League Leaders Who Led?
Adrian Peterson

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Adrian Peterson

2007–2021  ·  RB  ·  6'1", 220 lb  ·  b. 1985  ·  Oklahoma

Career 14,921 rush yds · 120 rush TD · 305 rec · 2,474 rec yds · 6 rec TD

Seasons leading his conference
16
10 best in the NFL 6 conference only
39 Top-5 finishes
6 Title seasons
5 Categories led
2012 Best season

Spanning 2007–2015, peaking at 4 titles in 2012.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1922

Among league leaders

  • 25th Conference titles 16
  • 32nd Best in the NFL 10
  • 54th Top-5 finishes 39

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led the whole NFL   led his conference
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Rushing Touchdowns 4 1st 2 yrs (2009–2010) 2009 18 2015 11 2007 NFC 12 2010 NFC 12 2011 #3 2012 #2 2013 #3
Rushing Yards 4 1st 2 yrs (2007–2008) 2008 1,757 2012 2,097 2015 1,485 2007 NFC 1,341 2009 #2 2010 #2
Yards from Scrimmage 3 1st 2 yrs (2008–2009) 2008 1,882 2012 2,314 2009 NFC 1,825 2007 #3 2010 #2 2015 #2
Rushing First Downs 3 1st — 2012 85 2015 71 2009 NFC 74 2007 #2 2008 #2 2010 #2
Rushing Attempts 2 1st — 2015 327 2012 NFC 348 2008 #2 2009 #2 2010 #3
Yards per Carry — #2 — 2007 #2 2012 #2

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
2015 4 YDS 1,485 TD 11 ATT 327 1D 71
2012 4 YDS 2,097 ATT 348 1D 85 YScm 2,314
2010 1 TD 12
2009 3 TD 18 1D 74 YScm 1,825
2008 2 YDS 1,757 YScm 1,882
2007 2 YDS 1,341 TD 12

Rushing

15 seasons
Year Team Lg G ATT YDS Y/A TD 1D FL
2007 MIN NFC 14 238 1,341 5.63 12 62 3
2008 MIN NFC 16 364 1,757 4.83 10 81 4
2009 MIN NFC 16 315 1,389 4.41 18 74 5
2010 MIN NFC 15 283 1,298 4.59 12 70 1
2011 MIN NFC 12 208 970 4.66 12 49 0
2012 MIN NFC 16 348 2,097 6.03 12 85 2
2013 MIN NFC 14 279 1,266 4.54 10 59 2
2014 MIN NFC 1 21 75 3.57 0 3 0
2015 MIN NFC 16 327 1,485 4.54 11 71 3
2016 MIN NFC 3 37 72 1.95 0 3 1
2017 ARI NFC 10 156 529 3.39 2 20 2
2018 WAS NFC 16 251 1,042 4.15 7 47 1
2019 WAS NFC 15 211 898 4.26 5 41 1
2020 DET NFC 16 156 604 3.87 7 34 0
2021 SEA NFC 4 38 98 2.58 2 6 0
Career — — 184 3,232 14,921 4.62 120 705 25

Receiving

15 seasons
Year Team Lg G REC TGT YDS Y/R TD 1D CTH%
2007 MIN NFC 14 19 — 268 14.11 1 13 —
2008 MIN NFC 16 21 — 125 5.95 0 4 —
2009 MIN NFC 16 43 57 436 10.14 0 16 75.4%
2010 MIN NFC 15 36 50 341 9.47 1 17 72.0%
2011 MIN NFC 12 18 23 139 7.72 1 5 78.3%
2012 MIN NFC 16 40 51 217 5.43 1 10 78.4%
2013 MIN NFC 14 29 40 171 5.90 1 11 72.5%
2014 MIN NFC 1 2 3 18 9.00 0 1 66.7%
2015 MIN NFC 16 30 36 222 7.40 0 8 83.3%
2016 MIN NFC 3 3 6 8 2.67 0 0 50.0%
2017 ARI NFC 10 11 19 70 6.36 0 3 57.9%
2018 WAS NFC 16 20 26 208 10.40 1 9 76.9%
2019 WAS NFC 15 17 23 142 8.35 0 7 73.9%
2020 DET NFC 16 12 18 101 8.42 0 4 66.7%
2021 SEA NFC 4 4 4 8 2.00 0 0 100.0%
Career — — 184 305 356 2,474 8.11 6 108 85.7%