From 2004 through 2011, Adrian Peterson had the most rushing yards by a rookie, with 1,341 yards in 2007.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Peterson | 1,341 | 2007 | 14 | 238 | 5.6 | 95.8 | 12 | 268 | 19 | 28 | 14.1 | 19.1 | 1 | |
| 2 |  | S. Slaton | 1,282 | 2008 | 16 | 268 | 4.8 | 80.1 | 9 | 377 | 50 | 59 | 7.5 | 23.6 | 1 | |
| 3 |  | M. Forte | 1,238 | 2008 | 16 | 316 | 3.9 | 77.4 | 8 | 477 | 63 | 76 | 7.6 | 29.8 | 4 | |
| 4 |  | C. Johnson | 1,228 | 2008 | 15 | 251 | 4.9 | 81.9 | 9 | 260 | 43 | 62 | 6.0 | 17.3 | 1 | |
| 5 | | C. Williams | 1,178 | 2005 | 14 | 290 | 4.1 | 84.1 | 6 | 81 | 20 | 25 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| 6 | | K. Jones | 1,133 | 2004 | 15 | 241 | 4.7 | 75.5 | 5 | 180 | 28 | 41 | 6.4 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| 7 | | W. McGahee | 1,128 | 2004 | 16 | 284 | 4.0 | 70.5 | 13 | 169 | 22 | 36 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | M. Lynch | 1,115 | 2007 | 13 | 280 | 4.0 | 85.8 | 7 | 184 | 18 | 26 | 10.2 | 14.2 | 0 | |
| 9 | | J. Addai | 1,081 | 2006 | 16 | 226 | 4.8 | 67.6 | 7 | 325 | 40 | 50 | 8.1 | 20.3 | 1 | |
| 10 |  | L. Blount | 1,007 | 2010 | 13 | 201 | 5.0 | 77.5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0 | |
| 11 | | K. Smith | 976 | 2008 | 16 | 238 | 4.1 | 61.0 | 8 | 286 | 39 | 54 | 7.3 | 17.9 | 0 | |
| 12 | | R. Grant | 956 | 2007 | 15 | 188 | 5.1 | 63.7 | 8 | 145 | 30 | 37 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| 13 | | K. Moreno | 947 | 2009 | 16 | 247 | 3.8 | 59.2 | 7 | 213 | 28 | 41 | 7.6 | 13.3 | 2 | |
| 14 | | B. Tate | 942 | 2011 | 15 | 175 | 5.4 | 62.8 | 4 | 98 | 13 | 19 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| 15 | | M. Jones-Drew | 941 | 2006 | 16 | 166 | 5.7 | 58.8 | 13 | 436 | 46 | 62 | 9.5 | 27.3 | 2 | |
| 16 | | R. Brown | 907 | 2005 | 15 | 207 | 4.4 | 60.5 | 4 | 232 | 32 | 47 | 7.3 | 15.5 | 1 | |
| 17 |  | D. Murray | 897 | 2011 | 13 | 164 | 5.5 | 69.0 | 2 | 183 | 26 | 35 | 7.0 | 14.1 | 0 | |
| 18 | | J. Stewart | 836 | 2008 | 16 | 184 | 4.5 | 52.3 | 10 | 47 | 8 | 17 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| 19 | | J. Jones | 819 | 2004 | 8 | 197 | 4.2 | 102.4 | 7 | 109 | 17 | 26 | 6.4 | 13.6 | 0 | |
| 20 | | B. Wells | 793 | 2009 | 16 | 176 | 4.5 | 49.6 | 7 | 143 | 12 | 16 | 11.9 | 8.9 | 0 | |
| 21 | | L. Maroney | 745 | 2006 | 14 | 175 | 4.3 | 53.2 | 6 | 194 | 22 | 30 | 8.8 | 13.9 | 1 | |
| 22 | | S. Young | 729 | 2007 | 15 | 140 | 5.2 | 48.6 | 1 | 231 | 35 | 43 | 6.6 | 15.4 | 0 | |
| 23 | | C. Ivory | 716 | 2010 | 12 | 137 | 5.2 | 59.7 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 17.0 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| 24 |  | C. Newton | 706 | 2011 | 16 | 126 | 5.6 | 44.1 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 27.0 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| 25 | | R. Mathews | 678 | 2010 | 12 | 158 | 4.3 | 56.5 | 7 | 145 | 22 | 26 | 6.6 | 12.1 | 0 | |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
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