Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 2001
- Draft
- 2001Rd 1, Pk 27
- College
- Wisconsin
Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 2001
- Draft
- 2001Rd 1, Pk 27
- College
- Wisconsin
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 107
- CAR
- 842
- YDS
- 3,703
- AVG
- 4.4
- TD
- 13
- LNG
- 85
- FD
- 142
- FUM
- 11
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.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | MIN | 13 | 172 | 682 | 4.0 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIN | 16 | 255 | 1,296 | 5.1 | 5 | 85 | 47 | 3 |
| 2003 | MIN | 8 | 90 | 447 | 5.0 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 2 |
| 2004 | MIN | 11 | 70 | 276 | 3.9 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 1 |
| 2005 | MIN | 16 | 126 | 473 | 3.8 | 3 | 61 | 21 | 4 |
| 2006 | KC | 11 | 36 | 200 | 5.6 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 1 |
| 2007 |  KC/TB | 6 | 61 | 241 | 4.0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 0 |
| 2008 | TB | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | LAC | 6 | 23 | 65 | 2.8 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | LV | 7 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- CAR
- 22
- YDS
- 93
- AVG
- 4.2
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 18
- FD
- 6
- FUM
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 107
- CAR
- 7.9
- YDS
- 34.6
- AVG
- 4.4
- TD
- 0.1
- LNG
- 85
- FD
- 1.3
- FUM
- 0.1
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | MIN | 13 | 13.2 | 52.5 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 31 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIN | 16 | 15.9 | 81 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 85 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | MIN | 8 | 11.3 | 55.9 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 28 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | MIN | 11 | 6.4 | 25.1 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 25 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | MIN | 16 | 7.9 | 29.6 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 61 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| 2006 | KC | 11 | 3.3 | 18.2 | 5.6 | 0 | 41 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| 2007 | KC/TB | 6 | 10.2 | 40.2 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 28 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2008 | TB | 5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | LAC | 6 | 3.8 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 0 | 14 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2010 | LV | 7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
What were Michael Bennett's career stats?
ESPN's season-by-season log for Michael Bennett covers 10 seasons with the Vikings, the Chiefs, the Buccaneers, the Chargers and the Raiders; its career totals count every season. He had 842 carries for 3,703 yards, 159 catches for 1,294 yards and scored 19 touchdowns. His best season was 2002: 1,296 rushing yards, 5 rushing touchdowns and 5.1 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 4 postseasons, 2001 to 2010
All-time career rank
- 166th in rushing yards (3,703)
Among the 2,740 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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