Minnesota Vikings Career Rushing Leaders

Rushing

Rushing Table
							Rushing
Rk	Player	From	To	G	Pos	AV	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	Fmb
1	Adrian Peterson	2007	2016	123	RB	106	2418	11747	97	82	4.9	95.5	39
2	Robert Smith	1993	2000	98	RB	67	1411	6818	32	78	4.8	69.6	9
3	Dalvin Cook	2017	2022	73	RB	56	1282	5993	47	81	4.7	82.1	19
4	Chuck Foreman	1973	1979	93	RB	86	1533	5887	52	51	3.8	63.3	52
5	Bill Brown	1962	1974	180	FB	87	1627	5757	52	48	3.5	32.0	54
6	Ted Brown	1979	1986	104	FB	58	1117	4546	40	60	4.1	43.7	20
7	Dave Osborn	1965	1975	137	RB	56	1173	4320	29	73	3.7	31.5	27
8	Darrin Nelson	1982	1992	129	RB	52	981	4231	18	72	4.3	32.8	30
9	Tommy Mason	1961	1966	70	HB	43	761	3252	28	71	4.3	46.5	54
10	Michael Bennett	2001	2005	64	RB	32	713	3174	12	85	4.5	49.6	12
11	Chester Taylor	2006	2009	61	RB	29	655	2797	18	95	4.3	45.9	14
12	Terry Allen	1991	1994	47	RB	26	641	2795	23	55	4.4	59.5	16
13	Fran Tarkenton	1961	1978	177	QB	158	464	2548	22	52	5.5	14.4	64
14	Daunte Culpepper	1999	2005	81	QB	89	454	2476	29	42	5.5	30.6	81
15	Alfred Anderson	1984	1991	108	FB	25	626	2374	22	29	3.8	22.0	19
16	Alexander Mattison	2019	2023	75	RB	20	584	2370	11	48	4.1	31.6	5
17	Herschel Walker	1989	1991	42	RB	22	551	2264	20	71	4.1	53.9	11
18	Clint Jones	1967	1972	75	RB	25	547	2008	19	80	3.7	26.8	17
19	Oscar Reed	1968	1974	79	RB	26	490	1968	8	43	4.0	24.9	13
20	Jerick McKinnon	2014	2017	58	RB	22	474	1918	7	68	4.0	33.1	3
21	Rickey Young	1978	1983	89	RB	32	554	1744	10	26	3.1	19.6	14
22	Leroy Hoard	1996	1999	49	RB	18	438	1689	26	53	3.9	34.5	8
23	Aaron Jones	2024	2025	29	RB	16	387	1686	7	41	4.4	58.1	7
24	Moe Williams	1996	2005	117	RB	28	370	1535	21	61	4.1	13.1	5
25	Rick Fenney	1987	1991	63	RB	16	358	1508	11	28	4.2	23.9	7
26	Latavius Murray	2017	2018	32	RB	12	356	1420	14	46	4.0	44.4	1
27	Toby Gerhart	2010	2013	61	RB	14	276	1305	5	67	4.7	21.4	7
28	Mewelde Moore	2004	2007	54	RB	19	264	1285	1	33	4.9	23.8	6
29	Matt Asiata	2012	2016	74		14	361	1259	18	39	3.5	17.0	3
Rk	Player	From	To	G	Pos	AV	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	Fmb
30	Scottie Graham	1993	1996	50	RB	8	349	1239	7	31	3.6	24.8	0
31	Brent McClanahan	1973	1979	95	RB	19	367	1207	6	22	3.3	12.7	16
32	Onterrio Smith	2003	2004	26	RB	14	231	1123	7	47	4.9	43.2	3
33	Ed Marinaro	1972	1975	51	RB	22	306	1007	4	27	3.3	19.7	13
34	Robert Miller	1975	1980	89	RB	16	275	951	7	36	3.5	10.7	8
35	Allen Rice	1984	1990	89	RB	17	307	934	13	24	3.0	10.5	9
