Alfred Morris ( American football ) Alfred Morris ( born December 12 , 1988 ) is an American football running back for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was selected in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Redskins . He played college football for Florida Atlantic University . Early life . Alfred Morris played football and basketball at Pine Forest High School in Pensacola , Florida . While he was in sixth grade , he played midget football against another future Pensacola football star , running back Trent Richardson . The two would meet again in their rookie seasons as the Redskins would travel to Cleveland to take on the Browns . Professional career . Washington Redskins . 2012 season . Morris was selected in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins . The sixth round draft pick that Washington selected him with was from a trade on July 27 , 2011 from the Vikings for Donovan McNabb . He was officially signed by the Redskins to a four - year , $ 2 . 22 million contract with a $ 154 , 000 signing bonus on May 6 , 2012 . After having impressive preseason performances , where he started two out of four of the Redskins ' preseason games , he emerged as a dark horse in the running back competition with Roy Helu , Evan Royster , and Tim Hightower . He was guaranteed a spot on the final 53 - man roster for the start of the 2012 season after Morris sat out of the last preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the rest of the Redskins ' starters . The day before the season opener , coach Mike Shanahan announced that Morris would be the starting running back . In his NFL debut and first career start , he rushed for 96 yards on 28 carries and scored two touchdowns against the New Orleans Saints . Despite the Redskins losing to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3 , Morris put on a great display , recording 78 rushing yards on 17 carries and scoring a touchdown , and was even nominated for NFL Rookie of the Week . The next week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , he had his first 100 - yard game ; recording 113 yards on 21 carries and one touchdown . On October 7 , versus the Atlanta Falcons , Morris rushed for his second career 100 yard game . He was named Rookie of the Week after his performance in Week 7 against the New York Giants , where he rushed for 120 yards on 22 carries . He would later have three consecutive 100 - yard performances starting in the Week 12 game against the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving . Morris would be named Rookie of the Week for the second time after his performance against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 14 . In the final game of the regular season , Morris ran 33 times for 200 yards and 3 touchdowns , setting two new Redskins franchise records . His effort helped lead the Redskins to a 28 - 18 victory over their division rivals , the Dallas Cowboys , to win the NFC East for the first time since 1999 and earn a playoff spot for the first time since 2007 . Finishing the season with a total of 1 , 613 rushing yards and thirteen touchdowns , he broke Clinton Portis ’ rushing record for a single - season of 1 , 516 yards and Charley Taylor ' s record of most touchdowns scored in rookie season of ten touchdowns . Morris also became the fourth player in NFL history to ever record over 1 , 600 rushing yards in his rookie year ; ultimately ranking third behind Eric Dickerson and George Rogers , respectively . With Morris ' 1 , 613 rushing yards combined with 815 rushing yards attained by Robert Griffin III , the two rookies accounted for 90 % of the Redskins ' total rushing yards for the 2012 regular season , which led the Redskins to finish first in the league in rushing . In the regular season , he also finished second in the league in total rushing yards , only behind Adrian Peterson , and second in league in rushing touchdowns behind Arian Foster . 2013 Season . Prior to the 2013 season , Morris was named to the NFL Network ' s Top 100 Players of 2013 at # 64 . Personal . Morris is the son of Ronald and Yvonne Morris . He has six brothers . His brother , Shawn Morris , is currently playing college football at Birmingham - Southern college and is majoring in mathematics . Despite being able to afford a new car , he still drives his 1991 Mazda 626 , which he nicknamed " Bentley ” . He drove this car from Boca Raton , Florida to his new D . C . home . Due to the positive publicity , Mazda will refurbish the car free of charge . As part of the refurbishment , the car will receive a new radio featuring a CD player and a navigation system , but will otherwise be restored to factory floor condition .