Adrian Peterson stats

Running Back · #21

Age 41 · 6' 1"

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Adrian Peterson played 15 NFL seasons, 2007 to 2021.

Stats

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
184
CAR
3,230
YDS
14,918
AVG
4.6
TD
120
LNG
90
FD
705
FUM
42

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2007MIN142381,3415.61273624
2008MIN163631,7604.81067819
2009MIN163141,3834.41864746
2010MIN152831,2984.61280701
2011MIN122089704.71254491
2012MIN163482,0976.01282853
2013MIN142791,2664.51078593
2014MIN121753.601730
2015MIN163271,4854.51180716
2016MIN337721.901331
2017NO/ARI101565293.4227203
2018WSH162511,0424.2790472
2019WSH152118984.3532412
2020DET161566043.9738340
2021TEN/SEA438982.621661

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Career Postseason

GP
5
CAR
116
YDS
412
AVG
3.6
TD
5
LNG
40
FD
19
FUM
2

Per game

Career regular season

GP
184
CAR
17.6
YDS
81.1
AVG
4.6
TD
0.7
LNG
90
FD
3.8
FUM
0.2

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.FD: First downs this player moved the chains for.FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not.
2007MIN1417.095.85.60.9734.40.3
2008MIN1622.7110.04.80.6675.10.6
2009MIN1619.686.44.41.1644.60.4
2010MIN1518.986.54.60.8804.70.1
2011MIN1217.380.84.71.0544.10.1
2012MIN1621.8131.16.00.8825.30.2
2013MIN1419.990.44.50.7784.20.2
2014MIN121.075.03.60.0173.00
2015MIN1620.492.84.50.7804.40.4
2016MIN312.324.01.90.0131.00.3
2017NO/ARI1015.652.93.40.2272.00.3
2018WSH1615.765.14.20.4902.90.1
2019WSH1514.159.94.30.3322.70.1
2020DET169.837.83.90.4382.10
2021TEN/SEA49.524.52.60.5161.50.3

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG · FD · FUM

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
184
PPR
2,744.2
HALF
2,591.7
STD
2,439.2
PPG
14.9

Fantasy points in ESPN’s default scoring, worked out here from the season lines: PPR with a point per catch, half-PPR with half, standard with none.

Ranked among NFL players with 4+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.PPR: Fantasy points with a point per catch — the scoring most leagues use.HALF: Fantasy points with half a point per catch.STD: Standard fantasy points: nothing for a catch, only yards, touchdowns and turnovers.PPG: PPR fantasy points per game played.
2007MIN14251.9242.4232.918
2008MIN16261.5251.0240.516.3
2009MIN16320.9299.4277.920.1
2010MIN15275.9257.9239.918.4
2011MIN12206.9197.9188.917.2
2012MIN16347.4327.4307.421.7
2013MIN14232.7218.2203.716.6
2014MIN111.310.39.311.3
2015MIN16260.7245.7230.716.3
2016MIN39.07.56.03
2017NO/ARI1078.973.467.97.9
2018WSH16189.0179.0169.011.8
2019WSH15147.0138.5130.09.8
2020DET16124.5118.5112.57.8
2021TEN426.624.622.66.7

What the columns mean: PPR · HALF · STD · PPG

Bio

Age
41 yearsMar 21, 1985
Height
6' 1"
Debut
2007
Birthplace
Palestine, TX
Draft
2007Rd 1, Pk 7
College
Oklahoma
MVP
2012
Comeback Player of the Year
2012
Offensive Player of the Year
2012

Latest performance

Adrian Peterson

Dec 05 · vs SF · W 30-23

CAR
11
YDS
16
AVG
1.5
TD
1
LNG
7
FUM
1

2007 NFL combine

RB, 6'1", 217 lb · Oklahoma

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.40s91st
Vertical jump38.5"89th
Broad jump10' 7"93rd
3-cone drill7.09s49th
20-yard shuttle4.40s22nd

Percentile: the share of RBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2007 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentATTYDSTD
Sun, Dec 05vsSFW 30-2311161
Sun, Nov 21vsHOUL 22-139400
Sun, Nov 14vsNOW 23-218210
Sun, Nov 07atLARW 28-1610211
Sun, Jan 03vsMINL 37-357631
Sat, Dec 26vsTBL 47-74100

What were Adrian Peterson's career stats?

Adrian Peterson played 15 seasons for the Vikings, the Cardinals, the Commanders, the Lions and the Titans. He had 3,230 carries for 14,918 yards, 305 catches for 2,474 yards and scored 126 touchdowns. His best season was 2012: 2,097 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns and 6.0 yards per carry.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2007 to 2021

Adrian Peterson led the NFL in rushing yards (2008, 2012, 2015) and rushing touchdowns (2009, 2015); finished top 10 in a stat 16 times; sits top 10 all time in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 5th in rushing yards (14,918)
  • 5th in rushing touchdowns (120)

Among the 2,985 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Adrian Peterson college stats

Adrian Peterson played 3 seasons at Oklahoma Sooners (2004 to 2006): 4,045 rushing yards and 41 rushing touchdowns on 747 carries.

rushing

Adrian Peterson's college rushing by season
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004Oklahoma Sooners3391,9255.71580
2005Oklahoma Sooners2201,1085.11484
2006Oklahoma Sooners1881,0125.41253

receiving

Adrian Peterson's college receiving by season
REC: Passes caught.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.AVG: Passing yards per throw, incompletions included. The league average sits near 7.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004Oklahoma Sooners5122.406
2005Oklahoma Sooners9505.6011
2006Oklahoma Sooners1013613.6169

defensive

Adrian Peterson's college defensive by season
SeasonSchoolTOTTOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLOSOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.ASTAST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PDPD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACKSACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FFFF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INTINT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2006Oklahoma Sooners110000000

scoring

Adrian Peterson's college scoring by season
REC: Passes caught.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2004Oklahoma Sooners015001500090
2005Oklahoma Sooners014001400084
2006Oklahoma Sooners012101300078

returning

Adrian Peterson's college returning by season
SeasonSchoolATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.FCLNGATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2006Oklahoma Sooners716200597162059

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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Playoff games

Adrian Peterson played 5 games across 4 NFL postseasons — 1 won, 4 lost.

Adrian Peterson's line in each playoff game
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
2015SEAL 10-923450
2012GBL 24-1022990
2009DALW 34-326630
2009NOL 31-28 OT251223
2008PHIL 26-1420832

What the columns mean: CAR

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.