Woody Marks
Houston TexansWoody Marks has 77 carries for 271 yards, 2 rushing touchdowns and 14 catches for 94 yards in 7 games for the Houston Texans this season through Week 8, 8.9 PPR points a game (updated November 4, 2026).
Model Score by season
Down 3.9 from last season.
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
STM Take
A pass-catching handcuff back with standalone passing-down value.
The case for
- 261 career college receptions, the most by an FBS RB in the past decade, makes him a genuinely separated passing-down specialist. The Houston offense leans heavily on RB receiving work.
- Wk 19 (17.2 PPR) and Wk 14 (15.6) showed the ceiling when given a Mixon-absent workload. Age 23 leaves multiple years of development room.
The worry
- 5'10"/213 frame is undersized for any extended early-down workload, which caps his standalone fantasy ceiling unless Mixon is fully out.
- Six of his last eight 2025 games scored under 9 PPR, including three sub-7 (6.8, 8.5, 4.8). That is depth-of-roster production until Mixon's status changes.
What to watch: Whether Houston commits to him as the clear passing-down back for 2026 or splits third-down work, which would compress his ceiling further.
Full take and bio
The 2025 #43 (tier 8) rookie finish is fine for a 4th-round receiving specialist behind a tier-3 starter (Joe Mixon). Wk 19's 17.2 PPR and Wk 14's 15.6 show the ceiling when Mixon misses time, but the consistent sub-9 PPR floor (six of eight weeks under 9) is the realistic baseline for the role. He is a Mixon handcuff with passing-down standalone value.
Marks came out of USC (after transferring from Mississippi State) as Houston's 4th-round pick (116th overall) in 2025 after a five-year college career that produced 261 career receptions, the most by an FBS running back in the past decade. At 5'10" and 213 pounds, he is undersized for an every-down workload but plays a passing-down specialist role that fits perfectly behind Joe Mixon. His rookie 2025 saw him integrated as the third-down back, with occasional early-down work when Mixon needed rest.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Antowain Smith, Devontae Booker, Darnell Autry. Built like: Evan Royster, Montee Ball, Jason Wright. Coming out: Vick Ballard, Cameron Artis-Payne, Antonio Pittman.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 2 stars, 1 starter, 13 backups, 4 didn't stick.
Woody Marks Injury StatusNot listed
Woody Marks is not on the injury report as of Nov 4. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season · 7 games
8.9 fantasy points a game, 62 PPR on the season. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Fantasy outlookWeek 9
Our rest-of-season board has Woody Marks at RB34 (the public consensus says RB30); the model has 78 PPR points left for him this season.
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Draft & College
Round 4, pick 116 to the Houston Texans in 2025, out of USC (Big Ten).
In college, 2024, 12 games: 1,203 rush yds, 8 TD, 6.0 yds/carry.
Recruited
Class of 2020 · Running back · High school: Carver, Atlanta, GA
His full list of offers is not on our record yet; offers for the 2020 class are still being added.