Toby Gerhart, RB, Minnesota Vikings

August 11, 2010 @ 18:00:00

By Bryce McRae
Edited by Cory J. Bonini

Toby Gerhart | Minnesota Vikings | 6-foot, 231 pounds | Rookie

2010 Projected NFL/Fantasy Football Statistics

Run Att		Run Yds		Run TD		Rec		Rec Yds		Rec TD		Tot TD
Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi	Lo	Hi
73	113	275	425	2	4	23	29	187	236	0	2	2	6

Pros: Gerhart has the frame and skills to be a solid short-yardage, goal line back when called upon. He ran for 1,871 yards (5.5 yards per carry) and scored 27 times on the ground during his senior campaign with the Stanford Cardinal last year. There is a void in this offense after the departure of Chester Taylor, who ran the ball 94 times and caught 44 passes in '09.

Cons: The rook still has a ways to go in learning the offense, especially picking up blitzes and reading defenses; he needs to do that if he wants to see the field as anything more than a rare spell for Adrian Peterson.

Fantasy tip: He's currently the third back on the depth chart, but we expect that to change soon. Gerhart is strictly a handcuff to AD, provided he overtakes Albert Young as the second back. Even if he doesn't for Week 1, he should eventually take over the backup role as the season develops. His upside is limited, so don't go out of your way to draft the No. 5-valued back.

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Brian, at 08:44 on 08/11/10, says: Toby will be a Goal Line Vulture, a sure cure for 'Mr. Butterfingers.' He is also a must have in T.D. only leagues. expect 7-8 T.D,s

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Bryce McRae
Bryce McRae is a Managing Editor with KFFL and has been involved in fantasy sports since 1999. He joined KFFL as a volunteer writer in March 2005 before becoming a Hot off the Wire Analyst in March 2006. He began working in his current capacity in September 2008. His work has appeared on fantasy sports sites such as Yahoo! and CBS Sportsline as well as in print. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2008 with a B.A. in History and U.S. Studies.

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