Not to be confused withAdrian Peterson (RB · 2002–2009).

Adrian Peterson is one of the most decorated running backs in NFL history — a near-certain Hall of Famer with a 87% enshrinement probability. one of the highest career value scores of 96 places Peterson in the top 1% of all running backs who ever played.

On the boards· Appears on 9 boards

Streaks4 straight · 1,000 rushing yards · 2007–10

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Adrian Peterson

7× Pro Bowl4× All-Pro👑 Dynasty DNA · 8 seasons · 1 titles Top 0% all-time RBsAll-Time Great🏟️ Minnesota Vikings Icon 📉 Fades · -23% playoffs

Career Value · VORP

334 career value over replacement — #92 all-time of 4,695. 25.7/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

Led league 5×16 top-10 Compiler35% in top 3 yrs 2-phase playertwo-way

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #7 (Rd 1) · MIN · 2007 · +32.7 vs expected KV-H

96actual

63.3 expected · Δ+32.7

💔+92.5 stolen VORP·3.6 szns lost

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Rushing								Receiving									Snap Counts						Defense
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	VAL	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2007	22	MIN	14	—	11.6	238	1,341	12	5.6	5.0	62	26.1	3	19	19	268	1	100.0%	14.1	14.1	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2008	23	MIN	16	—	3.6	363	1,760	10	4.8	2.8	81	22.3	4	21	21	125	0	100.0%	6.0	6.0	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	24	MIN	16	—	7.8	314	1,383	18	4.4	5.7	74	23.6	5	57	43	436	0	75.4%	10.1	7.6	—	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2010	25	MIN	15	—	9.3	283	1,298	12	4.6	4.2	70	24.7	1	50	36	341	1	72.0%	9.5	6.8	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	26	MIN	12	—	8.2	208	970	12	4.7	5.8	49	23.6	0	23	18	139	1	78.3%	7.7	6.0	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	27	MIN	16	—	14.9	348	2,097	12	6.0	3.4	85	24.4	2	51	40	217	1	78.4%	5.4	4.3	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	28	MIN	14	—	4.0	279	1,266	10	4.5	3.6	59	21.1	2	40	29	171	1	72.5%	5.9	4.3	—	11	674	73.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	29	MIN	1	—	—	21	75	0	3.6	0.0	3	14.3	0	3	2	18	0	66.7%	9.0	6.0	—	1	43	73.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	30	MIN	16	—	4.3	327	1,485	11	4.5	3.4	71	21.7	3	36	30	222	0	83.3%	7.4	6.2	—	8	664	64.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	31	MIN	3	—	—	37	72	0	1.9	0.0	3	8.1	1	6	3	8	0	50.0%	2.7	1.3	—	0	84	46.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	32	ARI / NO	10	—	0.0	156	529	2	3.4	1.3	20	12.8	2	19	11	70	0	57.9%	6.4	3.7	—	3	301	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	33	WAS	16	—	0.0	251	1,042	7	4.2	2.8	47	18.7	1	26	20	208	1	76.9%	10.4	8.0	—	9	479	46.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	34	WAS	15	—	0.0	211	898	5	4.3	2.4	41	19.4	1	23	17	142	0	73.9%	8.4	6.2	—	7	402	47.1%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	35	DET	16	—	0.0	156	604	7	3.9	4.5	34	21.8	0	18	12	101	0	66.7%	8.4	5.6	—	4	313	29.6%	—	0.0%	1	0.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	36	SEA / TEN	4	—	0.0	38	98	2	2.6	5.3	6	15.8	0	4	4	8	0	100.0%	2.0	2.0	—	0	72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	184	—	63.7	3,230	14,918	120	4.6	3.7	705	21.8	25	396	305	2,474	6	77.0%	8.1	6.2	—	108	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Regular-season all-time ranks

5thRushing Yards·14,918 yds 5thRushing Touchdowns·120

Postseason all-time ranks

31stPlayoff Rushing Touchdowns·5 60thPlayoff Rushing Yards·412 yds

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A top 1% all-time running back — a career that puts them among the greatest at their position in NFL history. Their above-average snap-level impact underscores the elite level they operated at.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 334 · #92 · All-Time

Worth 334 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 3% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 12 of 13 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +27.8 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

12 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+27.8

Avg surplus

peak +49

12 seasons × ~27.8 surplus ≈