Adrian Peterson vs Josh Jacobs

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Adrian Peterson and Josh Jacobs compared on their NFL careers: Adrian Peterson played 15 seasons, 2007 to 2021, Josh Jacobs 7 seasons, 2019 to 2025. Adrian Peterson has 14,918 rushing yards to Josh Jacobs's 7,803.

Who has the better career numbers?

Adrian Peterson and Josh Jacobs career totals
184GP105
14,918YDS7,803
120TD74
4.6AVG4.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Adrian Peterson and Josh Jacobs postseason
5GP3
412YDS219
5TD1
3.6AVG4.4

Where each stands all time

Adrian Peterson and Josh Jacobs all-time places
4th (14,918)Rushing yards44th (7,803)
5th (120)Rushing touchdowns21st (74)

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
  • Josh Jacobs: 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 Josh Jacobs 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.
1st20071,341125.620191,15074.8
2nd20081,760104.820201,065123.9
3rd20091,383184.4202187294.0
4th20101,298124.620221,653124.9
5th2011970124.7202380563.5
6th20122,097126.020241,329154.4
7th20131,266104.52025929134.0
8th20147503.6————
9th20151,485114.5————
10th20167201.9————
11th201752923.4————
12th20181,04274.2————
13th201989854.3————
14th202060473.9————
15th20219822.6————