Franchise All-Time Rushing Leaders: Minnesota Vikings
The table below shows the all-time rushing leaders in Minnesota Vikings franchise history.
Stats included are only during the players' stint(s) as a member of the Vikings.
More franchise leaders:
- Minnesota Vikings All-Time Passing Leaders
- Minnesota Vikings All-Time Rushing Leaders
- Minnesota Vikings All-Time Receiving Leaders
- Minnesota Vikings All-Time Defensive Leaders
MORE: Franchise leaders for all 32 NFL teams
[Note: Stats are through the 2021 NFL season.]
Rank | Player | G | Att. | Yards | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adrian Peterson | 123 | 2418 | 11747 | 97 |
2 | Robert Smith | 98 | 1411 | 6818 | 32 |
3 | Chuck Foreman | 93 | 1533 | 5887 | 52 |
4 | Bill Brown | 180 | 1627 | 5757 | 52 |
5 | Dalvin Cook | 56 | 1018 | 4820 | 39 |
6 | Ted Brown | 104 | 1117 | 4546 | 40 |
7 | Dave Osborn | 137 | 1173 | 4320 | 29 |
8 | Darrin Nelson | 129 | 981 | 4231 | 18 |
9 | Tommy Mason | 70 | 761 | 3252 | 28 |
10 | Michael Bennett | 64 | 713 | 3174 | 12 |
11 | Chester Taylor | 61 | 655 | 2797 | 18 |
12 | Terry Allen | 47 | 641 | 2795 | 23 |
13 | Fran Tarkenton | 177 | 464 | 2548 | 22 |
14 | Daunte Culpepper | 81 | 454 | 2476 | 29 |
15 | Alfred Anderson | 108 | 626 | 2374 | 22 |
16 | Herschel Walker | 42 | 551 | 2264 | 20 |
17 | Clint Jones | 75 | 547 | 2008 | 19 |
18 | Oscar Reed | 79 | 490 | 1968 | 8 |
19 | Jerick McKinnon | 58 | 474 | 1918 | 7 |
20 | Rickey Young | 89 | 554 | 1744 | 10 |
21 | Leroy Hoard | 49 | 438 | 1689 | 26 |
22 | Moe Williams | 117 | 370 | 1535 | 21 |
23 | Rick Fenney | 63 | 358 | 1508 | 11 |
24 | Latavius Murray | 32 | 356 | 1420 | 14 |
25 | Alexander Mattison | 42 | 330 | 1387 | 6 |
26 | Toby Gerhart | 61 | 276 | 1305 | 5 |
27 | Mewelde Moore | 54 | 264 | 1285 | 1 |
28 | Matt Asiata | 74 | 361 | 1259 | 18 |
29 | Scottie Graham | 50 | 349 | 1239 | 7 |
30 | Brent McClanahan | 95 | 367 | 1207 | 6 |
31 | Onterrio Smith | 26 | 231 | 1123 | 7 |
32 | Ed Marinaro | 51 | 306 | 1007 | 4 |
33 | Robert Miller | 89 | 275 | 951 | 7 |
34 | Allen Rice | 89 | 307 | 934 | 13 |
35 | Tony Galbreath | 35 | 194 | 788 | 7 |
36 | Hugh McElhenny | 24 | 170 | 770 | 3 |
37 | Rich Gannon | 48 | 144 | 720 | 3 |
38 | Percy Harvin | 54 | 107 | 683 | 4 |
39 | Wade Wilson | 76 | 159 | 679 | 9 |
40 | D.J. Dozier | 37 | 163 | 643 | 7 |
41 | Christian Ponder | 38 | 126 | 639 | 7 |
42 | Amp Lee | 45 | 149 | 636 | 2 |
