Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD 1D Succ% Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD 1D Succ% Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% Y/Tgt Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV Awards
2007 22 MIN NFL RB 14 9 238 1341 12 63 45.0 73 5.6 95.8 17.0 28 19 268 14.1 1 14 57.1 60 1.4 19.1 67.9 9.6 257 6.3 1609 13 4 12 PB,AP-2,AP ORoY-1
2008 23 MIN NFL RB 16 15 363 1760 10 82 45.5 67 4.8 110.0 22.7 39 21 125 6.0 0 4 25.6 16 1.3 7.8 53.8 3.2 384 4.9 1885 10 9 13 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-4,AP OPoY-2
2009 24 MIN NFL RB 16 15 314 1383 18 76 44.6 64 4.4 86.4 19.6 57 43 436 10.1 0 16 47.4 63 2.7 27.3 75.4 7.6 357 5.1 1819 18 7 16 PB,AP-1
2010 25 MIN NFL RB 15 15 283 1298 12 71 45.6 80 4.6 86.5 18.9 50 36 341 9.5 1 17 48.0 34 2.4 22.7 72.0 6.8 319 5.1 1639 13 1 11 PB,AP-2
2011 26 MIN NFL RB 12 12 208 970 12 48 45.7 54 4.7 80.8 17.3 24 18 139 7.7 1 5 29.2 22 1.5 11.6 75.0 5.8 226 4.9 1109 13 1 8
2012 27 MIN NFL RB 16 16 348 2097 12 88 46.8 82 6.0 131.1 21.8 51 40 217 5.4 1 11 45.1 20 2.5 13.6 78.4 4.3 388 6.0 2314 13 4 19 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-1,AP OPoY-1,AP CPoY-2
2013 28 MIN NFL RB 14 14 279 1266 10 61 43.7 78 4.5 90.4 19.9 40 29 171 5.9 1 11 42.5 22 2.1 12.2 72.5 4.3 308 4.7 1437 11 5 11 PB,AP-2
2014 29 MIN NFL RB 1 1 21 75 0 4 42.9 17 3.6 75.0 21.0 3 2 18 9.0 0 1 66.7 9 2.0 18.0 66.7 6.0 23 4.0 93 0 0 1
2015 30 MIN NFL RB 16 16 327 1485 11 72 44.3 80 4.5 92.8 20.4 36 30 222 7.4 0 9 41.7 49 1.9 13.9 83.3 6.2 357 4.8 1707 11 7 14 PB,AP-1,AP OPoY-7,AP CPoY-3
2016 31 MIN NFL RB 3 3 37 72 0 3 35.1 13 1.9 24.0 12.3 6 3 8 2.7 0 0 0.0 7 1.0 2.7 50.0 1.3 40 2.0 80 0 1 1
2017 32 2TM NFL RB 10 7 156 529 2 21 39.1 27 3.4 52.9 15.6 19 11 70 6.4 0 3 31.6 13 1.1 7.0 57.9 3.7 167 3.6 599 2 3 4
2017 32 NOR NFL RB 4 1 27 81 0 5 44.4 11 3.0 20.3 6.8 3 2 4 2.0 0 0 0.0 3 0.5 1.0 66.7 1.3 29 2.9 85 0 0 1
2017 32 ARI NFL RB 6 6 129 448 2 16 38.0 27 3.5 74.7 21.5 16 9 66 7.3 0 3 37.5 13 1.5 11.0 56.3 4.1 138 3.7 514 2 3 3
2018 33 WAS NFL RB 16 16 251 1042 7 47 45.8 90 4.2 65.1 15.7 26 20 208 10.4 1 9 50.0 52 1.3 13.0 76.9 8.0 271 4.6 1250 8 3 7 AP CPoY-3
2019 34 WAS NFL RB 15 15 211 898 5 41 46.0 32 4.3 59.9 14.1 23 17 142 8.4 0 7 47.8 22 1.1 9.5 73.9 6.2 228 4.6 1040 5 3 6
2020 35 DET NFL RB 16 10 156 604 7 34 44.2 38 3.9 37.8 9.8 18 12 101 8.4 0 4 55.6 23 0.8 6.3 66.7 5.6 168 4.2 705 7 0 5
2021 36 2TM NFL RB 4 3 38 98 2 6 42.1 16 2.6 24.5 9.5 4 4 8 2.0 0 0 25.0 5 1.0 2.0 100.0 2.0 42 2.5 106 2 1 1
2021 36 TEN NFL RB 3 2 27 82 1 4 44.4 16 3.0 27.3 9.0 4 4 8 2.0 0 0 25.0 5 1.3 2.7 100.0 2.0 31 2.9 90 1 0 1
2021 36 SEA NFL RB 1 1 11 16 1 2 36.4 7 1.5 16.0 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 1.5 16 1 1 0
15 Yrs 184 167 3230 14918 120 717 44.8 90 4.6 81.1 17.6 424 305 2474 8.1 6 111 42.9 63 1.7 13.4 71.9 5.8 3535 4.9 17392 126 49 129
17 Game Avg 17 15 298 1378 11 66 44.8 90 4.6 81.1 17.6 39 28 229 8.1 1 10 42.9 63 1.7 13.4 71.9 5.8 327 0.5 1607 12 5 12
MIN (10 Yrs) 123 116 2418 11747 97 568 45.0 82 4.9 95.5 19.7 334 241 1945 8.1 5 88 42.2 63 2.0 15.8 72.2 5.8 2659 5.1 13692 102 39 106
WAS (2 Yrs) 31 31 462 1940 12 88 45.9 90 4.2 62.6 14.9 49 37 350 9.5 1 16 49.0 52 1.2 11.3 75.5 7.1 499 4.6 2290 13 6 13
DET (1 Yr) 16 10 156 604 7 34 44.2 38 3.9 37.8 9.8 18 12 101 8.4 0 4 55.6 23 0.8 6.3 66.7 5.6 168 4.2 705 7 0 5
ARI (1 Yr) 6 6 129 448 2 16 38.0 27 3.5 74.7 21.5 16 9 66 7.3 0 3 37.5 13 1.5 11.0 56.3 4.1 138 3.7 514 2 3 3
NOR (1 Yr) 4 1 27 81 0 5 44.4 11 3.0 20.3 6.8 3 2 4 2.0 0 0 0.0 3 0.5 1.0 66.7 1.3 29 2.9 85 0 0 1
TEN (1 Yr) 3 2 27 82 1 4 44.4 16 3.0 27.3 9.0 4 4 8 2.0 0 0 25.0 5 1.3 2.7 100.0 2.0 31 2.9 90 1 0 1
SEA (1 Yr) 1 1 11 16 1 2 36.4 7 1.5 16.0 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 1.5 16 1 1 0
Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD 1D Succ% Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD 1D Succ% Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% Y/Tgt Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
2008 23 MIN NFL RB 1 1 20 83 2 2 35.0 40 4.2 83.0 20.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20 4.2 83 2 0
2009 24 MIN NFL RB 2 2 51 185 3 9 35.3 27 3.6 92.5 25.5 4 3 33 11.0 0 2 50.0 19 1.5 16.5 75.0 8.3 54 4.0 218 3 2
2012 27 MIN NFL RB 1 1 22 99 0 7 59.1 18 4.5 99.0 22.0 3 1 8 8.0 0 0 33.3 8 1.0 8.0 33.3 2.7 23 4.7 107 0 0
2015 30 MIN NFL RB 1 1 23 45 0 2 17.4 13 2.0 45.0 23.0 2 2 13 6.5 0 0 100.0 8 2.0 13.0 100.0 6.5 25 2.3 58 0 1
4 Yrs 5 5 116 412 5 20 36.2 40 3.6 82.4 23.2 10 6 54 9.0 0 2 50.0 19 1.2 10.8 60.0 5.4 122 3.8 466 5 3
17 Game Avg 17 17 394 1401 17 68 36.2 40 3.6 82.4 23.2 34 20 184 9.0 0 7 50.0 19 1.2 10.8 60.0 5.4 415 13.0 1584 17 10
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Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty Awards
2007 22 MIN NFL RB 14 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PB,AP-2,AP ORoY-1
2008 23 MIN NFL RB 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-4,AP OPoY-2
2011 26 MIN NFL RB 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 28 MIN NFL RB 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PB,AP-2
2015 30 MIN NFL RB 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 PB,AP-1,AP OPoY-7,AP CPoY-3
2017 32 2TM NFL RB 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 32 ARI NFL RB 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 34 WAS NFL RB 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 36 2TM NFL RB 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 36 TEN NFL RB 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Yrs 184 167 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 17 -12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 -1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
MIN (10 Yrs) 123 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 12 -12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WAS (2 Yrs) 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 Yr) 16 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ARI (1 Yr) 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NOR (1 Yr) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
TEN (1 Yr) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 Yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast Sfty Awards
2009 24 MIN NFL RB 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0
4 Yrs 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 0.0 3 3 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Kick & Punt Returns Table
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Ret Yds PRTD Lng Ret Yds KRTD Lng Y/Ret APYd Awards
2007 22 MIN NFL RB 14 9 0 0 0 0 16 412 0 53 25.8 2021 PB,AP-2,AP ORoY-1
2008 23 MIN NFL RB 16 15 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 1901 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-4,AP OPoY-2
15 Yrs 184 167 0 0 0 0 17 428 0 53 25.2 17808
17 Game Avg 17 15 0 0 0 0 2 40 0 5 25.2 1645
MIN (10 Yrs) 123 116 0 0 0 0 17 428 0 53 25.2 14108
WAS (2 Yrs) 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2290
DET (1 Yr) 16 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 705
ARI (1 Yr) 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 514
NOR (1 Yr) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85
TEN (1 Yr) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
SEA (1 Yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Ret Yds PRTD Lng Ret Yds KRTD Lng Y/Ret APYd Awards
2008 23 MIN NFL RB 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 103
4 Yrs 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 486
17 Game Avg 17 17 0 0 0 0 3 68 0 68 20.0 1652

