Darrin Nelson
[edit] Biography
Darrin Nelson (Darrin Milo Nelson) was born on January 2, 1959 in Sacramento, California. After going to high school at Piux X (Downey, CA), Nelson attended Stanford University. Nelson made his professional debut in the NFL in 1982 with the Minnesota Vikings. He played for the Minnesota Vikings and San Diego Chargers over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that 1986 was Darrin Nelson's best year, as he ran for 793 yards, ran in 4 TDs, hauled in 53 receptions and had 593 receiving yards.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1982
| MIN
| NFL
| 7
| 44
| 136
| 3.1
| 0
| 18
|
| 1983
| MIN
| NFL
| 15
| 154
| 642
| 4.2
| 1
| 56t
|
| 1984
| MIN
| NFL
| 15
| 80
| 406
| 5.1
| 3
| 39
|
| 1985
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 200
| 893
| 4.5
| 5
| 37
|
| 1986
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 191
| 793
| 4.2
| 4
| 42
|
| 1987
| MIN
| NFL
| 10
| 131
| 642
| 4.9
| 2
| 72
|
| 1988
| MIN
| NFL
| 13
| 112
| 380
| 3.4
| 1
| 27
|
| 1989
| SDG
| NFL
| 9
| 36
| 197
| 5.5
| 0
| 28
|
| 1990
| SDG
| NFL
| 14
| 3
| 14
| 4.7
| 0
| 5
|
| 1991
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 28
| 210
| 7.5
| 2
| 29
|
| 1992
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 10
| 5
| 0.5
| 0
| 9
|
| 11 year NFL career
| 152
| 1020
| 4442
| 4.4
| 18
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1982
| MIN
| NFL
| 7
| 9
| 100
| 11.1
| 0
| 22
|
| 1983
| MIN
| NFL
| 15
| 51
| 618
| 12.1
| 0
| 68
|
| 1984
| MIN
| NFL
| 15
| 27
| 162
| 6
| 1
| 17
|
| 1985
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 43
| 301
| 7
| 1
| 25t
|
| 1986
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 53
| 593
| 11.2
| 3
| 34
|
| 1987
| MIN
| NFL
| 10
| 26
| 129
| 5
| 0
| 13
|
| 1988
| MIN
| NFL
| 13
| 16
| 105
| 6.6
| 0
| 27
|
| 1989
| SDG
| NFL
| 9
| 31
| 328
| 10.6
| 0
| 49
|
| 1990
| SDG
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 29
| 7.3
| 0
| 10
|
| 1991
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 19
| 142
| 7.5
| 0
| 13
|
| 1992
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 11 year NFL career
| 152
| 286
| 2559
| 8.9
| 5
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1982
| MIN
| NFL
| 7
| 6
| 132
| 22
| 33
| 0
|
| 1983
| MIN
| NFL
| 15
| 18
| 445
| 24.7
| 50
| 0
|
| 1984
| MIN
| NFL
| 15
| 39
| 891
| 22.8
| 47
| 0
|
| 1985
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 3
| 51
| 17
| 26
| 0
|
| 1986
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 3
| 105
| 35
| 40
| 0
|
| 1987
| MIN
| NFL
| 10
| 7
| 164
| 23.4
| 42
| 0
|
| 1988
| MIN
| NFL
| 13
| 9
| 210
| 23.3
| 30
| 0
|
| 1989
| SDG
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| SDG
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 36
| 9
| 26
| 0
|
| 1991
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 31
| 682
| 22
| 50
| 0
|
| 1992
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 29
| 626
| 21.6
| 53
| 0
|
| 11 year NFL career
| 152
| 163
| 3659
| 22.4
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1982
| MIN
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| MIN
| NFL
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| MIN
| NFL
| 15
| 23
| 180
| 7.8
| 9
| 21
| 0
|
| 1985
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 16
| 133
| 8.3
| 3
| 21
| 0
|
| 1986
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| MIN
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| MIN
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| SDG
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| SDG
| NFL
| 14
| 3
| 44
| 14.7
| 0
| 33
| 0
|
| 1991
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 11 year NFL career
| 152
| 42
| 357
| 8.5
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1982
| MIN
| NFL
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| -8
| 0
|
| 1983
| MIN
| NFL
| 15
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| MIN
| NFL
| 15
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 16
| 0
|
| 1986
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| MIN
| NFL
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| MIN
| NFL
| 13
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| SDG
| NFL
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| SDG
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 11 year NFL career
| 152
| 32
| 10
| 0
| 8
| 0
|
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1982
| MIN
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| MIN
| NFL
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| MIN
| NFL
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| MIN
| NFL
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| MIN
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| SDG
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| SDG
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 100
| 25
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 158.3
|
| 1992
| MIN
| NFL
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 11 year NFL career
| 152
| 1
| 1
| 100
| 25
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 158.3
|
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