Darrin Nelson
Career 4,442 rush yds · 18 rush TD · 286 rec · 2,559 rec yds · 5 rec TD
Seasons leading his conference
1
1 best in the NFL
1
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1987
Best season
Spanning 1987–1987, peaking at 1 titles in 1987.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1922Among league leaders
- 734th Conference titles 1
- 460th Best in the NFL 1
- 2,333rd Top-5 finishes 1
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 93rd Yards per Carry 4.35
- 199th Rushing Yards 4,442
- 224th Rushing Attempts 1,020
- 326th Yards from Scrimmage 7,001
- 480th Rushing Touchdowns 18
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led the whole NFL led his conference| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards per Carry | 1 | 1st | — | 1987 4.90 |
Rushing
led the league 11 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | ATT | YDS | Y/A | TD | 1D | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | MIN | NFC | 7 | 44 | 136 | 3.09 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | MIN | NFC | 15 | 154 | 642 | 4.17 | 1 | — | — |
| 1984 | MIN | NFC | 15 | 80 | 406 | 5.08 | 3 | — | — |
| 1985 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 200 | 893 | 4.47 | 5 | — | — |
| 1986 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 191 | 793 | 4.15 | 4 | — | — |
| 1987 | MIN | NFC | 10 | 131 | 642 | 4.90 | 2 | — | — |
| 1988 | MIN | NFC | 13 | 112 | 380 | 3.39 | 1 | — | — |
| 1989 | SD | AFC | 14 | 67 | 321 | 4.79 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | SD | AFC | 14 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 28 | 210 | 7.50 | 2 | — | — |
| 1992 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 152 | 1,020 | 4,442 | 4.35 | 18 | — | — |
Receiving
11 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | REC | TGT | YDS | Y/R | TD | 1D | CTH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | MIN | NFC | 7 | 9 | — | 100 | 11.11 | 0 | — | — |
| 1983 | MIN | NFC | 15 | 51 | — | 618 | 12.12 | 0 | — | — |
| 1984 | MIN | NFC | 15 | 27 | — | 162 | 6.00 | 1 | — | — |
| 1985 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 43 | — | 301 | 7.00 | 1 | — | — |
| 1986 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 53 | — | 593 | 11.19 | 3 | — | — |
| 1987 | MIN | NFC | 10 | 26 | — | 129 | 4.96 | 0 | — | — |
| 1988 | MIN | NFC | 13 | 16 | — | 105 | 6.56 | 0 | — | — |
| 1989 | SD | AFC | 14 | 38 | — | 380 | 10.00 | 0 | — | — |
| 1990 | SD | AFC | 14 | 4 | — | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | — | — |
| 1991 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 19 | — | 142 | 7.47 | 0 | — | — |
| 1992 | MIN | NFC | 16 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 152 | 286 | — | 2,559 | 8.95 | 5 | — | — |