
Running back, Oklahoma, 2004–06
Adrian Peterson
- Hometown
- Palestine, TX
- Born
- Mar 21, 1985, in Palestine, Texas
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Adrian Peterson played running back at Oklahoma (2004–06). He finished second in the 2004 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2004. The Minnesota Vikings took Peterson in the first round, No. 7 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
249rushing yards, career highat Oklahoma State, 20043rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Middle Tennessee, 2006Honors
- 2004Jim Brown Trophy
- 2004Touchdown Club of Columbus Freshman of the Year
- 2004Consensus All‑American
- 2004Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year
- 2004Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year
- 2004, 2005, 2006First-team All-Big 12
- 2004Second in the Heisman vote
Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2004 and 2006
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here).
Game by game
2006 Oklahoma 7 games, 1,012 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 24–17 | 24 | 139 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 69 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 37–20 | 32 | 165 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 33–34 | 34 | 211 | 1 | 35 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 59–0 | 27 | 128 | 3 | 34 | 1 | −3 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | L 10–28 | 25 | 109 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 10 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 34–9 | 26 | 183 | 2 | 53 | 3 | 45 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 42–43 | 20 | 77 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 9 |
2005 Oklahoma 11 games, 1,108 rushing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 10–17 | 22 | 63 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 7 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 31–15 | 32 | 220 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 17 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 24–41 | 23 | 58 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 43–21 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 22 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 12–45 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 19–3 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | W 31–24 | 24 | 146 | 2 | 58 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 36–30 | 27 | 135 | 2 | 20 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 21–23 | 29 | 108 | 2 | 14 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 42–14 | 24 | 237 | 2 | 84 | – | – |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | W 17–14 | 23 | 84 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 8 |
2004 Oklahoma 13 games, 1,925 rushing yards, 15 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 40–24 | 16 | 100 | 1 | 35 | – | – |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 63–13 | 25 | 117 | 2 | 38 | 1 | −1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 31–7 | 24 | 183 | 2 | 40 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | vs. | W 28–13 | 22 | 146 | 1 | 61 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 12–0 | 32 | 225 | 0 | 44 | – | – |
| Oct 16 | at | W 31–21 | 36 | 130 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 41–10 | 22 | 122 | 1 | 21 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at | W 38–35 | 33 | 249 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | at | W 42–35 | 29 | 101 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 30–3 | 15 | 58 | 0 | 28 | – | – |
| Nov 20 | at | W 35–0 | 32 | 240 | 3 | 49 | – | – |
| Dec 4 | vs. | W 42–3 | 28 | 172 | 3 | 32 | – | – |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. | L 19–55 | 25 | 82 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2007 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1½″ |
| Weight | 217 lb |
| Arm length | 33¾″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.41 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′7″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.09 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
15 seasons, 184 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.
Pro Bowls: 7 (2007–10, 2012–13, 2015) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 4 (2008–09, 2012, 2015) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2007, 2010, 2013)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2008–09, 2012, 2015; AP second team 2007, 2010, 2013; Pro Football Writers first team 2008–09, 2012, 2015; Sporting News first team 2007–09, 2012, 2015.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 238 | 1,341 | 12 | 19 | 268 |
| 2008 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 364 | 1,757 | 10 | 21 | 125 |
| 2009 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 315 | 1,389 | 18 | 43 | 436 |
| 2010 | Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 283 | 1,298 | 12 | 36 | 341 |
| 2011 | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 208 | 970 | 12 | 18 | 139 |
| 2012 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 348 | 2,097 | 12 | 40 | 217 |
| 2013 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 279 | 1,266 | 10 | 29 | 171 |
| 2014 | Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 21 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 327 | 1,485 | 11 | 30 | 222 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 37 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2017 | Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 156 | 529 | 2 | 11 | 70 |
| 2018 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 251 | 1,042 | 7 | 20 | 208 |
| 2019 | Washington Redskins | 15 | 211 | 898 | 5 | 17 | 142 |
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 156 | 604 | 7 | 12 | 101 |
| 2021 | Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 38 | 98 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| NFL career | 184 | 3,232 | 14,921 | 120 | 305 | 2,474 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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