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6. Alfred Morris, RB, 2016

For four years, the Cowboys had to play against Alfred Morris two times per season and they knew how hard of a runner he was. A sixth-round pick for Washington, he started all 64 games for them from 2012 through 2015. Then in 2016 when the Cowboys needed someone capable of starting — they hadn’t yet drafted Ezekiel Elliott — Morris got the call.

Morris agreed to a two-year contract worth just $3.5 million, plus some incentives that could make the deal worth $5.5 million. During his first season, he didn’t play much as Elliott had a league-leading 1,631 yards on the ground and 15 touchdowns.

As the No. 2 back, Morris had 243 yards and two touchdowns. But then in 2017, he was pressed into action when Elliott was suspended for six games.

That year, he managed to run for 547 yards and while he had just one rushing touchdown, he kept the chains moving with an impressive 4.8-yard-per-attempt average. For Morris, this was the highest number he had since recording the same average as a rookie.

Overall, he ran for 790 yards and three touchdowns on 184 carries —‚which was 4.3 yards per rush. That might not seem like much but he proved to be a capable back and if given more attempts, he wouldn’t have disappointed in the least.