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Woody Marks

Woody Marks is a running back for the Houston Texans. Depth chart: RB1.

Scouting report

Woody Marks: the full picture

Written automatically from Gridiron Value model data · updated October 20, 2026

Woody Marks at a glance

Woody Marks is a 25-year-old running back for the Houston Texans, listed at 5'10" and 208 pounds. The Houston Texans drafted Marks 116th overall in the fourth round in 2025, out of USC; this is year two in the league.

2026 projection

Our season projection has Marks at 116.5 PPR points for 2026, which ranks RB44 at the position and works out to 8.0 points per game over 17.0 projected games.

2026 season so far

Through 6 games of 2026, Marks has scored 53.4 PPR points, or 8.9 per game. That is 45.8% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Marks would finish with about 151 points, ahead of the 116.5 projected. The best week so far is 12.5 points in Week 5 against TEN, the RB22 finish that week. Marks has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 1 of 6 games, a 17% consistency rate.

Percentile profile

Measured against the 54 qualified running backs of 2026, Marks ranks in the 68th percentile in receptions, the 63rd percentile in receiving yards and the 59th percentile in rush TDs. The softest mark is the 27th percentile in yards per carry.

Career track record

2025 is the only completed season on record: Marks finished as RB31 with 145.1 PPR points in 16 games. The totals so far read 908 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns, 37 receptions and 287 receiving yards.

Woody Marks by the numbers

Marks has finished in the top twelve 2 times. The career high is 27.9 PPR points, set in Week 4 of 2025 against TEN. In all, Marks has reached 20 points in 1 game, 5% of career appearances.

How the production happens

In 2026, Marks handled 8.6 carries per game, including 8 red-zone carries and 2 carries from inside the five. 5 runs gained ten yards or more. In the passing game Marks drew 2.6 targets per game.

Contract

Marks is playing on a four-year, $5.2 million contract signed with the Houston Texans in 2025, an average of $1.3 million per year with $1.0 million guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2028 season.

2026 projected stat line

Projected PPR
116.5
PPR / game
8.0

Woody Marks fantasy outlook

Woody Marks enters the 2026 season with HOU and ranks RB44 and #162 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 116.5 PPR points across 14.6 games, or 8.0 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a lineup and depth tier. The preseason depth chart lists Woody Marks as RB2, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Woody Marks produced 145.1 PPR points in 16 games (9.1 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 38%, with a 2% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The main uncertainty is translating a limited NFL sample into a full-season role.

Week 1 projection

Woody Marks is projected for 9.7 PPR points at home against BUF in week 1, with a likely range of 0.0 to 22.7.

Trade value

Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 2.2 since the previous model run (stable).

Redraft
20.0
Dynasty
26.7
Superflex redraft
32.7
Superflex dynasty
38.2
TE premium dynasty
16.1

Compare Woody Marks on the trade value chart

Career stats

SeasonTeamGCarRush ydsRush TDTgtRecRec ydsRec TDPPR
2026HOU6582052161379053.4
2025HOU16196703236242083145.1

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