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Woody Marks
HOU

Woody Marks

RBBye Wk 8● med injury riskMarket ADP 138 · RB42
Updated Oct 15, 2026
Per-game floor / ceiling · half-PPRProj. games: 14.9 / 17
Floor5.9
Proj.8.2
Ceiling12.2
AI outlook

Woody Marks - RB for HOU. ADP rank: 132. Running back with opportunity in team backfield. Workload and red-zone potential driving value. Analyst consensus: mid-tier value with situational upside. Sources: FantasyPros consensus aggregation.

Recent news
Woody Marks plays 56 of 66 snaps in Week 5 with Montgomery out, confirmatory spike week evidenceRotoBaller

With Montgomery out in Week 5, Marks took over as the clear early down back, 15 carries for 62 yards and 4 catches for 23 yards on 56 of 66 snaps, and Montgomery is now trending to miss Week 6 as well.

Strengths & concerns
Pros / cons +

Pros

  • Retained meaningful role even after Texans traded for Montgomery, per team and beat coverage
  • Strong college receiving/all-around profile (47 catches at USC) fits passing-down complement role
  • Full offseason + rebuilt, better-funded O-line vs. the unit he ran behind as a rookie
  • Proven 2025 workhorse rep (led team, 703 yds/196 att) as a backup plan if Montgomery is out
  • UPDATE 10/13, real Week 5 spike week evidence on file, 56 of 66 snaps and a 15 carry workload with Montgomery out, and Montgomery is now trending to miss Week 6 too

Cons

  • Montgomery explicitly cast by Texans as the three-down/featured back, capping Marks' early-down and goal-line share
  • Below-average 2025 efficiency (3.6 YPC) as a rookie, unresolved whether that improves behind rebuilt line
  • Age-29 Montgomery is healthy and signed to a 2-yr deal, so no clear path to a lead role absent injury
  • Concussion history (USC) is a tail-risk flag on games-played reliability
  • Committee backfield caps weekly ceiling outside of Montgomery-absence spike weeks
Why our rank differs from ADP
disagree lower

demoted from lead back after Texans traded for Montgomery

Full breakdown +

- Houston traded draft capital for David Montgomery, installing him as the lead back - Marks projects as backup/third-down role, a real step down from his 2025 lead-back workload (220 touches) - Chubb and Mixon are out of the picture, but that no longer matters with Montgomery in place - ADP still reflects his 2025 workload, not the new pecking order

Our model
Market ADP?138
Blended rank?110
Consensus rank?143
Tier?Tier 8
VBD score?-9.2
Risk profile

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Projected PPG
Standard7.3
Half-PPR8.2
Full PPR9.2
Confidence tier
Med