36	Tony Galbreath	1981	1983	35	RB	12	194	788	7	52	4.1	22.5	7
37	Hugh McElhenny	1961	1962	24	RH	12	170	770	3	41	4.5	32.1	11
38	Jordan Mason	2025	2025	16	RB	5	159	758	6	24	4.8	47.4	3
39	Rich Gannon	1987	1992	48	QB	26	144	720	3	42	5.0	15.0	17
40	Ty Chandler	2022	2025	40	RB	6	181	710	3	31	3.9	17.8	0
41	Percy Harvin	2009	2012	54	WR	41	107	683	4	39	6.4	12.6	6
42	Wade Wilson	1981	1991	76	QB	38	159	679	9	38	4.3	8.9	26
43	D.J. Dozier	1987	1990	37	RB	8	163	643	7	38	3.9	17.4	4
44	Christian Ponder	2011	2014	38	QB	23	126	639	7	29	5.1	16.8	20
45	Amp Lee	1994	1996	45	RB	14	149	636	2	66	4.3	14.1	6
46	Kirk Cousins	2018	2023	88	QB	73	181	579	6	29	3.2	6.6	54
47	Mel Triplett	1961	1962	28	FB	5	132	567	3	37	4.3	20.3	6
48	Jim Lindsey	1966	1972	84	RB	13	178	566	6	19	3.2	6.7	7
49	Joe Kapp	1967	1969	40	QB	25	99	540	5	27	5.5	13.5	8
50	Roger Craig	1992	1993	29	RB	7	143	535	5	21	3.7	18.4	3
51	Tarvaris Jackson	2006	2010	36	QB	14	119	535	4	33	4.5	14.9	15
52	Tommy Kramer	1977	1989	128	QB	84	214	531	8	20	2.5	4.1	59
53	Barry Word	1993	1993	13	RB	4	142	458	2	14	3.2	35.2	3
54	Cam Akers	2023	2025	21	RB	3	107	454	2	58	4.2	21.6	0
55	Teddy Bridgewater	2014	2017	30	QB	23	94	398	4	19	4.2	13.3	11
56	Phil King	1965	1966	28	HB	5	89	396	0	21	4.4	14.1	3
57	Mike Boone	2018	2020	40	RB	2	71	379	4	59	5.3	9.5	0
58	Brad Johnson	1994	2006	68	QB	34	139	368	2	28	2.6	5.4	26
59	Charles Evans	1993	1998	81	FB	8	118	364	4	13	3.1	4.5	0
Rk	Player	From	To	G	Pos	AV	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	Fmb
60	Sammy Johnson	1976	1978	25	RB	3	83	356	2	26	4.3	14.2	0
61	Cordarrelle Patterson	2013	2016	64	WR	19	31	333	4	67	10.7	5.2	4
62	Ray Hayes	1961	1961	13	FB	4	73	319	2	22	4.4	24.5	5
63	Doug Chapman	2001	2003	26	RB	3	90	317	0	27	3.5	12.2	2
64	Randall Cunningham	1997	1999	27	QB	26	61	317	1	28	5.2	11.7	8
65	Doug Mayberry	1961	1962	17	FB	4	87	314	1	75	3.6	18.5	5
66	Anthony Carter	1985	1993	133	WR	74	47	289	2	32	6.1	2.2	7
67	Tommy Wilson	1963	1963	8	LH	3	73	282	4	30	3.9	35.3	2
68	Joe Webb	2010	2013	33	QB	4	41	273	4	65	6.7	8.3	2
69	Sam Darnold	2024	2024	17	QB	14	67	212	1	19	3.2	12.5	8
70	Artose Pinner	2006	2006	12	RB	1	43	190	3	21	4.4	15.8	1
71	Ameer Abdullah	2018	2021	45	RB	3	38	187	0	15	4.9	4.2	1
72	J.J. McCarthy	2025	2025	10	QB	4	37	181	4	26	4.9	18.1	6
73	Adam Thielen	2014	2025	146	WR	61	21	172	1	41	8.2	1.2	7
74	Billy Ray Barnes	1965	1966	16	HB	1	53	164	1	18	3.1	10.3	1
