Awards & Winners

Adrian Peterson

Date of Birth 21-March-1985
Place of Birth Palestine
(Anderson County, Texas)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as A.P., AP, AD, All Day, A.D., Adrian Lewis Peterson, Purple Jesus
Profession American football player, Athlete
Adrian Lewis Peterson is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. Peterson was selected by the Vikings with the seventh overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. Peterson played college football for the University of Oklahoma, and set the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards as a true freshman during the 2004 season. As a unanimous first-team All-American, he became the first freshman to finish as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Peterson finished his college football career as the Sooners' third all-time leading rusher. Following his first pro season, in which he set an NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game, Peterson was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He was then awarded the MVP award for his performance in the Pro Bowl and became only the fifth player in NFL history to have more than 3,000 yards through his first two seasons. In 2010, he became the fifth fastest player to run for 5,000 yards, doing so in his 51st game. In 2012, Peterson became the sixth fastest player to reach 8,000 rushing yards, ending the season with 2,097 rushing yards, just nine yards shy of breaking Eric Dickerson's single season all-time record. Peterson amassed 2,314 all-purpose yards from scrimmage in 2012, tying Marcus Allen for the eighth-highest total ever. For his efforts, he received the NFL MVP Award and the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award for the 2012 NFL season. Peterson also achieved the #1 spot on the NFL Network's Top 100 Players of 2013. In the 2013-2014 season, Peterson became the 3rd fastest player to reach 10,000 rushing yards in NFL history.

Awards by Adrian Peterson

Check all the awards nominated and won by Adrian Peterson.

2013


Best NFL Player ESPY Award
Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Best Male Athlete ESPY Award
NFL Play of the Year Award
Best Comeback Athlete ESPY Award
Best NFL Player ESPY Award

2012


FedEx Ground Player of the Year
AP Most Valuable Player
AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
Fantasy Player of the Year

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Fantasy Player of the Year
FedEx Ground Player of the Year
NFL Play of the Year Award

2009


Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
FedEx Ground Player of the Year
Best NFL Player ESPY Award

2008


Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award
FedEx Ground Player of the Year

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
FedEx Ground Player of the Year
Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award

2007


Pepsi Next Rookie of the Year
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
FedEx Ground Player of the Year
Pepsi Next Rookie of the Year