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RB · #0 · Minnesota Vikings

Darrin Nelson

Born 1959 5'9" · 180 lb Stanford Drafted 1982 · R1 #7 by MIN 1982 – 1991 · 10 Seasons

Regular season career

136 Games 10 seasons
2,559 Rec Yds 18.8 / game
5 Rec TD 0.04 / game
286 Rec
64.0 Catch %
8.9 Y/Rec

447 Tgt5.7 Y/Tgt

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 100 1982'82
  2. 618 1983'83
  3. 162 1984'84
  4. 301 1985'85
  5. 593 1986'86
  6. 129 1987'87
  7. 105 1988'88
  8. 380 1989'89
  9. 29 1990'90
  10. 142 1991'91
  1. 9 1982'82
  2. 51 1983'83
  3. 27 1984'84
  4. 43 1985'85
  5. 53 1986'86
  6. 26 1987'87
  7. 16 1988'88
  8. 38 1989'89
  9. 4 1990'90
  10. 19 1991'91
  1. 0 1982'82
  2. 0 1983'83
  3. 1 1984'84
  4. 1 1985'85
  5. 3 1986'86
  6. 0 1987'87
  7. 0 1988'88
  8. 0 1989'89
  9. 0 1990'90
  10. 0 1991'91
  1. 11.1 1982'82
  2. 12.1 1983'83
  3. 6.0 1984'84
  4. 7.0 1985'85
  5. 11.2 1986'86
  6. 5.0 1987'87
  7. 6.6 1988'88
  8. 10.0 1989'89
  9. 7.2 1990'90
  10. 7.5 1991'91

Latest games · 1991

  1. @ W12 W 35–21 2/2 · 16 yds– TD
  2. W13 L 14–34 4/5 · 38 yds– TD
  3. W16 W 20–14 1/1 · 8 yds– TD
  4. W17 L 7–27 2/3 · 8 yds– TD

Career bests

Best season 1983 618 yds · 0 TD
Most TDs 1986 3 TD · 53 rec
Most catches 1986 53 rec · 76 tgt
Best Y/Rec 1983 12.1 Y/Rec · 51 rec

Teams