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Woody Marks Houston Texans · #4

Running Back · 5' 10", 208 lbs · Atlanta, GA · Age 26

Woody Marks is a Running Back for the Houston Texans, drafted 116th overall, 2025. In 2026 he ran for 87 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns, adding 7 receptions.

Running BackDrafted 116th overall2-yr veteran
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Houston Texans · #4 · Running Back
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Season avg87 rush yds · 2 td · 7 rec
Career avg790 rush yds · 4 td · 31 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
87rush yds
2td
7rec
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Scouting report

Woody Marks — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

B-
Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Woody Marks is a Running Back for the Houston Texans, drafted 116th overall, 2025. In 2026 he ran for 87 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns, adding 7 rece
C+
Rushing
C+
Receiving
A-
Scoring
C+
Rushing volume
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Scoring
Excellent · offense
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C+
Receiving
Strong · offense
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C+
All-purpose
Strong · offense
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B
Volume share
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Woody Marks stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #324 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
174Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Woody Marks — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Rushing
87 YDS
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A+
Scoring
2 TD
drill in ↓
A+
Receiving
31 YDS
drill in ↓
A+
All-purpose
118 YDS
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The engine

How the model sees Woody Marks

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
295
rush yds
49–542
2
td
2–2
13
rec
6–20
91
rec yds
20–162
8
games
3–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 87 → projected 295 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+205.3
Age curve
+2.9
Net vs last season+208.3 rush yds
Everything it reads
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2 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 26 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Woody Marks career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
202516703224208911
2026 in progress · 4 games4872731118
Career207904312391,029
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
83off index
99def index
+48net
95%playoff odds
65roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (83), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 73, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Woody Marks

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2000-12-29

The beginning

Woody Marks is a Running Back for the Houston Texans, in his 2nd NFL season.

Houston Texans

Turning pro

Drafted 116th overall, 2025 as a Running Back.

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Woody Marks is a Houston Texans running back, drafted 116th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has rushed for 790 yards and 4 touchdowns and caught 31 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 87 yards with 2 touchdowns and added 7 receptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 10"
Weight
208 lbs
Draft
116th overall, 2025
Born
Atlanta, GA
Age
26
Jersey
#4
Background

Woody Marks is from Atlanta, GA and is 26 years old. He was drafted 116th overall, 2025 and plays running back at 5' 10", 208 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has run for 790 yards and 4 touchdowns while adding 31 catches. Marks is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Woody Marks is a committee and depth back who has amassed 1,029 scrimmage yards and 4 rushing touchdowns over 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Rushing790 career rushing yards and 4 touchdowns.
Receiving back31 receptions for 239 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 703 yards in 2025.
Draft pedigree116th overall, 2025.
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FAQ

Woody Marks — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Woody Marks, answered.

What position does Woody Marks play?
Woody Marks is a Running Back for the Houston Texans.
When was Woody Marks drafted?
Woody Marks was drafted 116th overall, 2025.
How many seasons has Woody Marks played?
2 (2025–2026).
What are Woody Marks's career stats?
He has rushed for 790 yards and 4 touchdowns and caught 31 passes.
Woody Marks career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB2
behind the starter
Snap share
45%
of offensive snaps
Target share
7%
WOPR 0.11
Rush share
31%
of team carries

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs BUF
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
52
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
2 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
63
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs BUFW2 vs CINW3 @ INDW4 vs DALW5 @ TENW6 @ JAXW7 vs NYGW8 · BYEW9 @ LACW10 @ CLEW11 vs INDW12 vs BALW13 @ PITW14 @ WASW15 vs JAXW16 @ PHIW17 @ GBW18 vs TEN

Each week grades Woody Marks's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
3
since 2025
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk17 · Ankle2025 Wk16 · Ankle (Questionable)2025 Wk15 · Knee2025 Wk14 · Ankle2025 Wk9 · Calf

Home surface: astroturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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