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Toby Gerhart
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Gerhart at the 2008 Big Game
Minnesota Vikings
Career information
College:Stanford
NFL draft:2010 / round: 2 / pick: 51
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2010
Attempts:17
Rushing yards:57
Rushing TDs:0
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Toby Gerhart (born March 28, 1987 in Norco, California) is a running back for the Minnesota Vikings. He is a consensus All-American running back and was drafted in the mid 2nd round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He won the Doak Walker Award in 2009.[1] He was also the runner-up for the 2009 Heisman Trophy.[2] Gerhart received 1276 points in the Heisman voting, coming in second to Mark Ingram, Jr., who received 1304 points; the 28-point margin was the closest vote in Heisman history.[3] He had a breakout senior season in 2009, leading all running backs in the nation in rushing yards, touchdowns, and points scored, and setting several Pac 10 and school records. Gerhart holds the Stanford records for most rushing yards in a season (1,871), most touchdowns in a season (28), and most touchdowns in a career (44).

High school career

Gerhart had a record-breaking career at running back for Norco High School in Norco, California. He set a California state record for rushing yards with 9,662 yards in his career. As of December 2009, Gerhart holds the third highest career total of running yards in national high school football history.[4] He led Norco High School to the CIF Division 5 Southern Section football championship on December 9, 2005. Gerhart was named the Gatorade High School Player of the Year for the state of California and was named California's Mr. Football by Cal-Hi Sports. Gerhart also played baseball and graduated as a valedictorian of his high school class.[5]

College football

Gerhart's high school statistics garnered him interest from many top college football programs. He ultimately committed to Stanford University.

2006

In his freshman year, Gerhart backed up Anthony Kimble at the halfback position, starting one game. He rushed for 375 yards for the season, as Stanford struggled to a 1-11 record.

2007

In 2007, Gerhart played in only one game, against San Jose State, in which he rushed for 140 yards and one touchdown before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

Gerhart (no. 7) carries the ball during the 2008 Big Game.

2008

In 2008, Gerhart had a breakout season. He set the Stanford single-season rushing record with 1,136 yards, breaking Tommy Vardell's school record of 1,084 yards. Gerhart was the fifth player in Stanford history to run for 1,000 yards or more in a season, after Darrin Nelson, Brad Muster, Jon Volpe, and Vardell. He scored 15 rushing touchdowns, then the second highest single season total in Stanford history. His 8 games with 100 or more rushing yards were a Stanford record. He tied a Stanford record with four rushing touchdowns against Washington State. Gerhart averaged 5.4 yards per carry and finished third in the Pac-10 in rushing.

2009

In 2009, Gerhart had 1,871 rushing yards and 28 rushing touchdowns.[6] Gerhart led the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing yards (1,871), rushing touchdowns (28), total touchdowns (28), and points scored (172 points). His 3,522 career rushing yards are the second most in Stanford history, behind Darrin Nelson's 4,033 yards.

Gerhart rushed for over 100 yards in 11 of his 13 games in 2009. On September 26, 2009, he became only the sixth person in Stanford history to rush for 200 yards in a game, with 200 yards on 27 carries against Washington. On November 7, 2009, Gerhart recorded his second 200-yard game of the season, running for 223 yards against the 7th-ranked Oregon Ducks, breaking the Stanford single-game rushing record previously held by Jon Volpe. On November 28, Gerhart ran for 205 yards and three rushing touchdowns in a 45-38 win over Notre Dame. This was his third 200-yard game of the season. Gerhart again tied the school record for rushing touchdowns in a game by running for four touchdowns against Cal. Gerhart also threw one pass in 2009, completing it for an 18-yard touchdown against Notre Dame.

Gerhart led Stanford to an 8-5 record and its first bowl berth in eight years. He finished the season first in Division 1A in rushing yards (1,871) and rushing touchdowns (28).[7]

Gerhart was a consensus 2009 First-team All-America selection. He was named the 2009 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year. He was one of five finalists for the 2009 Heisman Trophy and finished in second place behind Mark Ingram by 28 points, the slimmest margin in the trophy's 74-year history. Gerhart is the winner of the 2009 Doak Walker Award as the best running back in the nation and of the Jim Brown Trophy presented to the top running back in college football by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. Gerhart won the Touchdown Club of Columbus' Archie Griffin Award, which is awarded after the completion of the bowl games to college football's MVP for the season.

