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Minnesota Vikings Rushing Attempts Leaders

Career totals with the Vikings and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through October 19: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning.

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Adrian Peterson holds the Vikings career record with 2,420 rushing attempts. The single-season record is 364, by Adrian Peterson in 2008.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

All-time Vikings leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club ATT G
1 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2007–2016 2,420 123
2 Bill Brown Bill Brown 1962–1974 1,627 180
3 Chuck Foreman Chuck Foreman 1973–1979 1,533 93
4 Robert Smith Robert Smith 1993–2000 1,411 98
5 Dalvin Cook Dalvin Cook 2017–2022 1,282 73
6 Dave Osborn Dave Osborn 1965–1975 1,173 137
7 Ted Brown Ted Brown 1979–1986 1,117 104
8 Darrin Nelson 1982–1992 981 129
9 Tommy Mason Tommy Mason 1961–1966 761 70
10 Michael Bennett Michael Bennett 2001–2005 713 63
11 Chester Taylor Chester Taylor 2006–2009 655 61
12 Terry Allen Terry Allen 1991–1994 641 47
13 Alfred Anderson 1984–1991 626 108
14 Alexander Mattison Alexander Mattison 2019–2023 584 75
15 Rickey Young Rickey Young 1978–1983 554 89
16 Herschel Walker Herschel Walker 1989–1991 551 42
17 Clint Jones 1967–1972 547 75
18 Oscar Reed 1968–1974 490 79
19 Aaron Jones Aaron Jones 2024–2026 484 34
20 Jerick McKinnon Jerick McKinnon 2014–2017 474 58
21 Fran Tarkenton Fran Tarkenton 1961–1978 464 177
22 Daunte Culpepper Daunte Culpepper 1999–2005 454 81
23 Leroy Hoard Leroy Hoard 1996–1999 438 49
24 Moe Williams 1996–2005 370 115
25 Brent McClanahan 1973–1979 367 95

Single-season Vikings records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season ATT G
1 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2008 364 16
2 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2012 348 16
3 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2015 327 16
4 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2009 315 16
5 Dalvin Cook Dalvin Cook 2020 312 14
6 Chester Taylor Chester Taylor 2006 304 15
7 Robert Smith Robert Smith 2000 295 16
8 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2010 283 15
9 Chuck Foreman Chuck Foreman 1975 280 14
10 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2013 279 14
11 Chuck Foreman Chuck Foreman 1976 278 14
12 Ted Brown Ted Brown 1981 274 16
13 Chuck Foreman Chuck Foreman 1977 270 14
14 Terry Allen Terry Allen 1992 266 16
15 Dalvin Cook Dalvin Cook 2022 264 17
16 Terry Allen Terry Allen 1994 255 16
16 Michael Bennett Michael Bennett 2002 255 16
16 Aaron Jones Aaron Jones 2024 255 17
19 Bill Brown Bill Brown 1966 251 14
20 Dalvin Cook Dalvin Cook 2019 250 14
21 Dalvin Cook Dalvin Cook 2021 249 13
21 Robert Smith Robert Smith 1998 249 14
23 Adrian Peterson Adrian Peterson 2007 238 14
24 Chuck Foreman Chuck Foreman 1978 237 14
25 Robert Smith Robert Smith 1997 232 14