75	Joshua Dobbs	2023	2023	5	QB	1	30	163	3	22	5.4	32.6	6
76	Ciatrick Fason	2005	2006	18	RB	1	50	161	5	15	3.2	8.9	1
77	Case Keenum	2017	2017	15	QB	14	40	160	1	22	4.0	10.7	1
78	Stefon Diggs	2015	2019	70	WR	45	29	159	0	27	5.5	2.3	6
79	Randy Moss	1998	2010	113	WR	101	23	159	0	25	6.9	1.4	10
80	Darryl Harris	1988	1988	14	RB	1	34	151	1	34	4.4	10.8	1
81	Jim Kleinsasser	1999	2011	181	TE	16	43	147	1	12	3.4	0.8	5
82	Bob Grim	1967	1977	79	WR	18	7	147	0	54	21.0	1.9	8
83	James Stewart	1995	1995	4	RB	1	31	144	0	51	4.6	36.0	2
84	Warren Moon	1994	1996	39	QB	28	69	143	0	16	2.1	3.7	29
85	John Gilliam	1972	1975	56	WR	43	18	136	1	44	7.6	2.4	4
86	Tom Michel	1964	1964	11	HB	1	39	129	0	14	3.3	11.7	3
87	David Palmer	1994	2000	84	WR	10	34	125	1	15	3.7	1.5	12
88	C.J. Ham	2017	2025	141	RB	7	42	119	6	30	2.8	0.8	2
89	Ron Vander Kelen	1963	1967	29	QB	6	26	116	1	20	4.5	4.0	6
Rk	Player	From	To	G	Pos	AV	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	Fmb
90	Zavier Scott	2025	2025	16	RB	2	32	114	0	11	3.6	7.1	2
91	Keith Henderson	1992	1992	13	RB	2	34	113	1	12	3.3	8.7	1
92	Jarius Wright	2012	2017	79	WR	21	8	111	0	29	13.9	1.4	1
93	Bobby Reed	1962	1963	16	HB	2	27	110	0	16	4.1	6.9	4
94	Jessie Clark	1989	1990	8	RB	0	26	106	0	14	4.1	13.3	1
95	Jordan Addison	2023	2025	46	WR	21	6	103	2	65	17.2	2.2	0
96	Bobby Walden	1964	1967	56	P	12	6	100	0	45	16.7	1.8	1
97	Sammy White	1976	1985	128	WR	64	18	97	0	45	5.4	0.8	9
98	Jim McMahon	1993	1993	12	QB	6	33	96	0	16	2.9	8.0	4
99	Terry LeCount	1979	1987	67	WR	13	6	90	0	40	15.0	1.3	1
100	Kene Nwangwu	2021	2023	37	RB	3	27	88	0	19	3.3	2.4	0
101	Joe Banyard	2013	2014	18	RB	1	21	88	0	16	4.2	4.9	0
102	Kelly Campbell	2002	2004	37	WR	12	14	86	0	19	6.1	2.3	4
103	Gary Cuozzo	1968	1971	33	QB	17	36	85	0	15	2.4	2.6	8
104	Greg Coleman	1978	1987	138	P	23	10	85	0	30	8.5	0.6	1
105	Albert Young	2009	2010	10	RB	0	25	82	0	10	3.3	8.2	0
106	Matt Cassel	2013	2014	12	QB	7	27	75	1	13	2.8	6.3	6
107	Harold Morrow	1996	2002	99	FB	2	17	75	0	15	4.4	0.8	1
108	Mark Kellar	1976	1978	33	RB	0	25	74	0	11	3.0	2.2	1
109	Steve Dils	1979	1984	47	QB	11	24	73	0	19	3.0	1.6	16
110	Jarvis Redwine	1981	1983	26	RB	0	17	70	0	21	4.1	2.7	3
111	Todd Bouman	2001	2002	6	QB	3	10	70	0	21	7.0	11.7	3
112	Spergon Wynn	2001	2001	3	QB	2	8	61	0	14	7.6	20.3	3
113	Bill McWatters	1964	1964	11	FB	1	14	60	1	16	4.3	5.5	2
114	Mike Jones	1983	1985	48	WR	12	7	60	0	36	8.6	1.3	1
115	Bill Butler	1962	1964	42	PR	9	22	59	0	11	2.7	1.4	15
