff team, and they will take it easy with the franchise player.
With that in mind, while Peterson is gone, Gerhart will hold RB2 status and you should be able to land him as a late RB3 at the draft. It’s usually six weeks for a player to return from the PUP, so Gerhart would be a weekly fantasy starter until he returns.
Coach Leslie Frazier has already noted that Gerhart will see expanded work in the offense, so keep Gerhart in mind when you hit the middle rounds of your draft.
| Rushing Stats | Receiving Stats | |||||
| Attempts | Yards | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | |
| 2012 Projected Stats | 196 | 823 | 5 | 30 | 270 | 0 |
2012 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: ADP's | Rankings | Mocks | Cheat Sheets + Auction Values
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| Year | Age | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | YScm | Fmb | ||||||
| 2010 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 81 | 322 | 1 | 4.0 | 21.5 | 5.4 | 21 | 167 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 489 | 3 |
| 2011 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 109 | 531 | 1 | 4.9 | 33.2 | 6.8 | 23 | 190 | 8.3 | 3 | 1.4 | 11.9 | 721 | 1 |
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Summer of 2011: Fantasy Projections
It was a fun ride for Toby Gerhart in Stanford but his fantasy value couldn’t have fallen on a worse team than the Minnesota Vikings as a second round pick in the 2010 draft. That said, Adrian Peterson was banged up down the stretch last season and Gerhart showed some like as a waiver wire pickup worthy runner.
This should continue to be the case moving forward in future years as Peterson’s hard running ways will catch up to him in the future and Gerhart is capable of lighting the load on the super star. Other than that, Gerhart is a hand cuff to Peterson at best as he has no value to be on a fantasy roster other than for that very reason, unless Peterson finds the trainers’ table.
| Rushing Stats | Receiving Stats | |||||
| Attempts | Yards | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | |
| 2011 Projected Stats | 98 | 421 | 3 | 25 | 213 | 0 |
2010 Preview
Toby Gerhart won’t have any fantasy value unless Adrian Peterson goes down with an injury. If that were to happen Gerhart would probably be in a committee with another runner and would receive the goal line chances.
2010 Fantasy Football Outlook
College / 2010 NFL Draft: Toby Gerhart had a fabulous career at Standford, and it finished with a season that almost won him the Heisman Trophy. For all of Gerhart’s success talk floated around this offseason that NFL teams might try to convert him into a fullback. Gerhart maintained that he wanted nothing to do with a switch.
In the end, the Vikings selected him in the second round of the draft, and he will fill the role left behind by Chester Taylor.
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2010 NFL Fantasy Football Player Rankings: Gerhart was a great move for the Vikings as they were in need of a runner that could be productive if Peterson sustained an injury. Unfortunately, I thought Gerhart could have more fantasy relevance in the NFL than what he does now, but as it stands, he is just a backup for a star runner.
I could see Gerhart as a possible threat to take away some touchdowns from Peterson because of his size and success in that area at Standford. Beyond that it will take an injury from Peterson before Gerhart is worth more than a hand cuff option for fantasy owners.
Assets
- Potential Touchdown Maker
- Good Offensive Line
- Winning Team
Liabilities
- Backup To Peterson
