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Running Back, Minnesota Vikings
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Draft: 2007 Round 1 (7)
College: Oklahoma
Ht: 6’1” Wt: 217 DOB: 1985-03-21 Age: 28 |
| RB Rank |
Tier |
ADP-12 |
#18 
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3 |
2.05 |
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Rushing | Receiving |
Fantasy |
| Season |
Team |
G |
GS |
Att |
Yard |
Avg |
TD | Target |
Rec |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FFPts |
FFPts/G |
| 2007 |
MIN |
14 |
9 |
238 |
1,341 |
5.6 |
12 |
28 |
19 |
268 |
14.1 |
1 |
238.9 |
17.1 |
| 2008 |
MIN |
16 |
15 |
364 |
1,757 |
4.8 |
10 |
39 |
21 |
125 |
6.0 |
0 |
248.2 |
15.5 |
| 2009 |
MIN |
16 |
15 |
315 |
1,389 |
4.4 |
18 |
57 |
43 |
436 |
10.1 |
0 |
290.5 |
18.2 |
| 2010 |
MIN |
15 |
15 |
283 |
1,298 |
4.6 |
12 |
50 |
36 |
341 |
9.5 |
1 |
241.9 |
16.1 |
| 2011 |
MIN |
12 |
12 |
209 |
973 |
4.7 |
12 |
23 |
18 |
139 |
7.7 |
1 |
189.2 |
15.8 |
| 2012 |
MIN |
16 |
0 |
348 |
2,097 |
6.0 |
12 |
51 |
40 |
217 |
5.4 |
1 |
309.4 |
19.3 |
| 2012 (Projected) |
MIN |
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241 |
1,086 |
4.5 |
8 |
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17 |
155 |
9.1 |
1 |
178.1 |
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Of all the question marks at running back entering the 2012 fantasy football season, none is bigger than the Vikings Adrian Peterson. A perennial candidate for the 1st overall pick in every format, Peterson tore the ACL in his left knee in Week 16 last season and there are doubts that he will be fully recovered from that injury by opening day. What is not in doubt is that Peterson will not be 100% to start the season. In fact, he may not even return to his pre-injury form at any point in 2012. Of course, when you have scored 64 touchdowns in 73 career games and averaged 92.6 rushing yards, 110.5 total yards and 16.6 FPts/G over your career while remaining mostly injury free despite being the most punishing running back in the league, you don’t need to be 100% healthy to be productive. There are plenty of question marks with Peterson in 2012 but it all boils down to where do you draft him? Let’s examine the scenarios. AP could open the season on the PUP list, forcing him to miss the first six games of the season. He could be on the roster on opening day but still miss the first 2-3 games of the year. He could split time with backup Toby Gerhart for several games and then assume a larger role as the season progresses (just in time for the fantasy playoff run). Maybe the Vikings, expected to be NFC North doormats, choose to be very cautious with their franchise player in 2012. One last scenario: since the guy is basically superhuman, maybe he doesn’t need as much time to recover from a torn ACL as other players do. If you like to play the odds, you need to assume that Peterson will rate no better than an upper tier RB2 in 2012 and hopefully he gets rolling by the end of the season… and nabbing Gerhart is an absolute must.
Comment: Peterson (ACL, MCL) is ahead of schedule on his rehab but won't participate in any preseason games. He'll likely be active but limited early in the season.
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Adrian Peterson wants 2500 yards -- Fri May 3 12:00 pm --
Would need to average 156.25 yards per game | Adrian Peterson is out to set a new standard for NFL running backs. "I've got my bar set for 2,500. If I could go up to that, the record is shattered," Peterson said.