116	Donovan McNabb	2011	2011	6	QB	4	14	59	1	23	4.2	9.8	2
117	Carson Wentz	2025	2025	5	QB	4	11	57	0	16	5.2	11.4	3
118	Troy Williamson	2005	2007	39	WR	8	5	57	0	26	11.4	1.5	0
119	Doug Paschal	1980	1980	16	RB	1	15	53	1	10	3.5	3.3	0
Rk	Player	From	To	G	Pos	AV	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	Fmb
120	Lorenzo Booker	2010	2011	19	RB	1	13	52	0	25	4.0	2.7	4
121	Hassan Jones	1986	1992	100	WR	35	5	52	0	37	10.4	0.5	4
122	Sam Bradford	2016	2017	17	QB	12	22	50	0	24	2.3	2.9	10
123	Ronnie Hillman	2016	2016	5	RB	1	18	50	0	14	2.8	10.0	0
124	Andrew Sendejo	2011	2019	99	S	25	1	48	0	48	48.0	0.5	1
125	Nate Burleson	2003	2005	44	WR	19	8	43	0	11	5.4	1.0	2
126	Jeff George	1999	1999	12	QB	11	16	41	0	17	2.6	3.4	8
127	Archie Manning	1983	1984	8	QB	2	12	41	0	16	3.4	5.1	4
128	George Shaw	1961	1961	8	QB	2	10	39	0	19	3.9	4.9	1
129	Justin Jefferson	2020	2025	94	WR	73	15	38	1	11	2.5	0.4	4
130	Ben Tate	2014	2014	3	RB	0	13	38	0	9	2.9	12.7	0
131	Bob Lee	1969	1978	52	QB	13	39	37	2	10	0.9	0.7	11
132	James Brim	1987	1987	3	WR	3	2	36	1	38	18.0	12.0	0
133	Nick Mullens	2022	2024	13	QB	5	17	31	0	6	1.8	2.4	2
134	Tony Adams	1987	1987	3	QB	2	11	31	0	12	2.8	10.3	3
135	Roc Thomas	2018	2018	5	RB	0	8	30	0	23	3.8	6.0	0
136	Ted Dean	1964	1964	2	FB	1	5	30	0	9	6.0	15.0	0
137	Jerome Felton	2012	2014	45	FB	0	4	27	0	21	6.8	0.6	0
138	Koren Robinson	2005	2005	14	WR	4	4	27	1	13	6.8	1.9	2
139	Bobby Phillips	1995	1995	8	RB	0	14	26	0	7	1.9	3.3	1
140	Joe Johnson	1992	1992	15	WR	2	4	26	0	9	6.5	1.7	0
141	Zach Line	2013	2016	35	FB	1	13	25	2	5	1.9	0.7	0
142	Tony Richardson	2006	2007	23	FB	2	12	25	0	4	2.1	1.1	0
143	Bob Berry	1965	1975	24	QB	4	7	25	0	8	3.6	1.0	2
144	Jalen Reagor	2022	2022	17	WR	1	4	25	0	17	6.3	1.5	4
145	Cris Carter	1990	2001	188	WR	120	10	24	0	8	2.4	0.1	15
146	Adam Walker	1987	1987	2	RB	0	5	24	0	11	4.8	12.0	0
147	Billy Waddy	1984	1984	4	WR	0	3	24	0	11	8.0	6.0	1
148	Jeff Dugan	2004	2010	79	TE	2	11	23	0	5	2.1	0.3	1
149	Robert Green	1997	1997	3	RB	0	6	22	0	8	3.7	7.3	0
Rk	Player	From	To	G	Pos	AV	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	Fmb
150	Naufahu Tahi	2007	2010	56	RB	1	10	21	0	6	2.1	0.4	1
151	Qadry Ismail	1993	1996	63	WR	15	4	21	0	7	5.3	0.3	8
152	Jeff Womack	1987	1987	2	RB	1	9	20	0	13	2.2	10.0	0
153	Bubby Brister	2000	2000	2	QB	0	5	20	0	12	4.0	10.0	1
154	Leo Lewis	1981	1991	140	WR	28	14	19	0	16	1.4	0.1	16
155	Cedric Smith	1990	1990	15	FB	0	9	19	0	7	2.1	1.3	0
156	Bernard Berrian	2008	2011	51	WR	19	5	18	0	14	3.6	0.4	3