Scoring Summary

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Scoring Summary Table
Other Scoring Other Scoring PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM D2P XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
2007 22 MIN NFL RB 14 9 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 5.6 PB,AP-2,AP ORoY-1
2008 23 MIN NFL RB 16 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 3.8 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-4,AP OPoY-2
2009 24 MIN NFL RB 16 15 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 6.8 PB,AP-1
2010 25 MIN NFL RB 15 15 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 5.2 PB,AP-2
2011 26 MIN NFL RB 12 12 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 6.5
2012 27 MIN NFL RB 16 16 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 80 5.0 PB,AP-1,AP MVP-1,AP OPoY-1,AP CPoY-2
2013 28 MIN NFL RB 14 14 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 4.7 PB,AP-2
2015 30 MIN NFL RB 16 16 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 4.1 PB,AP-1,AP OPoY-7,AP CPoY-3
2017 32 2TM NFL RB 10 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.2
2017 32 ARI NFL RB 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.0
2018 33 WAS NFL RB 16 16 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 3.0 AP CPoY-3
2019 34 WAS NFL RB 15 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 2.0
2020 35 DET NFL RB 16 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 2.6
2021 36 2TM NFL RB 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.0
2021 36 TEN NFL RB 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.0
2021 36 SEA NFL RB 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.0
15 Yrs 184 167 120 6 0 0 0 0 0 126 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 758 4.1
17 Game Avg 17 15 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 4.1
MIN (10 Yrs) 123 116 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 102 1 0 0 0 0 0 614 5.0
WAS (2 Yrs) 31 31 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 2.5
DET (1 Yr) 16 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 2.6
ARI (1 Yr) 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.0
NOR (1 Yr) 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TEN (1 Yr) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.0
SEA (1 Yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.0
Scoring Summary Table
PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
2008 23 MIN NFL RB 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12.0
2009 24 MIN NFL RB 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 9.0
4 Yrs 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 6.0
17 Game Avg 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 6.0

Snap Counts

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Snap Counts Table
Games Off. Def. ST
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Num Pct Num Pct Num Pct
2012*+27MINRB28161677175%00%00%
2013*28MINRB28141467474%00%00%
201429MINRB28114373%00%00%
2015*+30MINRB28161666465%00%00%
201631MINRB28338447%00%00%
2017322TMRB10730100
NORRB28414417%00%00%
25764%00%00%
201833WASRB26161647947%00%00%
201934WASRB26151540246%00%00%
202035DETRB28161031330%00%10%
2021362TMRB437200
TENRB8325427%00%00%
1826%00%00%
Career380301
5 yrsMIN5050223600
2 yrsWAS313188100
1 yr25700
1 yr1800
1 yrDET161031301
1 yrNOR414400
1 yrTEN325400

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Adrian Peterson?

Adrian Peterson is 39 years old.

When was Adrian Peterson born?

Adrian Peterson was born on March 21, 1985.

Where was Adrian Peterson born?

Adrian Peterson was born in Palestine, TX.

How tall is Adrian Peterson?

Adrian Peterson is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Adrian Peterson weigh when playing?

Adrian Peterson weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

Is Adrian Peterson in the Hall of Fame?

Adrian Peterson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Adrian Peterson play?

Adrian Peterson played 184 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Adrian Peterson have?

Adrian Peterson had 3,230 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Adrian Peterson have?

Adrian Peterson had 14,918 rushing yards over his career.

How many Super Bowls has Adrian Peterson won?

Adrian Peterson has never won a Super Bowl.

When did Adrian Peterson retire?

Adrian Peterson last played in 2021.

What is Adrian Peterson's Twitter account?

Adrian Peterson is on Twitter at AdrianPeterson.

What is Adrian Peterson's Instagram account?

Adrian Peterson is on Instagram at adrianpeterson.

What are Adrian Peterson's nicknames?

All Day; Purple Jesus is a nickname for Adrian Peterson.