Start Woody Marks or Bucky Irving? Week 7

Updated Oct 19, 2:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Bucky Irving over Woody Marks

Start

Bucky Irving

RB · TB · at CAR

Market projects: 11.4; recent weeks avg
CAR D vs RB: 28.0; 4th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 61%; Through Week 6
Target share: 11%; Through Week 6

Sit

Woody Marks

RB · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 7.8; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs RB: 20.8; 15th most to RBs (2026)
Snap share: 57%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Woody Marks for Bucky Irving?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Woody Marks 79 (7.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Woody Marks.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Bucky Irving over Woody Marks in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Bucky Irving at 11.4 points and Woody Marks at 7.8, a gap of 3.5. No player market is posted for Bucky Irving this week yet, so his 11.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (11.5 and 11.2); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Woody Marks this week yet, so his 7.8 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4 and 5 (7.8 and 7.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Bucky Irving at ADP 45 and Woody Marks at 151.

What the market projects

No Week 7 player market is posted for Bucky Irving yet. His market-based projections were 11.5 and 11.2 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 11.4, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

No Week 7 player market is posted for Woody Marks yet. His market-based projections were 7.9 and 7.8 points in Weeks 4 and 5, an average of 7.9, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

That puts Bucky Irving 3.5 points ahead of Woody Marks on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Bucky Irving and TB visit CAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CAR allowed 28.0 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 4th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 120 yards and 1.3 touchdowns a game against CAR and caught passes for 38 more yards.

Woody Marks and HOU host NYG on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYG allowed 20.8 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 5 games, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 100 yards and 0.6 touchdowns a game against NYG and caught passes for 19 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Bucky Irving has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Bucky Irving is not on the injury report.

Woody Marks is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Bucky Irving played 61 percent of TB snaps, took 61 percent of the carries, drew 11 percent of the targets and had 38 percent of the red zone chances.

Bucky Irving, Week 3 against MIN: 36 of 69 snaps, 15 carries for 46 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 12 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 4 against GB: 37 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 61 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Bucky Irving, Week 5 against DAL: 39 of 72 snaps, 21 carries for 165 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 10 yards, 2 touchdowns.

Bucky Irving, Week 6 against PIT: 19 carries for 46 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 3 yards.

Through Week 6, Woody Marks played 57 percent of HOU snaps, took 41 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 25 percent of the red zone chances.

Woody Marks, Week 3 against IND: 20 of 54 snaps, 5 carries for 15 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Woody Marks, Week 4 against DAL: 24 of 55 snaps, 6 carries for 22 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards, 1 touchdown.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Bucky Irving played 10 games for TB and scored 138.5 PPR points, 13.9 a game, finishing RB34.

He ran 173 times for 588 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 30 of 35 targets for 277 yards.

He was on the field for 62 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

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.

Their other Week 7 calls

Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 7, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.

Drop or keep

Should I drop Woody Marks for Bucky Irving?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Bucky Irving projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Woody Marks 79 (7.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Woody Marks.
Should I drop Bucky Irving for Woody Marks?
No. Keep Bucky Irving: he projects 120 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (12.0 a game over 10 games), Woody Marks 79 (7.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Bucky Irving over Woody Marks.