Peterson also made a similar proclamation in an interview with the NFL Network in January. Peterson came within 9 yards of breaking Eric Dickerson's mark last season, finishing with 2,097 yards, the second-highest mark of all time. (ESPN)
FF Today's Take: Every year we get a handful of 2000-yard predictions from overzealous rushers in the NFL and we take them with a grain of salt. It was a remarkable achievement for AP to gain 2097 rushing yards last season and obviously the stars would have to align for him to surpass 2500 yards. Good luck AP, fantasy owners will be rooting for you.
|  | CJ2K says he'll outrush AP in 2013 -- Fri Mar 1 12:30 pm --
And thinks he'll make a run at breaking single season record | Chris Johnson is confident of achieving big things in the 2013 season. Not only does he expect to rush for more yards than Adrian Peterson, he also believes he can make a run at Eric Dickerson's all-time single-season rushing record. The Tennessee Titans running back, coming off a 1,243-yard season in 2012, was asked on ESPN's "NFL Live" on Wednesday if he or the Minnesota Vikings' Peterson, who threatened the all-time rushing record with his 2,097 yards, would have more rushing yards next season. "Of course, '2K," Johnson said, referring to his nickname - CJ2K - which he received after rushing for 2,006 yards in 2009. When asked how confident he felt about his answer, he said he was "very confident." (ESPN)
FF Today's Take: Johnson's been fortunate enough to stay healthy throughout his career, but these words should be accepted as nothing more than mere puffery. Both 27-year-old backs have exceptional ability, but Peterson gets more carries. For fantasy purposes, Peterson is much more valuable because of the number of touches he gets near the goal line. Johnson's 10 touchdowns over the past two seasons pale in comparison to Peterson's 26.
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Rushing | Receiving |
Fantasy |
| Week |
Opp |
Result |
Att |
Yard |
Avg |
TD | Target |
Rec |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FFPts |
| 1 |
JAC |
W 26-23 |
17 |
84 |
4.9 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
20.7 |
| 2 |
at IND |
L 20-23 |
16 |
60 |
3.8 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
20 |
6.7 |
0 |
8.0 |
| 3 |
SF |
W 24-13 |
25 |
86 |
3.4 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
21 |
10.5 |
0 |
10.7 |
| 4 |
at DET |
W 20-13 |
21 |
102 |
4.9 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
20 |
5.0 |
0 |
12.2 |
| 5 |
TEN |
W 30-7 |
17 |
88 |
5.2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
5.0 |
0 |
10.3 |
| 6 |
at WAS |
L 26-38 |
17 |
79 |
4.6 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
50 |
7.1 |
0 |
12.9 |
| 7 |
ARI |
W 21-14 |
23 |
153 |
6.7 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
21.9 |
| 8 |
TB |
L 17-36 |
15 |
123 |
8.2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
18.7 |
| 9 |
at SEA |
L 20-30 |
17 |
182 |
10.7 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
31.3 |
| 10 |
DET |
W 34-24 |
27 |
171 |
6.3 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
1.7 |
0 |
23.6 |
| 12 |
at CHI |
L 10-28 |
18 |
108 |
6.0 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
30 |
5.0 |
0 |
13.8 |
| 13 |
at GB |
L 14-23 |
21 |
210 |
10.0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
28.0 |
| 14 |
CHI |
W 21-14 |
31 |
154 |
5.0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
0 |
29.0 |
| 15 |
at STL |
W 36-22 |
24 |
212 |
8.8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
27.2 |
| 16 |
at HOU |
W 23-6 |
25 |
86 |
3.4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
9.0 |
| 17 |
GB |
W 37-34 |
34 |
199 |
5.9 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
1 |
32.1 |
| WC |
at GB |
L 10-24 |
22 |
99 |
4.5 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
10.7 |
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WC = Wild-Card
