which vikings rookie has the most rushing tds in a season

Adrian Peterson has scored the most rushing touchdowns by a Vikings rookie, with 12 touchdowns in 2007.

NAME RUSH TD SEASON TM GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
12
2007
MIN MIN
14
1,341
238
5.6
95.8
268
19
28
14.1
19.1
1
2 Onterrio Smith
O. Smith
5
2003
MIN MIN
15
579
107
5.4
38.6
129
15
20
8.6
8.6
0
3 D.J. Dozier
D.J. Dozier
5
1987
MIN MIN
9
257
69
3.7
28.6
89
12
7.4
9.9
2
4 Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
5
1961
MIN MIN
14
308
56
5.5
22.0
0
0
0.0
0
5 Ciatrick Fason
C. Fason
4
2005
MIN MIN
13
62
32
1.9
4.8
0
0
0
0.0
0
6 Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
4
1973
MIN MIN
12
801
182
4.4
66.8
362
37
9.8
30.2
2
7 Cordarrelle Patterson
C. Patterson
3
2013
MIN MIN
16
158
12
13.2
9.9
469
45
77
10.4
29.3
4
8 Tommy Mason
T. Mason
3
1961
MIN MIN
13
226
60
3.8
17.4
122
20
6.1
9.4
0
9 Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
2
2017
MIN MIN
4
354
74
4.8
88.5
90
11
16
8.2
22.5
0
10 Joe Webb
J. Webb
2
2010
MIN MIN
5
120
18
6.7
24.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
11 Michael Bennett
M. Bennett
2
2001
MIN MIN
13
682
172
4.0
52.5
226
29
38
7.8
17.4
1
12 Robert Smith
R. Smith
2
1993
MIN MIN
10
399
82
4.9
39.9
111
24
4.6
11.1
0
13 Terry Allen
T. Allen
2
1991
MIN MIN
15
563
120
4.7
37.5
49
6
8.2
3.3
1
14 Rick Fenney
R. Fenney
2
1987
MIN MIN
11
174
42
4.1
15.8
27
7
3.9
2.5
0
15 Alfred Anderson
A. Anderson
2
1984
MIN MIN
16
773
201
3.8
48.3
102
17
6.0
6.4
1
16 Joe Kapp
J. Kapp
2
1967
MIN MIN
13
167
27
6.2
12.8
0
0
0.0
0
17 Dave Osborn
D. Osborn
2
1965
MIN MIN
14
106
20
5.3
7.6
4
1
4.0
0.3
0
18 Ray Hayes
R. Hayes
2
1961
MIN MIN
13
319
73
4.4
24.5
121
16
7.6
9.3
0
19 Alexander Mattison
A. Mattison
1
2019
MIN MIN
13
462
100
4.6
35.5
82
10
12
8.2
6.3
0
20 C.J. Ham
C.J. Ham
1
2017
MIN MIN
16
13
7
1.9
0.8
68
7
8
9.7
4.3
0
21 Teddy Bridgewater
T. Bridgewater
1
2014
MIN MIN
13
209
47
4.4
16.1
0
0
0
0.0
0
22 Toby Gerhart
T. Gerhart
1
2010
MIN MIN
15
322
81
4.0
21.5
167
21
29
8.0
11.1
0
23 Tarvaris Jackson
T. Jackson
1
2006
MIN MIN
4
77
15
5.1
19.3
0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Darryl Harris
D. Harris
1
1988
MIN MIN
14
151
34
4.4
10.8
30
6
5.0
2.1
0
25 Jim Brim
J. Brim
1
1987
MIN MIN
3
36
2
18.0
12.0
282
18
15.7
94.0
2
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing touchdowns going back to the 1921 season.

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1
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