43 | Mel Triplett | 28 | 132 | 567 | 3 |
44 | Jim Lindsey | 84 | 178 | 566 | 6 |
45 | Joe Kapp | 40 | 99 | 540 | 5 |
46 | Roger Craig | 29 | 143 | 535 | 5 |
47 | Tarvaris Jackson | 36 | 119 | 535 | 4 |
48 | Tommy Kramer | 128 | 214 | 531 | 8 |
49 | Barry Word | 13 | 142 | 458 | 2 |
50 | Kirk Cousins | 63 | 136 | 457 | 4 |
51 | Teddy Bridgewater | 30 | 94 | 398 | 4 |
52 | Phil King | 28 | 89 | 396 | 0 |
53 | Mike Boone | 40 | 71 | 379 | 4 |
54 | Brad Johnson | 68 | 139 | 368 | 2 |
55 | Charles Evans | 81 | 118 | 364 | 4 |
56 | Sammy Johnson | 25 | 83 | 356 | 2 |
57 | Cordarrelle Patterson | 64 | 31 | 333 | 4 |
58 | Ray Hayes | 13 | 73 | 319 | 2 |
59 | Doug Chapman | 26 | 90 | 317 | 0 |
60 | Randall Cunningham | 27 | 61 | 317 | 1 |
61 | Doug Mayberry | 17 | 87 | 314 | 1 |
62 | Anthony Carter | 133 | 47 | 289 | 2 |
63 | Tommy Wilson | 8 | 73 | 282 | 4 |
64 | Joe Webb | 33 | 41 | 273 | 4 |
65 | Artose Pinner | 12 | 43 | 190 | 3 |
66 | Ameer Abdullah | 45 | 38 | 187 | 0 |
67 | Adam Thielen | 118 | 20 | 168 | 1 |
68 | Billy Ray Barnes | 16 | 53 | 164 | 1 |
69 | Ciatrick Fason | 18 | 50 | 161 | 5 |
70 | Case Keenum | 15 | 40 | 160 | 1 |
71 | Stefon Diggs | 70 | 29 | 159 | 0 |
72 | Randy Moss | 113 | 23 | 159 | 0 |
73 | Darryl Harris | 14 | 34 | 151 | 1 |
74 | Jim Kleinsasser | 181 | 43 | 147 | 1 |
75 | Bob Grim | 79 | 7 | 147 | 0 |
76 | James Stewart | 4 | 31 | 144 | 0 |
77 | Warren Moon | 39 | 69 | 143 | 0 |
78 | John Gilliam | 56 | 18 | 136 | 1 |
79 | Tom Michel | 11 | 39 | 129 | 0 |
80 | David Palmer | 84 | 34 | 125 | 1 |
81 | Ron Vander Kelen | 29 | 26 | 116 | 1 |
82 | Keith Henderson | 13 | 34 | 113 | 1 |
83 | Jarius Wright | 79 | 8 | 111 | 0 |
84 | Bobby Reed | 16 | 27 | 110 | 0 |
85 | Jessie Clark | 8 | 26 | 106 | 0 |
86 | Bobby Walden | 56 | 6 | 100 | 0 |
87 | Sammy White | 128 | 18 | 97 | 0 |
88 | Jim McMahon | 12 | 33 | 96 | 0 |
89 | C.J. Ham | 79 | 32 | 90 | 1 |
90 | Terry LeCount | 67 | 6 | 90 | 0 |
91 | Joe Banyard | 18 | 21 | 88 | 0 |
92 | Kelly Campbell | 37 | 14 | 86 | 0 |
93 | Gary Cuozzo | 33 | 36 | 85 | 0 |
94 | Greg Coleman | 138 | 10 | 85 | 0 |
95 | Albert Young | 10 | 25 | 82 | 0 |
96 | Matt Cassel | 12 | 27 | 75 | 1 |
97 | Harold Morrow | 99 | 17 | 75 | 0 |
98 | Mark Kellar | 33 | 25 | 74 | 0 |
99 | Steve Dils | 47 | 24 | 73 | 0 |
100 | Jarvis Redwine | 26 | 17 | 70 | 0 |
Todd Bouman | 6 | 10 | 70 | 0 | |
Stats via Pro Football Reference |
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