Toby Gerhart
Gerhart with the Jacksonville Jaguars
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 28, 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Norco, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Norco (CA) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Stanford | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51 | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 1,675 |
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| Rushing average: | 4.2 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 7 |
| Receptions: | 100 |
| Receiving yards: | 809 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Toby Gerhart (born March 28, 1987) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for Stanford University, and was a unanimous All-American. In 2009 Gerhart won the Doak Walker Award and was the runner-up for the 2009 Heisman Trophy. He received 1,276 points in the Heisman voting, coming in second to Mark Ingram, Jr., who received 1,304 points; the 28-point margin was the closest vote in Heisman history. Gerhart 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. He held the Stanford record for most rushing yards in a season (1,871) until Christian McCaffrey broke it in 2015, but still holds Cardinal records for touchdowns in a season (28), and most touchdowns in a career (44).
Gerhart was born in Norco, California. He had a record-breaking career at running back for Norco High School. 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. 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.
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