JockBio Vital Stats
  • Minnesota Vikings
• Running Back • #29
  • Height: 6' 1"
• Weight: 217 • Born: 3/21/85
  • Adrian starred for the Palestine High School track and basketball teams.
  • Adrian won the Hall Trophy as the nation’s top high school football player in 2003.
  • In high school, Adrian asked for #29—Eric Dickerson’s number—but it wasn’t available. He settled for 28 and has worn it ever since.
  • Adrian ran for 225 yards against Texas in just his second college start.
  • In 2004, Adrian set an NCAA record for freshmen with nine straight 100-yard rushing performances.
  • Adrian was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award in 2004. He was also the first freshman in history to be runner-up for the Heisman Trophy.
  • Adrian joined Billy Sims and Joe Washington as the only Oklahoma runners to top 4,000 career rushing yards. Adrian finished with 4,045 yards and 41 rushing touchdowns in 31 games.
  • Adrian’s 224-yard game against the Chicago Bears in 2007 broke Minnesota’s single-game rushing record, set by Chuck Foreman in 1976.
  • In a 2007 game against the San Diego Chargers, Adrian broke Jamal Lewis’s NFL record for yards in a game with 296 on 30 carries.
  • In 2007, Adrian became the first NFL rookie to notch two 200-yard games.
  • More than 300 friends and family members attended Minnesota’s 2007 game against the Dallas Cowboys to root for Adrian.
  • Adrian says the NFL player he most looks forward to meeting on the field is Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens.
  • Adrian’s father works for a car dealership and also gives anti-drug talks at schools. He once tried out for the Philadelphia 76ers.
  • Adrian’s mom might have made the U.S. Olympic team had she not gotten pregnant in college. She ran an 11.3 100-yard dash.
  • Adrian’s uncle, Ivory Lee Brown, played one season for the Arizona Cardinals.
  • Adrian’s daughter, Adeja, was born in 2003.
  • Adrian majored in Sociology at Oklahoma.
  • Adrian is superstitious about the fit of his shoes. They must feel perfect before he leaves the locker room.



 

 

 

 


Eric Dickerson, 1992 Pro Line


Jamal Lewis, 2000 Victory



 

© Copyright 2007 Black Book Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.