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- For the NFL running back, see Adrian Peterson (Chicago Bears).
Adrian Leon Peterson (born March 21, 1985 in Palestine, Texas), also known as A.D. or All-day, is an American running back, who currently plays football for the University of Oklahoma. During his senior year in high school, most college scouting reports ranked him the top recruit in the country. Peterson was the only running back for the 2004 class of recruits rated as a "6.1" or "franchise player" by Rivals.com[1]. He met those expectations during his freshman season by breaking multiple NCAA freshman rushing records including rushing yards (1,925) and rushing attempts (339), finishing second in the Heisman Trophy voting (the highest finish ever for a freshman), and being named to the first team on all five NCAA-recognized All-American lists[2].
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[edit] Early Life
Peterson comes from a very athletic family. His mother was a collegiate track athlete, while his father signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at the University of Oklahoma. Personal troubles derailed his father's enrollment at Oklahoma, however, and he ended up playing for the University of Southern Idaho, and later served time in prison on charges of money laundering. He was released from prison in 2006, but was denied permission to attend Sooners football games by his parole officer until October 14 of that year.
[edit] High School
[edit] College
[edit] 2004
During his freshman season, Peterson broke many NCAA freshman rushing records and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. He finished second to USC quarterback Matt Leinart in the voting that year (the highest finish ever for a freshman). As a freshman, Peterson rushed for 1925 yards and led the nation in carries with 339.
[edit] 2005
[edit] 2006
Peterson's father was able to watch his son from the stands for the first time on October 14, 2006. Oklahoma beat Iowa State University in that game, but Adrian broke his collar bone diving into the end zone after a 53-yard run and will probably miss the rest of the season. It is expected that he will be ready for the sooners bowl game, however experts predict that the next time Adrian is in a football uniform it will be in the NFL.
[edit] Career Statistics
- Statistics up to date as of October 16, 2006. High School stats from SoonerSports.com[3]. College stats from NCAA[4]
[edit] Rushing
| Year | Team | Attempts | Yards | Average | Long | TDs | Yards/Game | Rank* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | HS | 246 | 2041 | 8.3 | -- | 22 | -- | -- | |
| 2003 | HS | 252 | 2960 | 11.7 | -- | 32 | -- | -- | |
| HS Totals | 498 | 5001 | 10.0 | -- | 54 | -- | -- | ||
| 2004 | Okla. | 339 | 1925 | 5.7 | 80 | 15 | 148.08 | 6th | |
| 2005 | Okla. | 220 | 1108 | 5.0 | 84 | 14 | 100.73 | 33rd | |
| 2006 | Okla. | 168 | 935 | 5.6 | 53 | 10 | 155.83 | 2nd | |
| College Totals | 727 | 3968 | 5.4 | 84 | 39 | 132.27 | -- | ||
| * National rank based on rushing yards per game[5][6][7] | |||||||||
[edit] Receiving
| Year | Team | Receptions | Yards | Average | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | HS | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | -- | 0 |
| HS Totals | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | -- | 0 | |
| 2004 | Okla. | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | Okla. | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006 | Okla. | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | 69 | 1 |
| College Totals | 22 | 189 | 8.6 | 69 | 1 | |
[edit] External links
- Official Oklahoma athletics site
- ESPN Player Card: Adrian Peterson
- Adrian Peterson Fan Site
- Adrian Peterson Current and Past Player News
- Official OU Adrian Peterson Bio
- Adrian Peterson News and Info Fan Site
[edit] Notes
- ^ Rivals.com Running backs 2004 (English) (HTML). Rivals.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.
- ^ Recap Sooner National Awards and Honors (English) (HTML). SoonerSports.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
- ^ Adrian Peterson Bio (English) (HTML). SoonerSports.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
- ^ NCAA Division I Football (English) (HTML). NCAA. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.
- ^ IA National Player Report Rushing (2004) (English) (HTML). NCAA. Retrieved on 2006-10-10.
- ^ IA National Player Report Rushing (2005) (English) (HTML). NCAA. Retrieved on 2006-10-10.
- ^ IA National Player Report Rushing (2006) (English) (HTML). NCAA. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.
