Darrin Nelson had 981 carries for 4,231 yards and scored 23 touchdowns in 129 games for the Vikings in his career.
| NAME | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Nelson | 1982 |  MIN | 7 | 136 | 44 | 3.1 | 19.4 | 0 | 100 | 9 | 11.1 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| 2 | | D. Nelson | 1983 | MIN | 15 | 642 | 154 | 4.2 | 42.8 | 1 | 618 | 51 | 12.1 | 41.2 | 0 | |
| 3 | | D. Nelson | 1984 | MIN | 15 | 406 | 80 | 5.1 | 27.1 | 3 | 162 | 27 | 6.0 | 10.8 | 1 | |
| 4 | | D. Nelson | 1985 | MIN | 16 | 893 | 200 | 4.5 | 55.8 | 5 | 301 | 43 | 7.0 | 18.8 | 1 | |
| 5 | | D. Nelson | 1986 | MIN | 16 | 793 | 191 | 4.2 | 49.6 | 4 | 593 | 53 | 11.2 | 37.1 | 3 | |
| 6 | | D. Nelson | 1987 | MIN | 10 | 642 | 131 | 4.9 | 64.2 | 2 | 129 | 26 | 5.0 | 12.9 | 0 | |
| 7 | | D. Nelson | 1988 | MIN | 13 | 380 | 112 | 3.4 | 29.2 | 1 | 105 | 16 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 0 | |
| 8 | | D. Nelson | 1989 | MIN | 5 | 124 | 31 | 4.0 | 24.8 | 0 | 52 | 7 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 0 | |
| 9 | | D. Nelson | 1991 | MIN | 16 | 210 | 28 | 7.5 | 13.1 | 2 | 142 | 19 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 0 | |
| 10 | | D. Nelson | 1992 | MIN | 16 | 5 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Average | 12.9 | 423.1 | 98.1 | 4.3 | 32.8 | 1.8 | 220.2 | 25.1 | 8.8 | 17.1 | 0.5 | |||||
| Total | 129 | 4,231 | 981 | 4.3 | 32.8 | 18 | 2,202 | 251 | 8.8 | 17.1 | 5 |
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122.3
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