Is Woody Marks playing this week?
No injury designationWoody Marks has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Dallas Cowboys.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:18 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Bench. Projected 7.4 points, 0.1 behind #32, the last one we'd start.
Why we say bench
- Projected 7.4 points, #33 among RBs this week, 0.1 points behind #32, the last one we'd start.
- Upside: DAL's defense has allowed 15% more points to RBs than the league average.
- Averaging 7.3 carries and 2.7 targets a game.
- Played 37% of the offense's snaps last game.
- No. 2 RB on the depth chart.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 8.1 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~26 pts
- Vegas line
- HOU favored by 3
- Game total
- 48.5
- DAL vs RBs
- 15% more points
- Last game snaps
- 37%
All week 4 running back rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
25
Height
5'10"
Weight
208 lb
College
USC; Mississippi State
Experience
1 season
Draft
2025 · Pick #116 (HOU)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 25.0?
The grade is low mainly because his plays cost the offense expected points, even against defenses that were easier than average. Sample is small: 30 touches over 3 games, and his week 2 game (5.6) dragged things down while week 3 (82.0) was strong.
Holding it back
- EPA per touch was -0.206 expected points per play, 38th of 51 backs, which pulled the grade down a lot.
- Week 2 vs CIN, 3rd and 1: right guard for no gain, costing 2.7 expected points.
- Week 2 vs CIN, 2nd and 7: a short pass to Marks lost 6 yards, costing 1.6 expected points.
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
-0.174
Success rate
32%
WPA (sum)
-0.03
Opponent adj.
-0.034
Plays graded
30
Advanced stats
2026 season · tracking data from NFL Next Gen StatsWhat do these mean?
- Rush yds over expected:
- Rushing yards above what the blocking and defenders in each carry would be expected to produce.
- Yds over exp / att:
- Rush yards over expected per carry.
- Carries over expected:
- Share of carries that gained more than expected.
- Expected rush yds:
- Yards the carries would be expected to gain on average, based on tracking data.
- Efficiency:
- Distance traveled per yard gained. Lower means a more direct, north-south runner.
- Vs 8+ in the box:
- Share of carries against eight or more defenders near the line.
- Time to line:
- Average seconds from the handoff to reaching the line of scrimmage.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.