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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

Career with playoffs

159 Games 11 seasons
4,612 Rush Yds 29.0 / game
18 Rush TD 0.11 / game
1,066 Car
4.3 Y/C
227 1st Down

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 164 1982'82
  2. 642 1983'83
  3. 406 1984'84
  4. 893 1985'85
  5. 793 1986'86
  6. 772 1987'87
  7. 392 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. 49 1982'82
  2. 154 1983'83
  3. 80 1984'84
  4. 200 1985'85
  5. 191 1986'86
  6. 167 1987'87
  7. 117 1988'88
  8. 67 1989'89
  9. 3 1990'90
  10. 28 1991'91
  11. 10 1992'92
  1. 3.3 1982'82
  2. 4.2 1983'83
  3. 5.1 1984'84
  4. 4.5 1985'85
  5. 4.2 1986'86
  6. 4.6 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 4.6 Y/C · 167 car
Most first downs 1985 47 1D · 200 car

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