157	Brooks Bollinger	2006	2007	7	QB	1	5	18	0	10	3.6	2.6	1
158	Darrell Lester	1964	1964	6	FB	0	4	18	0	7	4.5	3.0	0
159	Ron Groce	1976	1976	4	RB	0	3	18	0	13	6.0	4.5	1
160	Brandon Powell	2023	2024	34	WR	4	5	17	0	9	3.4	0.5	2
161	Brett Wilson	1987	1987	3	RB	0	5	16	0	6	3.2	5.3	0
162	K.J. Osborn	2020	2023	59	WR	14	4	16	0	10	4.0	0.3	4
163	Brett Favre	2009	2010	29	QB	21	26	15	0	10	0.6	0.5	9
164	Sam Harrell	1981	1987	6	RB	0	6	15	0	7	2.5	2.5	2
165	Eddie Johnson	2003	2003	14	P	1	2	15	0	15	7.5	1.1	2
166	Eddie Payton	1980	1982	41	RB	1	2	15	0	8	7.5	0.4	11
167	Wayne Wilson	1986	1986	7	RB	0	8	14	0	6	1.8	2.0	0
168	Jaren Hall	2023	2023	3	QB	1	6	14	0	8	2.3	4.7	2
169	Travis Prentice	2001	2001	14	RB	0	14	13	2	6	0.9	0.9	1
170	Jimmy Smith	1987	1987	1	RB	0	7	13	0	5	1.9	13.0	0
171	Billy Harris	1969	1969	13	RB	0	6	13	0	5	2.2	1.0	0
172	Max Brosmer	2025	2025	7	QB	1	7	11	0	11	1.6	1.6	2
173	Leonard Moore	1987	1987	1	RB	0	4	11	0	4	2.8	11.0	0
174	Jamie Caleb	1961	1961	10	HB	0	3	11	0	4	3.7	1.1	0
175	Nick Davis	2002	2003	16	WR	0	1	11	0	11	11.0	0.7	4
176	Sean Mannion	2019	2021	4	QB	1	8	9	0	11	1.1	2.3	1
177	Jalen Nailor	2022	2025	55	WR	9	5	9	0	15	1.8	0.2	1
178	Earl Denny	1967	1968	27	RB	0	2	9	0	9	4.5	0.3	1
179	Bethel Johnson	2006	2006	11	WR	1	4	8	0	5	2.0	0.7	1
Rk	Player	From	To	G	Pos	AV	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	Fmb
180	Travis Taylor	2005	2006	32	WR	9	3	8	0	5	2.7	0.3	3
181	Ahmad Rashad	1976	1982	98	WR	52	1	8	0	8	8.0	0.1	8
182	Norm Snead	1971	1971	7	QB	2	6	6	1	5	1.0	0.9	2
183	Olabisi Johnson	2019	2020	32	WR	5	1	6	0	6	6.0	0.2	0
184	Mike Wallace	2015	2015	16	WR	5	1	6	0	6	6.0	0.4	0
185	Gus Frerotte	2003	2008	43	QB	8	31	5	1	5	0.2	0.1	6
186	Andre Thomas	1987	1987	1	RB	0	6	4	0	5	0.7	4.0	0
187	Phil Frye	1987	1987	1	RB	0	4	4	0	2	1.0	4.0	0
188	Aundrae Allison	2007	2008	26	WR	3	3	4	0	3	1.3	0.2	4
189	Jim Young	1965	1966	6	HB	0	3	4	0	4	1.3	0.7	1
190	John McCormick	1962	1962	13	QB	1	2	4	0	4	2.0	0.3	1
191	Steve Jordan	1982	1994	176	TE	60	1	4	1	4	4.0	0.0	11
192	Brian Russell	2002	2004	48	FS	13	1	4	0	4	4.0	0.1	0
193	Robert Tate	1997	2001	67	DB	12	1	4	0	4	4.0	0.1	1
194	Steve Harris	1987	1987	2	RB	0	4	3	0	2	0.8	1.5	0
195	Stu Voigt	1970	1980	131	TE	24	2	3	1	2	1.5	0.0	4
196	David Nelson	1984	1984	2	RB	0	1	3	0	3	3.0	1.5	0
197	Troy Walters	2000	2001	18	WR	0	1	3	0	3	3.0	0.2	4
198	Willie Spencer	1976	1976	3	RB	0	4	2	0	2	0.5	0.7	1
199	Gordie Smith	1961	1965	54	TE	15	1	2	0	2	2.0	0.0	2
