Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 2000
- Draft
- 2000Rd 1, Pk 19
- College
- Alabama
- MVP
- 2005
- Offensive Player of the Year
- 2005
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 2000
- Draft
- 2000Rd 1, Pk 19
- College
- Alabama
- MVP
- 2005
- Offensive Player of the Year
- 2005
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 123
- CAR
- 2,187
- YDS
- 9,453
- AVG
- 4.3
- TD
- 100
- LNG
- 88
- FD
- 495
- FUM
- 29
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.
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- CAR
- 169
- YDS
- 564
- AVG
- 3.3
- TD
- 8
- LNG
- 21
- FD
- 39
- FUM
- 1
What were Shaun Alexander's career stats?
Shaun Alexander played 9 seasons for the Seahawks and the Commanders. He had 2,187 carries for 9,453 yards, 215 catches for 1,520 yards and scored 112 touchdowns. His best season was 2005: 1,880 rushing yards, 27 rushing touchdowns and 5.1 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 5 postseasons, 2000 to 2008
Shaun Alexander led the NFL in rushing yards (2005) and rushing touchdowns (2001, 2005); finished top 10 in a stat 9 times; sits top 10 all time in rushing touchdowns.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 29th in rushing yards (9,453)
- 6th in rushing touchdowns (100)
Among the 2,691 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Rushing Yards: 2001 (6th), 2003 (8th), 2004 (2nd), 2005 (1st)
- Rushing Touchdowns: 2001 (1st), 2002 (2nd), 2003 (3rd), 2004 (2nd), 2005 (1st)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Shaun Alexander
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- Priest HolmesAlike in First downs, Rushing Yards, Yards per carry77out of 100 on profile similarity
- Emmitt SmithAlike in Yards per carry, Rushing Yards, First downs74out of 100 on profile similarity
- Adrian PetersonAlike in Carries, Yards per carry, First downs66out of 100 on profile similarity
- Larry JohnsonAlike in Yards per carry, Rushing Yards, Carries65out of 100 on profile similarity
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