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Adrian PetersonSeattle Seahawks · #28

Running Back · 6'1", 220 lb · Palestine, TX · Age 41

Adrian Peterson rushed for 14,918 yards and 120 touchdowns over 15 seasons, ranking among the NFL's all-time rushing leaders. The 2012 NFL MVP ran for 2,097 yards that season and added 305 catches for 2,474 receiving yards.

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Running BackDrafted 200715-yr veteran

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Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex · Updated Aug 20, 2026

★ Legendary

Seattle Seahawks · #28 · Running Back

Adrian Peterson

Season avg98 rush yds · 2 td · 4 rec

Career avg14,918 rush yds · 120 td · 305 rec

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Scouting report

Adrian Peterson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 56

Adrian Peterson rushed for 14,918 yards and 120 touchdowns over 15 seasons, ranking among the NFL's all-time rushing leaders. The 2012 NFL MVP ran for

Rushing

C-

Receiving

B-

Scoring

Rushing volume

Solid · offense

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Scoring

Strong · offense

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Receiving

Average · offense

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All-purpose

Solid · offense

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Volume share

Solid · offense

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Act II

Where Adrian Peterson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

56Impact index

1718Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file4

NFL MVP · Offensive POY

Stat explorer

Adrian Peterson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Rushing

98 YDS

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Scoring

2 TD

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Receiving

8 YDS

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All-purpose

106 YDS

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The engine

How the model sees Adrian Peterson

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2022 modeled

328

rush yds

8–648

1–5

rec

2–12

rec yds

-3–104

games

5–15

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 15-season history below.

What moves the rush yds line vs last season

Last season 98 → projected 328 rush yds

Baseline (recency-weighted)

+302.0

Age curve

-72.0

Net vs last season+230.0 rush yds

Everything it reads

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15 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 41 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 15 / 16 / 4

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Adrian Peterson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Rush	TD	Rec	Rec yds	Scrim
2007 ROY	14	1,341	12	19	268	1,609
2008	16	1,760	10	21	125	1,885
2009	16	1,383	18	43	436	1,819
2010	15	1,298	12	36	341	1,639
2011	12	970	12	18	139	1,109
2012 MVP	16	2,097	12	40	217	2,314
2013	14	1,266	10	29	171	1,437
2014	1	75	0	2	18	93
2015	16	1,485	11	30	222	1,707
2016	3	72	0	3	8	80
2017	10	529	2	11	70	599
2018	16	1,042	7	20	208	1,250
2019	15	898	5	17	142	1,040
2020	16	604	7	12	101	705
2021	4	98	2	4	8	106
Career	184	14,918	120	305	2,474	17,392

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Jaret Patterson 99%Raheim Sanders 98%Braelon Allen 97%George Holani 97%Patrick Taylor Jr. 96%Jaydon Blue 96%

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Context

Are the Seattle Seahawks built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record

83off index

87def index

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85%playoff odds

71roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades B+ (83), defense A- (87) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 82, pass rush 85, coverage 89.

How his role moves

Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

56 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Legendary

Rank #20 of 2316 in NFL.

Résumé

4 accolades

NFL MVP · Offensive POY · 4× First-Team All-Pro

Act IV

The Ballad of Adrian Peterson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1985-03-21

The beginning

Adrian Peterson is one of the NFL's all-time leading rushers, starring for the Minnesota Vikings from 2007 to 2016.

Seattle Seahawks

Turning pro

Drafted 2007, Round 1 (#7 overall) as a Running Back.

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Set a single-game record with 296 rushing yards as a rookie

Chapter

Won 2007 Offensive Rookie of the Year

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Rushed for 2,097 yards and won 2012 NFL MVP

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Peterson's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Adrian Peterson TOO Strong TOO Fast Career Highlights! | NFL Legends

Off the court

Measurables

Height: 6'1"
Weight: 220 lb
Draft: 2007, Round 1 (#7 overall)
Born: Palestine, TX
Age: 41
Jersey: #28

Off the Field

Off the field, Peterson ran youth football camps and charitable initiatives. In 2014 he was suspended for most of the season following a child-injury case, then returned to lead the NFL in rushing in 2015.

The person

Peterson was a punishing, explosive runner celebrated for his breakaway speed and relentless physical style.

ExplosivePaired rare speed with power for long touchdown runs.

ComebackReturned from a torn ACL to nearly break the rushing record.

WorkhorseCarried heavy workloads as a lead back for years.

Verified profiles & sources

Wikipedia Pro-Football-Reference NFL.com

FAQ

Adrian Peterson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Adrian Peterson, answered.

Is Adrian Peterson in the Hall of Fame?

Not yet. Peterson only recently finished his career and is not yet eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

How close did Adrian Peterson come to the single-season rushing record?

In 2012 he rushed for 2,097 yards, just nine yards short of Eric Dickerson's record of 2,105.

What was Adrian Peterson's last NFL team?

He finished his career with the Seattle Seahawks in 2021.

Adrian Peterson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.