Gerhart was a starting outfielder for the Cardinal baseball team. He passed up the opportunity to play professional baseball after the 2009 season to return for his senior year at Stanford.[8]

He majored in Management Science and Engineering.[9]

Personal

Gerhart's father Todd was a running back at Cal State Fullerton, played in the USFL, and coached him in high school.[10] Toby is the oldest of six children, four of them collegiate athletes. Brother Garth is an offensive lineman at Arizona State,[11] while three sisters (who are triplets) play softball: Kelsey[12] and Teagan[13] play at Stanford, and Whitley plays at Cal Poly.[14] Youngest brother Coltin plays the position of quarterback.

Statistics

Season Rushing Receiving
Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
2006 106 375 3.5 38 0 15 124 8.3 16 0
2007 12 140 11.7 48 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 210 1,136 5.4 46 15 13 114 8.8 21 0
2009 343 1,871 5.5 61 28 11 157 14.3 33 0
Total 671 3,522 5.2 61 44 39 395 10.1 33 0

Awards and honors

Gerhart's Doak Walker Award on display at the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame

Records

Pac-10 records

  • Most rushing touchdowns in a season (28) in 2009
  • Most total touchdowns in a season (28) in 2009
  • Most points scored in a season (172) in 2009

Stanford career records

  • Most career touchdowns (44)
  • Most career rushing touchdowns (44)
  • Most career 100 yard rushing games (20)
  • Most career 200 yard rushing games (3) (tied)

Stanford single season records (2009)

  • Most rushing yards in a season (1,871)
  • Most rushing touchdowns in a season (28)
  • Most total touchdowns in a season (28)
  • Most points scored in a season (172)
  • Most yards from scrimmage in a season (2,028)
  • Most 100 yard rushing games in a season (11)
  • Most 200 yard rushing games in a season (3)
  • Most consecutive 100 yard rushing games (7)

Stanford single game records

  • Most rushing yards in a game (223)
  • Most rushing touchdowns in a game (4) (twice) (tied)

Professional career

Baseball

Gerhart was offered a lucrative contract to play baseball after the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft in June, but opted to play football during the 2009 college football season.[16]

Football

Pre-Draft

Due to his knee injury in 2007, he had a potential additional year of college football eligibility. He chose to forgo this additional year and enter the 2010 NFL Draft.[17]

Minnesota Vikings

Gerhart was drafted in the second round as the 51st overall selection by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2010 NFL draft. He and the Vikings agreed to a four-year contract on July 30.

References

  1. ^ "2010 NFL Draft RB ranking", CBS Sports, retrieved February 8, 2010
  2. ^ "McCoy among five finalists for Heisman". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  3. ^ "Ingram delivers Alabama its first Heisman". rivals.com. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
  4. ^ Stephens, Mitch (December 11, 2009). "Starting Point: Heisman finalists rated on high school credentials". maxpreps.com. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  5. ^ Scout.com: Toby Gerhart profile
  6. ^ "Stanford Cardinal depth chart".
  7. ^ "FBS (Division I-A) Player Rushing Statistics - 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  8. ^ Baseball - Stanford University Official Athletic Site
  9. ^ Kiefer, David (2009-12-08). "Toby Gerhart: From Dream to Reality". Stanford Athletics. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  10. ^ FitzGerald, Tom (2009-11-18). "Stanford's star stays grounded". SFGate.com. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
  11. ^ "Player Bio: Garth Gerhart". Arizona State University. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
  12. ^ "Player Bio: Kelsey Gerhart". Stanford University. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
  13. ^ "Player Bio: Teagan Gerhart". Stanford University. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
  14. ^ "Player Bio: Whitley Gerhart". California Polytechnic State University. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
  15. ^ "Pac-10 Named 2009-10 Tom Hansen Conference Medal Winners". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2010-07-23. [dead link‍]
  16. ^ "No Easy Catch".
  17. ^ "2010 NFL Draft Early Entries & Projections".
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