200	Jeff Williams	1966	1966	3	HB	0	1	2	0	2	2.0	0.7	1
201	Sean Salisbury	1992	1994	22	QB	10	24	1	0	6	0.0	0.0	7
202	Bob Ferguson	1963	1963	2	FB	0	3	1	0	1	0.3	0.5	0
203	Randall McDaniel	1988	1999	190	LG	158	2	1	0	1	0.5	0.0	0
204	Joe Senser	1980	1984	49	TE	17	2	1	0	2	0.5	0.0	3
205	Rhett Ellison	2012	2016	73	FB	5	1	1	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
206	John Avery	2003	2003	6	RB	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	1
207	Mitch Berger	1996	2001	90	P	14	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	1
208	Al Denson	1971	1971	7	FL	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0
209	T.J. Hockenson	2022	2025	50	TE	19	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	2
Rk	Player	From	To	G	Pos	AV	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	Fmb
210	Paul Krause	1968	1979	172	FS	122	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	2
211	Kyle Richardson	2002	2002	16	P	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0
212	Mike Saxon	1994	1995	32	P	5	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	1
213	Jeff Siemon	1972	1982	156	MLB	78	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	1
214	Charles Stackhouse	2003	2003	14	FB	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0
215	Myles Gaskin	2023	2024	7	RB	0	3	-1	0	2	-0.3	-0.1	0
216	Larry Miller	1987	1987	2	QB	0	1	-1	0	-1	-1.0	-0.5	0
217	Lance Rentzel	1965	1966	20	WR	1	1	-1	0	0	-1.0	-0.1	5
218	Shaun Hill	2005	2016	7	QB	1	11	-2	0	9	-0.2	-0.3	0
219	Harry Newsome	1990	1993	64	P	13	2	-2	0	0	-1.0	0.0	1
220	Jim Gustafson	1986	1989	58	WR	5	1	-2	0	0	-2.0	0.0	0
221	Jerry Reichow	1961	1964	54	E	23	4	-3	0	21	-0.8	-0.1	2
222	Tom Hall	1964	1969	58	WR	15	4	-4	0	5	-1.0	-0.1	4
223	Jay Fiedler	1998	1998	5	QB	0	4	-6	0	-1	-1.5	-1.2	0
224	Jeff Locke	2013	2016	64	P	6	1	-6	0	0	-6.0	-0.1	0
225	Mike Mularkey	1983	1988	75	TE	4	1	-6	0	0	-6.0	-0.1	1
226	Bucky Scribner	1987	1989	36	P	5	2	-7	0	0	-3.5	-0.2	2
227	Bobby Wade	2007	2008	32	WR	12	1	-9	0	0	-9.0	-0.3	5
228	Preston Carpenter	1966	1966	12	TE	5	1	-10	0	-10	-10.0	-0.8	0
229	Charles Johnson	2014	2016	39	WR	7	1	-11	0	0	-11.0	-0.3	1
230	Mike Eischeid	1972	1974	42	P	6	1	-13	0	0	-13.0	-0.3	2
231	Dwight Collins	1984	1984	16	WR	1	3	-14	0	1	-4.7	-0.9	0
232	Chris Kluwe	2005	2012	127	P	19	3	-19	0	0	-6.3	-0.1	2
233	Mike Mercer	1961	1962	18	K	2	1	-32	0	0	-32.0	-1.8	0

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