Denard Robinson (RB, JAX) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: To know how much I dislike Toby Gerhart all you have to do is read this article I wrote a few weeks ago. Since then, Gerhart has done nothing to reassure me.  There was a chance that with Bortles as the QB we might see some improved numbers from Gerhart....but nope, he continued to be the 2.4 yards per carry back we’ve seen all year.

Enter Denard Robinson. Last year, Robinson was on kicking duty for the Jags but this year he seems to have moved into the backup running back role. He rushed 9 times times for a measly 25 yards on Sunday but that doesn’t tell the full story. Look, I wish I didn’t have to try to recommend any of the Jaguars running backs to you, but if you’re insistent on taking the chance on any of them it should be Robinson. Watching the game, he just looked way more explosive and “hungry” than anything we’ve seen out of Gerhart.

According to Player Profiler, he’s also in the 92nd percentile for the 40 yard dash which means he’s very fast. The Jaguars just need to figure a way to get him in space and then let that speed take over. Keep in mind that Robinson is only 199 pounds so he isn’t exactly built to handle a heavy workload. I would recommend picking up Robinson in deeper leagues just in case the Jaguars o-line suddenly figures out how to block or Robinson begins to take more and more snaps from Gerhart.