The Facts: HC Gus Bradley said last month that Gerhart was more than ready to replace Maurice Jones-Drew as the bell-cow back in Jacksonville's backfield. The former Vikings understudy doesn't disagree. "I had the skill set to be a starter from the onset, but I was playing behind one of the best in the game," Gerhart recently said of Adrian Peterson. "I've gotten comfortable with the speed of the game, but don't have the wear and tear on my body of someone carrying it 250 times a year. I think I'm in a unique situation. Even though it's my fifth year in the league, I can come in and be a dominant guy. I'm ready for my shot now."

Diehards Line: As NFL.com notes, Gerhart lands in Jacksonville with just 276 attempts over his first four seasons. Jones-Drew left for the Oakland Raiders with 962 totes over the same span, including an NFL-leading 343 in 2011. Jordan Todman and Denard Robinson will see a piece of the action, but the Jaguars are intent to hand the ground game over to a 27-year-old back with no track record as a starter. Still, Gerhart produced when given a chance in Minnesota, chalking up 4.7 yards per carry and running with power. He's also the same guy who blasted his way to 1,871 yards and 28 touchdowns for Stanford in 2009, barely losing the Heisman to Mark Ingram. Bottom line? As the Florida Times-Union noted, Gerhart is a punishing back with respectable speed (4.53 seconds in the 40-yard dash). He admits he has to work on turning 5-yard runs into the 10- to 15-yard variety, which was a Jones-Drew specialty. All he asks is to be judged by his results. Fantasy football owners will be doing just that.