Analyze Woody Marks's matchup for week 9
Woody Marks is a locked-in RB2/Flex with RB1 ceiling in Week 9; he’s out-produced Nick Chubb on fewer touches for two straight weeks, dominates passing-down work and faces a Denver defense that bleeds points to receiving backs.
Marks’ role is growing—he out-snapped Chubb 48-19 in Week 7 and out-gained him 111-69 in Week 8—and the Broncos have allowed the 10th-fewest RB fantasy points overall but struggle vs pass-catching backs, a role Marks now owns. Positive home script should keep Houston run-heavy while his weekly 4-5 targets supply a safe PPR floor.
Ascending: back-to-back weeks with more yards per touch and more snaps than Chubb; clear lead in passing-down usage.
Woody Marks has become the most important waiver-wire add of 2025 because the efficiency and usage arrows are both pointing sharply up. He is averaging 5.6 yards per carry and 11.4 yards per reception over the last two games while Nick Chubb plods along at 3.3 YPC and 6.5 YPR. Coaches rarely speak publicly about benching established veterans, but snap counts tell the story—Marks played 71% of the second-half snaps against San Francisco and handled both two-minute drill and red-zone passing sets. That usage is sticky because it is earned; his burst after the catch forces missed tackles at nearly twice Chubb’s rate, and pass-pro grading has improved every week. Denver enters on a short-week road trip with a bottom-10 linebacker group in coverage DVOA; backs have averaged 5.3 receptions per game versus them. Even if the total rushing pie is modest, Marks’ 12–14 touch floor with 4–5 catches gives him a 12-point PPR basement, and any goal-line plunge or broken screen carries week-winning upside. Rest-of-season schedule is a jackpot—Titans and Bills the next two weeks both rank bottom-8 in RB fantasy points allowed—so this is not a one-week blip. Fire him up as an RB2 with confidence in all formats and especially in PPR leagues where his receiving equity turns a tough-on-paper matchup into a winning edge.