RB · Houston Texans · #4

Woody Marks

RB1
College
Mississippi State
Height
5'10"
Weight
208 lb
Experience
2nd season
EPA / carry
−0.18▼ 0.03 vs '25
23rd of 27 RBs
Success rate
33.8%▼ 2.5 vs '25
23rd of 27 RBs
RYOE / carry
–
21st of 27 RBs
Yards per carry
3.52▼ 0.07 vs '25
24th of 27 RBs
Receiving
94 yds+0.04 EPA/TGT
14 rec · 17 tgt · 0 td

Ranks compare against the 27 qualifying running backs on the 2026 leaderboard.

Week-by-week

EPA per carry by game, dashed line = 2025 season mark

2025: −0.15+0.16Week 1−0.83Week 2+0.27Week 3−0.05Week 4−0.12Week 5−0.16Week 6−0.28Week 7

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Rushing−13.6
Receiving+0.6
Net−12.9
Best game · Wk 3 @ IND
5
Carries
15
Rush yds
1
Total TD
+1.4
Rush EPA
+0.27
EPA/carry
6
Rec yds

2026 game log

RushingReceiving
Game
Wk 1 vs BUFL9424.670+1.5+0.1644.411−20−1.37
Wk 2 vs CINL881.000−6.7−0.830.065270−0.02
Wk 3 @ INDL5153.001+1.4+0.2760.01160−0.01
Wk 4 vs DALL6223.671−0.3−0.0533.31000−0.64
Wk 5 @ TENW15624.130−1.8−0.1233.344230+0.11
Wk 6 @ JAXW15563.730−2.4−0.1633.332250+0.48
Wk 7 vs NYGL19663.470−5.2−0.2836.811150+0.96
Season772713.522−13.6−0.1833.81714940+0.04

How he compares

2026 running backs who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

28.034.941.748.655.5−0.34−0.21−0.08+0.05+0.18ABOVE AVG ON BOTHBELOW AVG ON BOTHHenryMcCaffreyJonesPollardDobbinsTaylorSwiftHubbardStevensonWilliamsWarrenCookWilliamsWalker IIIRobinsonBrownWilsonGibbsIrvingAllenJeantyGordon IIHamptonSkatteboTutenJudkinsWoody Marks↑ EPA per carryRush success % →

Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2025 with Texans

$5.2Mover 4 years
Avg. per year
$1.3M
Guaranteed
$1M 19%
2026 cap hit
$1.3M 0.4% of the cap
Signed
2025
Runs through
2028
2025
2026 · now
2027
2028
Year 2 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons
OverallRushingReceiving
Season
20267−12.9365772713.522−0.1833.81714940+0.04
202516−21.99111967033.592−0.1536.236242083+0.20
Career23−34.91,2762739743.574−0.1635.553383023+0.15