most rushing yards by seven round draft pick

Adrian Peterson has rushed for the most career yards by a #7 overall pick, with 14,918 yards.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	14,918	184	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
2	Thomas Jones T. Jones	10,591	180	2,678	4.0	58.8	68	2,023	308	410	6.6	11.2	3
3	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	7,378	152	1,844	4.0	48.5	51	1,860	270		6.9	12.2	5
4	Josh Allen J. Allen	5,006	136	932	5.4	36.8	88	20	2	3	10.0	0.1	2
5	Donny Anderson D. Anderson	4,696	126	1,197	3.9	37.3	41	2,548	209		12.2	20.2	14
6	Tom Matte T. Matte	4,646	142	1,200	3.9	32.7	45	2,869	249		11.5	20.2	12
7	Darrin Nelson D. Nelson	4,442	152	1,020	4.4	29.2	18	2,559	286		8.9	16.8	5
8	Clarence Peaks C. Peaks	3,660	105	951	3.8	34.9	21	1,793	190		9.4	17.1	3
9	Ronnie Bull R. Bull	3,222	123	881	3.7	26.2	9	1,479	172		8.6	12.0	5
10	Mel Farr M. Farr	3,072	69	739	4.2	44.5	26	1,374	146		9.4	19.9	10
11	Joe Childress J. Childress	2,210	96	530	4.2	23.0	3	1,700	121		14.0	17.7	13
12	Tim Worley T. Worley	1,792	48	455	3.9	37.3	8	253	35		7.2	5.3	0
13	Cecil Isbell C. Isbell	1,522	54	422	3.6	28.2	10	174	15		11.6	3.2	0
14	Phil Simms P. Simms	1,252	164	349	3.6	7.6	6	7	2		3.5	0.0	0
15	Al Carmichael A. Carmichael	947	84	222	4.3	11.3	4	1,633	112		14.6	19.4	8
16	Lloyd Cardwell L. Cardwell	905	57	205	4.4	15.9	8	932	51		18.3	16.4	5
17	Jug Girard J. Girard	703	114	194	3.6	6.2	3	1,838	109		16.9	16.1	15
18	Bill Munson B. Munson	548	107	130	4.2	5.1	3	-6	1		-6.0	-0.1	0
19	Joe Profit J. Profit	471	23	133	3.5	20.5	3	130	14		9.3	5.7	0
20	Curtis Conway C. Conway	465	167	50	9.3	2.8	3	8,230	594	581	13.9	49.3	52
21	Byron Leftwich B. Leftwich	415	60	137	3.0	6.9	10	-7	1	1	-7.0	-0.1	0
22	Todd Blackledge T. Blackledge	325	46	81	4.0	7.1	2	0	0			0.0	0
23	Johnny Pingel J. Pingel	301	9	74	4.1	33.4	1	0	0			0.0	0
24	Bobby Thomason B. Thomason	290	85	94	3.1	3.4	6	0	0			0.0	0
25	Johnny Lattner J. Lattner	237	12	69	3.4	19.8	5	305	25		12.2	25.4	2

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More Vikings Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,022

Murray

RUSH

474

Jones

REC

393

Jefferson

Team Rankings

PPG

18.3

27th

OPP PPG

14.5

1st

RUSH YDS/G

106.0

19th

PASS YDS/G

179.6

31st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bears	7	2	.778
Lions	6	2	.750
Vikings	6	2	.750
Packers	6	3	.667

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 11/29	ATL	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	CAR	@	MIN	4:25 PM
Thu 12/10	MIN	@	NE	8:15 PM

Last Game

Bills

7 - 1

Final

Vikings

6 - 2

Mon 9 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Likely

7

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

101.5

Likely

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	3	1	.611
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	3	5	1	.389
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000