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Rushing | Receiving |
Fantasy |
| Week |
Opp |
Result |
Att |
Yard |
Avg |
TD | Target |
Rec |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FFPts |
| 1 |
at SD |
L 17-24 |
16 |
98 |
6.1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
10.4 |
| 2 |
TB |
L 20-24 |
25 |
120 |
4.8 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
10.5 |
0 |
26.1 |
| 3 |
DET |
L 23-26 |
17 |
78 |
4.6 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
19 |
4.8 |
0 |
15.7 |
| 4 |
at KC |
L 17-22 |
23 |
80 |
3.5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
8.3 |
| 5 |
ARI |
W 34-10 |
29 |
122 |
4.2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
30.2 |
| 6 |
at CHI |
L 10-39 |
12 |
39 |
3.3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
9.9 |
| 7 |
GB |
L 27-33 |
24 |
175 |
7.3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
23.5 |
| 8 |
at CAR |
W 24-21 |
21 |
86 |
4.1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
76 |
15.2 |
1 |
28.2 |
| 10 |
at GB |
L 7-45 |
14 |
51 |
3.6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
11.1 |
| 11 |
OAK |
L 21-27 |
6 |
26 |
4.3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
8.6 |
| 15 |
NO |
L 20-42 |
10 |
60 |
6.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
6.0 |
| 16 |
at WAS |
W 33-26 |
12 |
38 |
3.2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
0 |
11.2 |
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TD Distance
Rushing: 1, 9, 6, 4, 24, 14, 4, 1, 9, 3, 12, 1
Receiving: 19
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Rushing | Receiving |
Fantasy |
| Week |
Opp |
Result |
Att |
Yard |
Avg |
TD | Target |
Rec |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FFPts |
| 1 |
at NO |
L 9-14 |
19 |
87 |
4.6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
4.7 |
0 |
10.1 |
| 2 |
MIA |
L 10-14 |
28 |
145 |
5.2 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
41 |
8.2 |
0 |
24.6 |
| 3 |
DET |
W 24-10 |
23 |
160 |
7.0 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
30 |
6.0 |
0 |
31.0 |
| 5 |
at NYJ |
L 20-29 |
18 |
88 |
4.9 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
10.8 |
| 6 |
DAL |
W 24-21 |
24 |
73 |
3.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
13.1 |
| 7 |
at GB |
L 24-28 |
28 |
131 |
4.7 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
41 |
20.5 |
0 |
23.2 |
| 8 |
at NE |
L 18-28 |
25 |
92 |
3.7 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
50 |
10.0 |
0 |
20.2 |
| 9 |
ARI |
W 27-24 |
15 |
81 |
5.4 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
63 |
15.8 |
1 |
26.4 |
| 10 |
at CHI |
L 13-27 |
17 |
51 |
3.0 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
24 |
6.0 |
0 |
7.5 |
| 11 |
GB |
L 3-31 |
14 |
72 |
5.1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
0 |
8.8 |
| 12 |
at WAS |
W 17-13 |
6 |
36 |
6.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
34 |
34.0 |
0 |
13.0 |
| 13 |
BUF |
W 38-14 |
16 |
107 |
6.7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
28.8 |
| 14 |
NYG |
L 3-21 |
14 |
26 |
1.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
2.6 |
| 16 |
at PHI |
W 24-14 |
22 |
118 |
5.4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
18.9 |
| 17 |
at DET |
L 13-20 |
14 |
31 |
2.2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-2 |
-1.0 |
0 |
2.9 |
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TD Distance
Rushing: 1, 6, 80, 1, 1, 1, 4, 5, 2, 3, 43, 1
Receiving: 12
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Rushing | Receiving |
Fantasy |
| Week |
Opp |
Result |
Att |
Yard |
Avg |
TD | Target |
Rec |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FFPts |
| 1 |
at CLE |
W 34-20 |
25 |
180 |
7.2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
0 |
37.8 |
| 2 |
at DET |
W 27-13 |
15 |
92 |
6.1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
24 |
6.0 |
0 |
17.6 |
| 3 |
SF |
W 27-24 |
19 |
85 |
4.5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
