Adrian Peterson
Adrian Lewis Peterson "All Day; Purple Jesus"
Born: March 21, 1985
Palestine, TX USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 217
College: Oklahoma
High School: Palestine (TX)
Career: 2007-2021
Drafted: 2007 in Round 1, #7 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Adrian Peterson played from 2007 to 2021 during his career with the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans and Washington Redskins. Peterson ran for 14,918 yards in his career on 3,230 attempts, scoring 120 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 305 passes for 2,474 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
 Minnesota Vikings |
 Arizona Cardinals |
 New Orleans Saints |
 Washington Redskins |
 Detroit Lions |
 Tennessee Titans |
 Seattle Seahawks |
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 238 | 1341 | 5.6 | 73 | 12 |
| 2008 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 363 | 1760 | 4.8 | 67 | 10 |
| 2009 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 314 | 1383 | 4.4 | 64 | 18 |
| 2010 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 283 | 1298 | 4.6 | 80 | 12 |
| 2011 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 208 | 970 | 4.7 | 54 | 12 |
| 2012 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 348 | 2097 | 6.0 | 82 | 12 |
| 2013 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 279 | 1266 | 4.5 | 78 | 10 |
| 2014 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 75 | 3.6 | 17 | 0 |
| 2015 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 327 | 1485 | 4.5 | 80 | 11 |
| 2016 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 37 | 72 | 1.9 | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 27 | 81 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 129 | 448 | 3.5 | 27 | 2 |
| 2018 | NFL Washington Redskins | 251 | 1042 | 4.2 | 90 | 7 |
| 2019 | NFL Washington Redskins | 211 | 898 | 4.3 | 32 | 5 |
| 2020 | NFL Detroit Lions | 156 | 604 | 3.9 | 38 | 7 |
| 2021 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 27 | 82 | 3.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Totals | 3230 | 14918 | 4.6 | 90 | 120 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 19 | 268 | 14.1 | 60 | 1 |
| 2008 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 125 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2009 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 43 | 436 | 10.1 | 63 | 0 |
| 2010 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 36 | 341 | 9.5 | 34 | 1 |
| 2011 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 18 | 139 | 7.7 | 22 | 1 |
| 2012 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 40 | 217 | 5.4 | 20 | 1 |
| 2013 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 29 | 171 | 5.9 | 22 | 1 |
| 2014 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 30 | 222 | 7.4 | 49 | 0 |
| 2016 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 2018 | NFL Washington Redskins | 20 | 208 | 10.4 | 52 | 1 |
| 2019 | NFL Washington Redskins | 17 | 142 | 8.4 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | NFL Detroit Lions | 12 | 101 | 8.4 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 305 | 2474 | 8.1 | 63 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 412 | 25.8 | 53 | 0 |
| 2008 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 428 | 25.2 | 53 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2008 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 0 | -12 | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 17 | -12 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2007 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |||||||
| 2008 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 2009 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | ||||||||
| 2010 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| 2011 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||
| 2012 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | |||||||
| 2013 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| 2015 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| 2017 | NFL Arizona Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 2018 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 2019 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 2020 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 2021 | NFL Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2021 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 120 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 758 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 9 |
| 2008 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 15 |
| 2009 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 15 |
| 2010 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 15 |
| 2011 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 12 |
| 2012 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 2013 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 14 |
| 2014 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 1 |
| 2017 | NFL | Arizona Cardinals | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 15 | 15 |
| 2020 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 10 |
| 2021 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | NFL | Tennessee Titans | 3 | 2 |
Awards
2007 - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
2008 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
2012 - AP MVP
2012 - AP Offensive Player of the Year
2012 - PFWA MVP
2012 - Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year)
Honors
2007 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2007 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2007 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2008 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2008 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2008 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2009 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2009 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
2009 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2010 - Pro Football Focus All-NFL (2nd Team)
2010 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2012 - Pro Football Focus All-NFL (1st Team)
2012 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
2012 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
2013 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
2015 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team )
2015 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
