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NegativeUsageSep 15, 2026
Marks ranked fourth in 'cool shit' metric with 70% in Week 1 but split snaps evenly with David Montgomery (51% vs. 49%) while receiving significantly fewer touches (23 vs. 10); he is more of a pure handcuff than a flex play option.PositiveRoleSep 14, 2026
Woody Marks played 49% of snaps and took 10 touches for 40 yards. In a vacuum, that's a stronger Week 1 role than even his supporters expected. The catch is that Montgomery got 23 touches, including nearly all of the high-value ones. Marks did convert a 4th-and-1 at the end of the fourth quarter, showing he's not completely shut out of short-yardage work, though Montgomery converted a 4th-and-1 earlier on the same drive.NegativeRoleSep 8, 2026
Now rocking jersey No. 4, Marks joins Washington as someone who could be more of a 1B option than true backup, or maybe he won't; the preseason returns were promising, but David Montgomery had an even better preseason because he was resting with the starters.NegativeBustSep 5, 2026
Marks was the Texans' lead RB for much of 2025 but ranked below the 22nd percentile in broken tackle and yards after contact rates; he caught just 24 of 36 targets and struggled in pass protection. With David Montgomery added to the team, Marks is likely to see very few touches in 2026 as Montgomery is superior in every aspect of the running back position. Fade Marks unless you simply want a pure handcuff to Montgomery.NegativeBustSep 5, 2026
Woody Marks was the Texans' lead RB for much of the 2025 season but as a runner he was below the 22nd percentile in broken tackle and yards after contact rates. Despite having played receiver in college, Marks caught just 24 of 36 targets, but the bigger story is that he struggled in pass protection. With David Montgomery added to the team, Marks' role is expected to diminish.NegativeRoleSep 2, 2026
Rookie-year Marks was painfully inefficient as a rusher, but still handled at least 15 touches in all but two of his final 10 games; there's potential for him to handle most of the pass-game work alongside David Montgomery, and if not, there's still a decent pure handcuff ceiling.PositiveBreakoutAug 24, 2026
Impressed in preseason week 2 with the starters, converting five touches into 43 yards and a 20-yard touchdown during his lone drive with the first team; described as a great RB4 pick thanks to potentially underrated standalone value and confirmed solid handcuff upside. Changed from No. 27 to No. 4 this season.PositiveRoleAug 24, 2026
Marks started and took all five RB touches on the opening drive, including a 20-yard TD run with multiple broken tackles. There's never been much doubt that he's the No. 2 RB in Houston. He might even take a decent chunk of work away from David Montgomery, though not because of preseason performance alone. Texans coach DeMeco Ryans praised Marks, saying 'Outstanding job, see the growth, more dynamic, physical runner, looks faster, more decisive, looks special, looks like he'll have a special year, added value to our team, more confident and relaxed, excited about Woody this year.'PositiveRoleAug 20, 2026
Marks handled at least 15 touches in all but two of his final 10 games, overtaking Nick Chubb down the stretch with snap rates regularly around 70 percent and peaking at 87 percent—three-down workhorse material. Despite meh offense ranked 19th by Vegas, Marks benefits from Texans' elite defense creating fantasy-friendly leading game scripts; Texans leaned on him as bell-cow down the stretch with zero competition behind him, earning RB8 backup ranking.PositiveValueAug 17, 2026
The source views Marks as a very solid RB4 target with underappreciated standalone upside. The source notes uncertainty about the Montgomery-Marks split ('Could be 80-20 D-Mont. Could be 70-30. Could be 55-45') but states: 'Either way: Marks has underappreciated standalone upside and either way is a worthwhile pick at his current price simply because we know this coaching staff is down to give him a true workhorse role if needed.'NegativeValueAug 13, 2026
Woody Marks is ranked 139th in ADP but Yahoo's default ranking places him at 146.5, a -7.5 ADP gap indicating the market values him higher than Yahoo's algorithm suggests.NegativeProjectionAug 10, 2026
Woody Marks has an ADP of 141.2 with a -2.2 differential, showing high-stakes formats ranging from 141.4 to 144.7, indicating relatively stable valuation with minimal variance.NegativeRoleJul 30, 2026
Seth Torok waited until round six to draft a running back and will now have to rely on Woody Marks as a starting option; the source uses this as an example of poor guillotine league draft strategy, where waiting too long at a critical position forces reliance on unproven or less reliable players.