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Alfred Morris usage trends up in home games

Washington Redskins running back Alfred Morris rushes the ball during the second half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Another week, another RB1 out for the season. Chris Johnson's renaissance fantasy season comes to a close, leaving the door open for rookie David Johnson, and predicting Washington's running back usage based on location highlight the insights into the prominent running back timeshares around the league.

Arizona Cardinals – David Johnson enters spotlight

Compound injuries to Chris Johnson and Andre Ellington give David Johnson his first real shot at the starting job. However, his usage thus far fails to provide adequate insight on his capacity to handle the quantity of work left by his predecessor. He received a season-high 8 carries last week (8-21-1), which was only the third time this year he has seen four or more attempts with his previous high (7-25-0) coming back in Week 3 against the 49ers.

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