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Start Woody Marks or Braelon Allen? Week 10

Updated Nov 10, 9:26 AM ET.

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RB · HOU · at CLE

Market projects
14.3
recent weeks avg
CLE D vs RB
21.3
16th most to RBs (2026)
Upside
High
91 of 100 at RB
Snap share
62%
Through Week 9
Target share
8%
Through Week 9
Sit

RB · NYJ · vs BUF

Market projects
13.4
recent weeks avg
BUF D vs RB
26.5
3rd most to RBs (2026)
Upside
Moderate
47 of 100 at RB
Snap share
65%
Through Week 9
Target share
9%
Through Week 9

Should I drop Braelon Allen for Woody Marks?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Woody Marks projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 57 (8.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Woody Marks over Braelon Allen.

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Our Week 10 call

Start Woody Marks over Braelon Allen in Week 10.

Market-based projections have Woody Marks at 14.3 points and Braelon Allen at 13.4, a gap of 0.9. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip. No player market is posted for Woody Marks this week yet, so his 14.3 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7 and 9 (14.8 and 13.9); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Braelon Allen this week yet, so his 13.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 7, 8 and 9 (15.7, 16.8 and 7.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Woody Marks at ADP 151 and Braelon Allen at 180.

What the market projects

No Week 10 player market is posted for Woody Marks yet. His market-based projections were 14.8 and 13.9 points in Weeks 7 and 9, an average of 14.3, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

No Week 10 player market is posted for Braelon Allen yet. His market-based projections were 15.7, 16.8 and 7.7 points in Weeks 7, 8 and 9, an average of 13.4, which stands in until his Week 10 market posts.

The market-based projection for Braelon Allen is 0.4 touchdowns (6 market sources).

That puts Woody Marks 0.9 points ahead of Braelon Allen on these projections.

Week 10 matchups

Woody Marks and HOU visit CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 21.3 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 9 games, the 16th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 115 yards and 0.8 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 18 more yards.

Braelon Allen and NYJ host BUF on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

BUF allowed 26.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 3rd most in the league.

Running backs ran for 81 yards and a touchdown a game against BUF and caught passes for 44 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Braelon Allen has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Woody Marks is not on the injury report.

Braelon Allen is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 10

Through Week 9, Woody Marks played 62 percent of HOU snaps, took 50 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 29 percent of the red zone chances.

Woody Marks, Week 5 against TEN: 56 of 66 snaps, 15 carries for 62 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 23 yards.

Woody Marks, Week 6 against JAX: 49 of 63 snaps, 15 carries for 56 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 25 yards.

Woody Marks, Week 7 against NYG: 54 of 61 snaps, 19 carries for 66 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 15 yards.

Woody Marks, Week 9 against LAC: 46 of 70 snaps, 18 carries for 70 yards, 4 targets and 1 catch for 4 yards.

Through Week 9, Braelon Allen played 65 percent of NYJ snaps, took 54 percent of the carries, drew 9 percent of the targets and had 31 percent of the red zone chances.

Braelon Allen, Week 6 against NE: 54 of 62 snaps, 17 carries for 78 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 26 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 7 against MIA: 46 of 59 snaps, 17 carries for 104 yards, 7 targets and 6 catches for 30 yards.

Braelon Allen, Week 8 against LV: 53 of 64 snaps, 21 carries for 147 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Braelon Allen, Week 9 against KC: 37 of 63 snaps, 8 carries for 33 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 21 yards.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Woody Marks played 16 games for HOU and scored 151.1 PPR points, 9.4 a game, finishing RB29.

He ran 196 times for 703 yards and 2 touchdowns, and caught 24 of 36 targets for 208 yards.

He was on the field for 53 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

In 2025, Braelon Allen played 4 games for NYJ and scored 15.3 PPR points, 3.8 a game, finishing RB100.

He ran 18 times for 76 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 2 of 3 targets for 17 yards.

He was on the field for 24 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Their other Week 10 calls

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Drop or keep

  • Should I drop Braelon Allen for Woody Marks?

    Yes, on the rest of the season. Woody Marks projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 57 (8.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Woody Marks over Braelon Allen.

  • Should I drop Woody Marks for Braelon Allen?

    No. Keep Woody Marks: he projects 73 market-implied PPR points from Week 10 through Week 17 (9.1 a game over 8 games), Braelon Allen 57 (8.2 a game over 7 games). For Week 10 the call starts Woody Marks over Braelon Allen.

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