DARRIN NELSONNelson, Darrin MiloHeight: 5-9 Weight: 185 Born: January 2, 1959 Sacramento, CA High School: Pius X (Downey, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Stanford | Lettered |
| 1978 | Stanford | Lettered |
| 1979 | Stanford | |
| 1980 | Stanford | Lettered |
| 1981 | Stanford | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (7th overall) 1982 Minnesota Vikings |
| Relatives: Brother of Kevin Nelson |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1982 MIN NFL | 20 | RB | 7 | 4 |
| 1983 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1983 MIN NFL | 20 | RB | 15 | 9 |
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1984 MIN NFL | 20 | HB | 15 | 8 |
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL | 20 | RB | 16 | 10 |
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1986 MIN NFL | 20 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL | 20 | RB | 10 | 9 |
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 20 | RB | 13 | 11 |
| 1989 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1989 MIN NFL | 20 | RB | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1989 SD NFL | 20 | RB | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 Year (NFL)1989 Year NFL | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1990 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1990 SD NFL | 20 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL | 20 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1992 MIN NFL | 20 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 152 | 67 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/27/1982 | 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1982 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 7/30/1982 | 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1982 MIN NFL |
| Exemption | 9/23/1987 | 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL |
| Activated | 10/20/1987 | 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL |
| Traded | 10/12/1989 | 1989 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1989 DAL NFL |
| Traded | 10/17/1989 | 1989 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1989 SD NFL |
| Released | 9/3/1990 | 1990 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1990 SD NFL |
| Signed | 9/12/1990 | 1990 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1990 SD NFL |
| Free Agent (Plan B) | 2/1/1991 | 1990 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1990 SD NFL |
| Signed | 7/15/1991 | 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL |
| Released | 8/26/1991 | 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 8/27/1991 | 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL |
| Free Agent (Plan B) | 2/1/1992 | 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 7/20/1992 | 1992 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1992 MIN NFL |
| Released | 8/31/1992 | 1992 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1992 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 9/1/1992 | 1992 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1992 MIN NFL |
| Free Agent | 3/1/1993 | 1992 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1992 MIN NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1983 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1984 MIN NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1986 MIN NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 23 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 138 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1982 MIN NFL | 44 | 136 | 3.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1983 MIN NFL | 154 | 642 | 4.2 | 56t | 1 | ||||
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1984 MIN NFL | 80 | 406 | 5.1 | 39 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL | 200 | 893 | 4.5 | 37 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1986 MIN NFL | 191 | 793 | 4.2 | 42 | 4 | ||||
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL | 131 | 642 | 4.9 | 72 | 2 | ||||
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 112 | 380 | 3.4 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1989 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1989 MIN NFL | 31 | 124 | 4.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1989 SD NFL | 36 | 197 | 5.5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 Year (NFL)1989 Year NFL | 67 | 321 | 4.8 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1990 SD NFL | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL | 28 | 210 | 7.5 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1992 MIN NFL | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1020 | 4442 | 4.4 | 72 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1982 MIN NFL | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1983 MIN NFL | 51 | 618 | 12.1 | 68 | 0 | ||||||
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1984 MIN NFL | 27 | 162 | 6.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL | 43 | 301 | 7.0 | 25t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1986 MIN NFL | 53 | 593 | 11.2 | 34 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL | 26 | 129 | 5.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 16 | 105 | 6.6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1989 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1989 MIN NFL | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1989 SD NFL | 31 | 328 | 10.6 | 49 | 0 | ||||||
| 1989 Year (NFL)1989 Year NFL | 38 | 380 | 10.0 | 49 | 0 | ||||||
| 1990 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1990 SD NFL | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL | 19 | 142 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 324 | 2939 | 9.1 | 68 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1984 MIN NFL | 23 | 9 | 180 | 7.8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL | 16 | 3 | 133 | 8.3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1990 SD NFL | 3 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 42 | 12 | 357 | 8.5 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1982 MIN NFL | 6 | 0 | 132 | 22.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1983 MIN NFL | 18 | 0 | 445 | 24.7 | 50 | 0 | |||
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1984 MIN NFL | 39 | 0 | 891 | 22.8 | 47 | 0 | |||
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1986 MIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 105 | 35.0 | 40 | 0 | |||
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL | 7 | 0 | 164 | 23.4 | 42 | 0 | |||
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 9 | 0 | 210 | 23.3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1989 MIN NFL | 14 | 0 | 317 | 22.6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 Year (NFL)1989 Year NFL | 14 | 0 | 317 | 22.6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1990 SD NFL | 4 | 0 | 36 | 9.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL | 31 | 0 | 682 | 22.0 | 50 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1992 MIN NFL | 29 | 0 | 626 | 21.6 | 53 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 163 | 0 | 3659 | 22.4 | 53 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1982 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | |
| 1983 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1983 MIN NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1984 MIN NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1985 MIN NFL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1986 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1986 MIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1987 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1988 MIN NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1989 SD NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 Year (NFL)1989 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1990 SD NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1991 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1992 MIN NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 32 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
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