Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Ctch% Y/Tgt Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb AV Awards
1982 23 MIN NFL RB 7 4 44 136 0 18 3.1 19.4 6.3 9 100 11.1 0 22 1.3 14.3 53 4.5 236 0 2 3
1983 24 MIN NFL RB 15 10 154 642 1 56 4.2 42.8 10.3 51 618 12.1 0 68 3.4 41.2 205 6.1 1260 1 5 9
1984 25 MIN NFL RB 15 8 80 406 3 39 5.1 27.1 5.3 27 162 6.0 1 17 1.8 10.8 107 5.3 568 4 4 4
1985 26 MIN NFL RB 16 10 200 893 5 37 4.5 55.8 12.5 43 301 7.0 1 25 2.7 18.8 243 4.9 1194 6 7 9
1986 27 MIN NFL RB 16 16 191 793 4 42 4.2 49.6 11.9 53 593 11.2 3 34 3.3 37.1 244 5.7 1386 7 3 13
1987 28 MIN NFL RB 10 9 131 642 2 72 4.9 64.2 13.1 26 129 5.0 0 13 2.6 12.9 157 4.9 771 2 2 6
1988 29 MIN NFL RB 13 11 112 380 1 27 3.4 29.2 8.6 16 105 6.6 0 27 1.2 8.1 128 3.8 485 1 3 4
1989 30 2TM NFL RB 14 0 67 321 0 28 4.8 22.9 4.8 38 380 10.0 0 49 2.7 27.1 105 6.7 701 0 1 5
1989 30 MIN NFL RB 5 0 31 124 0 24 4.0 24.8 6.2 7 52 7.4 0 11 1.4 10.4 38 4.6 176 0 0 1
1989 30 SDG NFL RB 9 0 36 197 0 28 5.5 21.9 4.0 31 328 10.6 0 49 3.4 36.4 67 7.8 525 0 1 4
1990 31 SDG NFL RB 14 0 3 14 0 5 4.7 1.0 0.2 4 29 7.3 0 10 0.3 2.1 7 6.1 43 0 1 0
1991 32 MIN NFL RB 16 0 28 210 2 29 7.5 13.1 1.8 19 142 7.5 0 13 1.2 8.9 47 7.5 352 2 2 3
1992 33 MIN NFL RB 16 0 10 5 0 9 0.5 0.3 0.6 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10 0.5 5 0 2 0
11 Yrs 152 68 1020 4442 18 72 4.4 29.2 6.7 2 286 2559 8.9 5 68 1.9 16.8 0.0 1279.5 1306 5.4 7001 23 32 56
17 Game Avg 17 8 114 497 2 72 4.4 29.2 6.7 32 286 8.9 1 68 1.9 16.8 146 0.6 783 3 4 6
MIN (10 Yrs) 129 68 981 4231 18 72 4.3 32.8 7.6 2 251 2202 8.8 5 68 1.9 17.1 0.0 1101.0 1232 5.2 6433 23 30 52
SDG (2 Yrs) 23 0 39 211 0 28 5.4 9.2 1.7 35 357 10.2 0 49 1.5 15.5 74 7.7 568 0 2 4
Rushing & Receiving Table
Rushing Receiving Scrimmage
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Touch Y/Tch YScm RRTD Fmb Awards
1982 23 MIN NFL RB 2 0 5 28 0 14 5.6 14.0 2.5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 5.6 28 0 0
1987 28 MIN NFL RB 3 3 36 130 0 12 3.6 43.3 12.0 7 98 14.0 0 37 2.3 32.7 43 5.3 228 0 1
1988 29 MIN NFL RB 2 0 5 12 0 7 2.4 6.0 2.5 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 3.0 6 3.0 18 0 0
1992 33 MIN NFL RB 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 8 3 46 170 0 14 3.7 21.3 5.8 8 104 13.0 0 37 1.0 13.0 54 5.1 274 0 1
17 Game Avg 17 6 98 361 0 14 3.7 21.3 5.8 17 221 13.0 0 37 1.0 13.0 115 10.8 582 0 2
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Kick & Punt Returns

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Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
198223MINRB20740613203322.0360
198324MINRB20151001844505024.71705
198425MINRB20158231800217.83989104722.81639
198526MINRB201610161330218.335102617.01394
198627MINRB2016160310504035.01491
198728MINRB201090716404223.4935
198829MINRB2013110921003023.3695
1989302TMRB14001431703222.61018
MINRB205001431703222.6493
199031SDGRB2014034403314.74360269.0123
199132MINRB2016003168205022.01034
199233MINRB2016002962605321.6631
Career15268423570338.5163365905322.411025
10 yrsMIN12968393130218.0159362305322.810377
2 yrsSDG23034403314.74360269.0648
Kick & Punt Returns Table
Games Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
198223MIN20024203021.070
198728MINRB33049903424.8198
198829MIN20023702518.540
199233MIN10035502118.355
Career8301123303421.2507

Defense & Fumbles

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Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast Sfty Awards
1983 24 MIN NFL RB 15 10 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1984 25 MIN NFL RB 15 8 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1985 26 MIN NFL RB 16 10 0 0 0 0 7 2 16 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1988 29 MIN NFL RB 13 11 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
1992 33 MIN NFL RB 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 152 68 0 0 0 0 0 32 10 8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 8 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
MIN (10 Yrs) 129 68 0 0 0 0 0 30 10 8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
SDG (2 Yrs) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
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Passing

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Passing Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds Sk% NY/A ANY/A 4QC GWD Awards
1991 32 MIN NFL RB 16 0 1 1 100.0 25 1 100.0 0 0.0 25 25.0 45.00 25.0 1.6 158.3 0 0 0.00 25.00 45.00 0 0
11 Yrs 152 68 1 1 100.0 25 1 100.0 0 0.0 25 25.0 45.00 25.0 0.2 158.3 0 0 0.00 25.00 45.00 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 8 0 0 100.0 3 0 100.0 0 0.0 25.0 45.00 25.0 0.2 158.3 0 0 0.00 25.00 45.00 0 0
MIN (10 Yrs) 129 68 1 1 100.0 25 1 100.0 0 0.0 25 25.0 45.00 25.0 0.2 158.3 0 0 0.00 25.00 45.00 0 0
SDG (2 Yrs) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Scoring Summary Table
PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
1983 24 MIN NFL RB 15 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.4
1984 25 MIN NFL RB 15 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1.6
1985 26 MIN NFL RB 16 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 2.3
1986 27 MIN NFL RB 16 16 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 2.6
1987 28 MIN NFL RB 10 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.2
1988 29 MIN NFL RB 13 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.5
1991 32 MIN NFL RB 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.8
11 Yrs 152 68 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 0.9
17 Game Avg 17 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.9
MIN (10 Yrs) 129 68 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 1.1
SDG (2 Yrs) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Darrin Nelson?

Darrin Nelson is 65 years old.

When was Darrin Nelson born?

Darrin Nelson was born on January 2, 1959.

Where was Darrin Nelson born?

Darrin Nelson was born in Sacramento, CA.

How tall is Darrin Nelson?

Darrin Nelson is 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Darrin Nelson weigh when playing?

Darrin Nelson weighed 184 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Is Darrin Nelson in the Hall of Fame?

Darrin Nelson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Darrin Nelson play?

Darrin Nelson played 152 games over his career.

How many rushing attempts did Darrin Nelson have?

Darrin Nelson had 1,020 rushing attempts over his career.

How many rushing yards did Darrin Nelson have?

Darrin Nelson had 4,442 rushing yards over his career.

When did Darrin Nelson retire?

Darrin Nelson last played in 1992.