most rushing yards by vikings rb all-time

Adrian Peterson has the most career rushing yards for the Vikings by a running back, with 11,747 yards.

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	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	11,747	123	2,418	4.9	95.5	97	1,945	241	333	8.1	15.8	5
2	Robert Smith R. Smith	6,818	98	1,411	4.8	69.6	32	1,292	178	74	7.3	13.2	6
3	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	5,993	73	1,282	4.7	82.1	47	1,794	221	287	8.1	24.6	5
4	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	5,887	93	1,533	3.8	63.3	52	3,057	336		9.1	32.9	23
5	Bill Brown B. Brown	5,757	180	1,627	3.5	32.0	52	3,177	284		11.2	17.7	23
6	Ted Brown T. Brown	4,546	104	1,117	4.1	43.7	40	2,850	339		8.4	27.4	13
7	Dave Osborn D. Osborn	4,320	137	1,173	3.7	31.5	29	1,412	173		8.2	10.3	7
8	Darrin Nelson D. Nelson	4,231	129	981	4.3	32.8	18	2,202	251		8.8	17.1	5
9	Tommy Mason T. Mason	3,252	70	761	4.3	46.5	28	1,689	151		11.2	24.1	11
10	Michael Bennett M. Bennett	3,174	64	713	4.5	49.6	12	1,040	126	147	8.3	16.3	5
11	Chester Taylor C. Taylor	2,797	61	655	4.3	45.9	18	1,357	160	208	8.5	22.2	3
12	Terry Allen T. Allen	2,795	47	641	4.4	59.5	23	675	72		9.4	14.4	3
13	Alfred Anderson A. Anderson	2,374	108	626	3.8	22.0	22	1,042	114		9.1	9.6	5
14	Alexander Mattison A. Mattison	2,370	75	584	4.1	31.6	11	718	100	128	7.2	9.6	6
15	Herschel Walker H. Walker	2,264	42	551	4.1	53.9	20	681	86		7.9	16.2	5
16	Clint Jones C. Jones	2,008	75	547	3.7	26.8	19	306	31		9.9	4.1	0
17	Oscar Reed O. Reed	1,968	79	490	4.0	24.9	8	676	92		7.3	8.6	3
18	Jerick McKinnon J. McKinnon	1,918	58	474	4.0	33.1	7	984	142	191	6.9	17.0	5
19	Aaron Jones Sr. A. Jones Sr.	1,889	32	439	4.3	59.0	8	641	84	110	7.6	20.0	3
20	Rickey Young R. Young	1,744	89	554	3.1	19.6	10	2,255	292		7.7	25.3	14
21	Leroy Hoard L. Hoard	1,689	49	438	3.9	34.5	26	577	60	20	9.6	11.8	1
22	Moe Williams M. Williams	1,535	117	370	4.1	13.1	21	1,301	131	177	9.9	11.1	4
23	Rick Fenney R. Fenney	1,508	63	358	4.2	23.9	11	628	71		8.8	10.0	2
24	Latavius Murray L. Murray	1,420	32	356	4.0	44.4	14	244	37	43	6.6	7.6	0
25	Toby Gerhart T. Gerhart	1,305	61	276	4.7	21.4	5	600	77	103	7.8	9.8	3

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PASS

276

Wentz

RUSH

203

Jones

REC

179

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Team Rankings

PPG

23.7

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	2	1	.667
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	1	2	.333

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	MIA	@	MIN	4:05 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM

Last Game

Vikings

3 - 0

Final

Buccaneers

0 - 3

Sun 27 Sep 2026

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Young

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

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6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

4

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QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

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Sack Leaders

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4.5

Watt

4.0

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PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

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Kelce

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Fantasy K Rankings

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3-0

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000