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Player Dossier
2006-2009Stanford
Toby Gerhart
RB • 6'1" • Norco, CA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Toby Gerhart leans workhorse runner traits and 57.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
86
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
Toby Gerhart built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Norco, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Toby Gerhart's career was his backfield work: 3,522...
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- Committed To
- Georgia State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2010
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 51
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Toby Gerhart, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Stanford. Toby Gerhart leans workhorse runner traits and 57.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,917
- Rushing yards
- 3,522
- Receiving yards
- 395
- Touchdowns
- 44
Quick Answers
Toby Gerhart quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Stanford · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,917
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2009 Postseason · Stanford
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Warner Robins · Georgia State
- High school pipeline
- Warner Robins · 19 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2010 · Round 2 · Pick 19 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2009
- 2009 Scrimmage yards rank
- 2,028 scrimmage yards · RB 2nd (top 1%) · Pac-10 1st (top 1%) · National 2nd (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Stanford | 12 | 499 | 375 | 124 | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Stanford | 1 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 1 | 64.6 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Stanford | 12 | 1,250 | 1,136 | 114 | 15 | 74.7 |
| 2009 Postseason | Stanford | 13 | 143 | 135 | 8 | 1 | 83.9 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Stanford | 13 | 1,885 | 1,736 | 149 | 27 | 83.9 |
Related Context
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Toby Gerhart played RB for Stanford. Across 4 tracked seasons, Toby Gerhart recorded 18 passing yards, 3,522 rushing yards, and 395 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Stanford.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
Stanford paired 2,028 primary output with 57.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 57.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · Stanford
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
156
Efficiency
57.9
Usage
50.7
Consistency
77.8
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 143. Washington State: 121. Wake Forest: 94. San José State: 121. Washington: 200. UCLA: 158. Oregon State: 107. Arizona: 141. Arizona State: 130. Oregon: 223. USC: 187. California: 165. Notre Dame: 238
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 33 by 44.4. Washington State: 23 by 54.8. Wake Forest: 18 by 51.9. San José State: 25 by 49.6. Washington: 27 by 77.2. UCLA: 31 by 50.1. Oregon State: 21 by 51.2. Arizona: 29 by 47.7. Arizona State: 28 by 48.3. Oregon: 38 by 61.1. USC: 30 by 64.3. California: 21 by 75.2. Notre Dame: 30 by 77.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins172.3 · Games = 8 · +42.3 vs Losses
Losses130 · Games = 5 · -42.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
77.2 vs Notre Dame
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/31 | vs Oklahoma100 rush yards | L 27-31 | 32 | 135 | 4.20 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4.3 |
| Sun 11/29 | vs Notre Dame100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 45-38 | 29 | 205 | 7.10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 7.9 |
| Sun 11/22 | vs California100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 28-34 | 20 | 136 | 6.80 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 7.9 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ USC100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 55-21 | 29 | 178 | 6.10 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6.2 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Oregon100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 51-42 | 38 | 223 | 5.90 | 3 | — | — | 5.9 |
| Sun 10/25 | vs Arizona State100 rush yards | W 33-14 | 27 | 125 | 4.60 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Arizona100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 38-43 | 28 | 123 | 4.40 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4.9 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Oregon State2+ TD | L 28-38 | 20 | 96 | 4.80 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5.1 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs UCLA100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 24-16 | 29 | 134 | 4.60 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 5.1 |
| Sun 9/27 | vs Washington100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 34-14 | 27 | 200 | 7.40 | 1 | — | — | 7.4 |
| Sun 9/20 | vs San José State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 42-17 | 24 | 113 | 4.70 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4.8 |
| Sat 9/12 | @ Wake Forest | L 17-24 | 17 | 82 | 4.80 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5.2 |
| Sat 9/5 | @ Washington State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 39-13 | 23 | 121 | 5.30 | 2 | — | — | 5.3 |
Player Story
Toby Gerhart story
Toby Gerhart built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a running back from Norco, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Toby Gerhart's career was his backfield work: 3,522 rushing yards, 671 carries, 43 rushing touchdowns, and 395 receiving yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Stanford. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 18 passing yards and 395 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Stanford.
The arc is straightforward: Toby Gerhart moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Stanford
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20062007200820092009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Stanford | 499 | 38.5 | 22.1 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | Stanford | 140 | 98.6 | 18.5 | -359 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Stanford | 1,250 | 58.1 | 35.3 | 1,110 |
| 2009 Postseason | Stanford | 2,028 | 57.9 | 50.7 | 778 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Stanford | 2,028 | 57.9 | 50.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Notre Dame
Week 13 · W 45-38
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
238
Scrimmage Yards
92.4 takeover
238 scrimmage yards and 47.6 usage.
#2
vs Oregon State
Week 1 · W 36-28 · Conference game
147
Scrimmage Yards
92.2 takeover
Win with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
147 scrimmage yards and 34.5 usage.
#3
vs San José State
Week 4 · W 23-10
151
Scrimmage Yards
89.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
151 scrimmage yards and 46.9 usage.
#4
vs Washington
Week 4 · W 34-14 · Conference game
200
Scrimmage Yards
87.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
200 scrimmage yards and 48.2 usage.
#5
vs Oregon
Week 10 · W 51-42 · Conference game
223
Scrimmage Yards
84.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
223 scrimmage yards and 59.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Postseason · Stanford
2,028 primary output · 57.9 efficiency · 50.7 usage
83.9
#2
2009 Regular Season · Stanford
83.9
2,028 primary · 57.9 efficiency · 50.7 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Stanford
74.7
1,250 primary · 58.1 efficiency · 35.3 usage
Milestones
20
100+ rush yards
7
150+ scrimmage yards
13
2+ TD games
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