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Minnesota Vikings Yards from Scrimmage Leaders

Career totals with the Vikings and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

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Adrian Peterson holds the Vikings career record with 13,695 yards from scrimmage. The single-season record is 2,314, by Adrian Peterson in 2012.

YDS REC TD Y/R Y/G TGT CTH% 1D YScm

All-time Vikings leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club YScm G
1 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2007–2016 13,695 123
2 Cris Carter Cris Carter 1990–2001 12,407 187
3 Randy Moss Randy Moss 1998–2010 9,475 111
4 Chuck Foreman Chuck Foreman 1973–1979 8,944 93
5 Bill Brown Bill Brown 1962–1974 8,934 180
6 Justin Jefferson Justin Jefferson 2020–2025 8,518 94
7 Robert Smith 1993–2000 8,110 98
8 Anthony Carter Anthony Carter 1985–1993 7,925 133
9 Dalvin Cook Dalvin Cook 2017–2022 7,787 73
10 Ted Brown 1979–1986 7,396 104
11 Adam Thielen Adam Thielen 2014–2025 6,923 134
12 Sammy White Sammy White 1976–1985 6,497 128
13 Darrin Nelson 1982–1992 6,433 129
13 Jake Reed 1991–2001 6,433 133
15 Steve Jordan 1982–1994 6,311 176
16 Dave Osborn Dave Osborn 1965–1975 5,732 137
17 Ahmad Rashad 1976–1982 5,497 98
18 Tommy Mason Tommy Mason 1961–1966 4,941 70
19 Stefon Diggs Stefon Diggs 2015–2019 4,782 70
20 Kyle Rudolph Kyle Rudolph 2011–2020 4,488 138
21 Michael Bennett Michael Bennett 2001–2005 4,214 63
22 Chester Taylor Chester Taylor 2006–2009 4,146 61
23 Rickey Young 1978–1983 3,999 89
24 Percy Harvin Percy Harvin 2009–2012 3,985 54
25 Hassan Jones 1986–1992 3,785 100

Single-season Vikings records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season YScm G
1 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2012 2,314 16
2 Dalvin Cook Dalvin Cook 2020 1,918 14
3 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2008 1,882 16
4 Robert Smith 2000 1,869 16
5 Justin Jefferson Justin Jefferson 2022 1,833 17
6 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2009 1,825 16
7 Chuck Foreman Chuck Foreman 1975 1,761 14
8 Ted Brown 1981 1,757 16
9 Chuck Foreman Chuck Foreman 1976 1,722 14
10 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2015 1,707 16
11 Terry Allen 1992 1,679 16
12 Dalvin Cook Dalvin Cook 2019 1,654 14
13 Randy Moss Randy Moss 2003 1,650 16
14 Michael Bennett Michael Bennett 2002 1,647 16
15 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2010 1,639 15
16 Justin Jefferson Justin Jefferson 2021 1,630 17
17 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2007 1,609 14
18 Bill Brown Bill Brown 1964 1,569 14
19 Aaron Jones Aaron Jones 2024 1,546 17
20 Justin Jefferson Justin Jefferson 2024 1,536 17
21 Ted Brown 1980 1,535 16
22 Chester Taylor Chester Taylor 2006 1,502 15
23 Robert Smith 1998 1,478 14
24 Dalvin Cook Dalvin Cook 2022 1,468 17
25 Robert Smith 1997 1,463 14