0 |
9.9 |
| 4 |
GB |
W 30-23 |
25 |
55 |
2.2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
11.5 |
| 5 |
at STL |
W 38-10 |
15 |
69 |
4.6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
0 |
19.5 |
| 6 |
BAL |
W 33-31 |
22 |
143 |
6.5 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
23 |
5.8 |
0 |
16.6 |
| 7 |
at PIT |
L 17-27 |
18 |
69 |
3.8 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
60 |
15.0 |
0 |
18.9 |
| 8 |
at GB |
W 38-26 |
25 |
97 |
3.9 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
44 |
44.0 |
0 |
20.1 |
| 10 |
DET |
W 27-10 |
18 |
133 |
7.4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
0 |
26.3 |
| 11 |
SEA |
W 35-9 |
24 |
82 |
3.4 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
16 |
4.0 |
0 |
9.8 |
| 12 |
CHI |
W 36-10 |
25 |
85 |
3.4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
0 |
16.3 |
| 13 |
at ARI |
L 17-30 |
13 |
19 |
1.5 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
46 |
7.7 |
0 |
6.5 |
| 14 |
CIN |
W 30-10 |
26 |
97 |
3.7 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
40 |
13.3 |
0 |
25.7 |
| 15 |
at CAR |
L 7-26 |
12 |
35 |
2.9 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
73 |
24.3 |
0 |
16.8 |
| 16 |
at CHI |
L 30-36 |
24 |
94 |
3.9 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
43 |
14.3 |
0 |
25.7 |
| 17 |
NYG |
W 44-7 |
9 |
54 |
6.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
11.5 |
| DP |
DAL |
W 34-3 |
26 |
63 |
2.4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
0 |
8.2 |
| CC |
at NO |
L 28-31 |
25 |
122 |
4.9 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
0 |
31.6 |
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DP = Divisional Playoff CC = Conference Championship
TD Distance
Rushing: 1, 1, 64, 27, 1, 5, 7, 2, 1, 22, 1, 5, 1, 3, 4, 1, 1, 1, 19, 1, 2
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Rushing | Receiving |
Fantasy |
| Week |
Opp |
Result |
Att |
Yard |
Avg |
TD | Target |
Rec |
Yard |
Avg |
TD |
FFPts |
| 1 |
at GB |
L 19-24 |
19 |
103 |
5.4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
17.4 |
| 2 |
IND |
L 15-18 |
29 |
160 |
5.5 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
20 |
5.0 |
0 |
18.0 |
| 3 |
CAR |
W 20-10 |
17 |
77 |
4.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
7.7 |
| 4 |
at TEN |
L 17-30 |
18 |
80 |
4.4 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
21 |
5.3 |
0 |
22.1 |
| 5 |
at NO |
W 30-27 |
21 |
32 |
1.5 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
4.1 |
| 6 |
DET |
W 12-10 |
25 |
111 |
4.4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
-5 |
-5.0 |
0 |
10.6 |
| 7 |
at CHI |
L 41-48 |
22 |
121 |
5.5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
25.0 |
| 9 |
HOU |
W 28-21 |
25 |
139 |
5.6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
19.9 |
| 10 |
GB |
W 28-27 |
30 |
192 |
6.4 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
33 |
11.0 |
0 |
28.5 |
| 11 |
at TB |
L 13-19 |
19 |
85 |
4.5 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
8.2 |
| 12 |
at JAC |
W 30-12 |
17 |
80 |
4.7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
14.0 |
| 13 |
CHI |
W 34-14 |
28 |
131 |
4.7 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
-1 |
-0.5 |
0 |
19.0 |
| 14 |
at DET |
W 20-16 |
23 |
102 |
4.4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
11.7 |
| 15 |
at ARI |
W 35-14 |
28 |
165 |
5.9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
16.5 |
| 16 |
ATL |
L 17-24 |
22 |
76 |
3.5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
0 |
9.2 |
| 17 |
NYG |
W 20-19 |
21 |
103 |
4.9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
16.3 |
| WC |
PHI |
L 14-26 |
20 |
83 |
4.2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
0 |
20.3 |
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WC = Wild-Card
TD Distance
Rushing: 3, 28, 3, 1, 54, 1, 29, 16, 1, 67, 40, 3
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