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RB · #0 · Minnesota Vikings

Darrin Nelson

Born 1959 5'9" · 180 lb Stanford Drafted 1982 · R1 #7 by MIN 1982 – 1992 · 11 Seasons

Regular season career

152 Games 11 seasons
4,442 Rush Yds 29.2 / game
18 Rush TD 0.12 / game
1,020 Car
4.4 Y/C
219 1st Down

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 136 1982'82
  2. 642 1983'83
  3. 406 1984'84
  4. 893 1985'85
  5. 793 1986'86
  6. 642 1987'87
  7. 380 1988'88
  8. 321 1989'89
  9. 14 1990'90
  10. 210 1991'91
  11. 5 1992'92
  1. 0 1982'82
  2. 1 1983'83
  3. 3 1984'84
  4. 5 1985'85
  5. 4 1986'86
  6. 2 1987'87
  7. 1 1988'88
  8. 0 1989'89
  9. 0 1990'90
  10. 2 1991'91
  11. 0 1992'92
  1. 44 1982'82
  2. 154 1983'83
  3. 80 1984'84
  4. 200 1985'85
  5. 191 1986'86
  6. 131 1987'87
  7. 112 1988'88
  8. 67 1989'89
  9. 3 1990'90
  10. 28 1991'91
  11. 10 1992'92
  1. 3.1 1982'82
  2. 4.2 1983'83
  3. 5.1 1984'84
  4. 4.5 1985'85
  5. 4.2 1986'86
  6. 4.9 1987'87
  7. 3.4 1988'88
  8. 4.8 1989'89
  9. 4.7 1990'90
  10. 7.5 1991'91
  11. 0.5 1992'92

Latest games · 1992

  1. @ W4 W 42–7 3 car · -1 yds– TD
  2. W7 W 31–14 4 car · -5 yds– TD
  3. @ W10 W 35–7 1 car · -1 yds– TD
  4. W15 L 17–20 2 car · 12 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 1985 893 yds · 5 TD
Most TDs 1985 5 TD · 200 car
Best Y/C 1987 4.9 Y/C · 131 car
Most first downs 1985 47 1D · 200 car

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