Adrian Peterson vs Jonathan Taylor

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Adrian Peterson and Jonathan Taylor compared on their NFL careers: Adrian Peterson played 15 seasons, 2007 to 2021, Jonathan Taylor 7 seasons, 2020 to 2026. Adrian Peterson has 14,918 rushing yards to Jonathan Taylor's 7,788.

Who has the better career numbers?

Adrian Peterson and Jonathan Taylor career totals
184GP86
14,918YDS7,788
120TD73
4.6AVG4.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Adrian Peterson and Jonathan Taylor postseason
5GP1
412YDS78
5TD1
3.6AVG3.7

Where each stands all time

Adrian Peterson and Jonathan Taylor all-time places
4th (14,918)Rushing yards45th (7,788)
5th (120)Rushing touchdowns23rd (73)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Adrian Peterson: 0 championships; Comeback Player of the Year, MVP, Offensive Player of the Year
  • Jonathan Taylor: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Adrian Peterson and Jonathan Taylor season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.
1st20071,341125.620201,169115.0
2nd20081,760104.820211,811185.5
3rd20091,383184.4202286144.5
4th20101,298124.6202374174.4
5th2011970124.720241,431114.7
6th20122,097126.020251,585184.9
7th20131,266104.5202619044.4
8th20147503.6————
9th20151,485114.5————
10th20167201.9————
11th201752923.4————
12th20181,04274.2————
13th201989854.3————
14th202060473.9————
15th20219822.6————