![]() Gerhart hadn't received much playing time until Peterson's injury, but it's possible he'll be on the field more often Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. He hasn't had a run longer than 20 yards, a reception longer than 22 yards or a touchdown of any distance since the Eagles game. But I thought it was worth tracking how each running back performed and if the Vikings got enough out of the rest of the deal to justify passing on the most explosive Best.Īs it's turned out, Best has been a relative non-factor because of multiple turf toe injuries. It's in some ways an apples-to-oranges comparison because Gerhart wasn't a part of the deal. 30, while the Vikings drafted Gerhart at No. 100 overall and the Lions moving back to No. The teams also swapped fourth-round picks, with the Vikings moving up to No. 34 overall pick and a seventh-rounder (No. ![]() 30 overall pick to the Lions in exchange for the No. In a rare intra-division trade, the Vikings sent their No. To review, the Lions and Vikings both entered the April draft in need of a running back. So now is as good of a time as any to bring the numbers up to date. Not much happened for either tailback over the next two months, at least not until Gerhart replaced an injured Adrian Peterson and carried 22 times last Sunday in the Minnesota Vikings' 17-13 victory over the Washington Redskins. We started tracking the Jahvid Best-Toby Gerhart rivalry in Week 2 after Best broke out with 232 all-purpose yards in the Detroit Lions' near-upset of the Philadelphia Eagles.
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