David Johnson Week 4 Outlook -

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Mon, Sep 28th 2020, 4:53pm EDT

With Duke Johnson out the last two weeks, David Johnson has managed to total 28 of the Texans 30 running back touches available. It seems they're expecting Duke back this week after he participated in practice most of last week, so the workload will get a bit smaller for David. The Vikings weren't supposed to be a great match for running backs, but that's not the case. Through three games, running backs have managed to rack up 107 total touches against them, which leads the league. That's large in part to do with the 72.0 plays per game that their opponents are averaging. They're allowing more yards per carry on the ground (4.43) than they are yards per target through the air (3.67) to running backs through the first three games. Each starting running back has totaled at least 16 carries, including at least 25 carries to both Jonathan Taylor and Derrick Henry over the last two weeks. The Packers, Colts, and Titans have all totaled at least 29 running back touches. This is great news for Johnson, who should be relatively fresh after totaling just 28 touches over the last two weeks in brutal matchups against the Steelers and Ravens. As a home favorite with an implied team total of 27.8 points, the stage is set for Johnson to get back into RB2 territory this week.