Houston Texans · RB · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · USC (2025 Round 4, Pick 116)

Woody Marks

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48.7

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #31 of 65 qualified RBs

Carries & share: 7746.1% team carries
Rushing yards: 2713.52 YPC
Rushing TD: 238.7 rush yds/G
Receiving: 14/17 · 94 yds0 rec TD · 62% snaps
EPA per opportunity: −0.17677 opportunities · What is EPA?
Success rate: 33.8%Play-by-play positive EPA

Woody Marks among the 65 qualified running backs: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Gibbs95.7
Walker III91.8
Warren88.1
Hubbard86.3
Robinson85.0
Cook81.0
Taylor78.4
McCaffrey75.8
Irving74.6
Marks#3148.7

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 65 qualified RBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Carry share25% weight · Raw 46.1% → Shrunk 45.2%

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Target share15% weight · Raw 7.4% → Shrunk 7.6%

47thpercentile

Rushing yards per game, regressed20% weight · Raw 3.52 → Shrunk 44.81

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Receiving yards per game, regressed11% weight · Raw 5.53 → Shrunk 13.94

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Opponent-adjusted receiving EPA per game7% weight · Raw +0.018 → Shrunk +0.059

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Early-down opponent-adjusted rushing EPA per game5% weight · Raw −0.123 → Shrunk −1.002

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Offensive snaps per game, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.66 → Shrunk 34.45

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Positive-EPA run rate, regressed5% weight · Raw 33.8% → Shrunk 38.3%

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10+ yard run rate, regressed5% weight · Raw 9.1% → Shrunk 9.3%

46thpercentile

Yards / run, regressed3% weight · Raw 3.52 → Shrunk 4.02

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2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Woody Marks. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec/Tgt	Rec yds
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	vs BUF	L 31-36	9	42	0	1/1	-2
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	vs CIN	L 6-20	8	8	0	5/6	27
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	@ IND	L 17-19	5	15	1	1/1	6
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	vs DAL	L 30-34	6	22	1	0/1	0
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	@ TEN	W 26-3	15	62	0	4/4	23
Week 6	Oct 18, 2026	@ JAX	W 34-31	15	56	0	2/3	25
Week 7	Oct 25, 2026	vs NYG	L 21-27	19	66	0	1/1	15

College to the NFL: USC to Houston Texans

Verified identity bridge linking Woody Marks's college regular-season yards at USC to official NFL game lines.

USC (College yards)

2402020

3972021

5322022

5732023

1,1332024

116116th pick
2025 Draft

HOU (NFL yards)

7032025

2712026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 2 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Carries	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec/Tgt	Rec yds	Rec TD
2025	HOU	16	196	703	2	24/36	208	3
2026 (so far)	HOU	7	77	271	2	14/17	94	0

Compare Woody Marks with top running backs

Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 RB.

Woody Marks vs. Jahmyr Gibbs (DET)Score 48.7 vs. 95.7 Woody Marks vs. Kenneth Walker III (KC)Score 48.7 vs. 91.8 Woody Marks vs. Jaylen Warren (PIT)Score 48.7 vs. 88.1 Woody Marks vs. Chuba Hubbard (CAR)Score 48.7 vs. 86.3 Woody Marks vs. Bijan Robinson (ATL)Score 48.7 vs. 85.0 Woody Marks vs. James Cook (BUF)Score 48.7 vs. 81.0