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Why wasn't Gerhart the first RB drafted last year?

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Toby Gerhart led the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing yards (1,871), rushing touchdowns (28), total touchdowns (28).

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.

Even after all these accomplishments some teams wanted to turn him into a fullback. He was drafted #51 in the 2nd round to be a backup, and was the 5th RB drafted overall. Ever wonder why?

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Honestly I think teams questioned his burst and ability to break off big plays. That and many thought the bad ass linebackers were going to kill him bc of his physical style of running.

And he played on the west coast so nobody gave a sh*t.

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Honestly I think teams questioned his burst and ability to break off big plays. That and many thought the bad ass linebackers were going to kill him bc of his physical style of running.

And he played on the west coast so nobody gave a sh*t.

but the stats don't lie man

#2 in Heisman voting, lead all rushers in yards/touchdowns. best running back in college football that year(well, best that was in the draft).

YEP!

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Even after all these accomplishments some teams wanted to turn him into a fullback. He was drafted #51 in the 2nd round to be a backup, and was the 5th RB drafted overall. Ever wonder why?

not really, he lacks a certain level of speed and agility that kept him out of the first round.

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