Start Emanuel Wilson or Woody Marks? Week 9
Updated Nov 3, 3:36 AM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 10 answer posts Tuesday.
Start Woody Marks over Emanuel Wilson

- Market projects
- 13.4
- recent weeks avg
- LAC D vs RB
- 23.5
- 9th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 61%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 7%
- Through Week 7

- Market projects
- 9.6
- recent weeks avg
- ARI D vs RB
- 21.9
- 15th most to RBs (2026)
- Snap share
- 41%
- Through Week 7
- Target share
- 4%
- Through Week 7
Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for Woody Marks?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Woody Marks projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.3 a game over 9 games), Emanuel Wilson 70 (8.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Woody Marks over Emanuel Wilson. Woody Marks is listed questionable.
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Our Week 9 call
Start Woody Marks over Emanuel Wilson in Week 9.
Market-based projections have Woody Marks at 13.4 points and Emanuel Wilson at 9.6, a gap of 3.8. No player market is posted for Woody Marks this week yet, so his 13.4 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 7 (12.0 and 14.8); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. No player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson this week yet, so his 9.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6, 7 and 8 (12.7, 10.5 and 5.7); the call is rebuilt when his market posts.
What the market projects
No Week 9 player market is posted for Woody Marks yet. His market-based projections were 12.0 and 14.8 points in Weeks 6 and 7, an average of 13.4, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
No Week 9 player market is posted for Emanuel Wilson yet. His market-based projections were 12.7, 10.5 and 5.7 points in Weeks 6, 7 and 8, an average of 9.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.
That puts Woody Marks 3.8 points ahead of Emanuel Wilson on these projections.
Week 9 matchups
Woody Marks and HOU visit LAC on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET.
LAC allowed 23.5 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 9th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 105 yards and a touchdown a game against LAC and caught passes for 26 more yards.
Emanuel Wilson and SEA host ARI on Sunday at 4:25 PM ET.
ARI allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 15th most in the league.
Running backs ran for 104 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against ARI and caught passes for 31 more yards.
By points allowed to the position, Woody Marks has the softer matchup.
Injury status
Woody Marks is listed as questionable with a leg injury.
Emanuel Wilson is not on the injury report.
Usage before Week 9
Through Week 7, Woody Marks played 61 percent of HOU snaps, took 47 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 25 percent of the red zone chances.
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.
Woody Marks, Week 7 against NYG: 54 of 61 snaps, 19 carries for 66 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 15 yards.
Through Week 7, Emanuel Wilson played 41 percent of SEA snaps, took 55 percent of the carries, drew 4 percent of the targets and had 28 percent of the red zone chances.
Emanuel Wilson, Week 4 against LAC: 36 of 60 snaps, 21 carries for 81 yards, 4 targets and 3 catches for 39 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Emanuel Wilson, Week 5 against SF: 37 of 63 snaps, 20 carries for 61 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 11 yards, 1 touchdown.
Emanuel Wilson, Week 6 against DEN: 27 of 85 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.
Emanuel Wilson, Week 7 against KC: 33 of 69 snaps, 24 carries for 100 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 15 yards, 1 touchdown.
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, Emanuel Wilson played 17 games for GB and scored 94.5 PPR points, 5.6 a game, finishing RB49.
He ran 125 times for 496 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 15 of 17 targets for 99 yards.
He was on the field for 30 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.
Their other Week 9 calls
Locks at kickoff, graded after. When the start/sit engine grades week 9, the call and the result appear on the public record, wrong ones included.
Drop or keep
Should I drop Emanuel Wilson for Woody Marks?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Woody Marks projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.3 a game over 9 games), Emanuel Wilson 70 (8.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Woody Marks over Emanuel Wilson. Woody Marks is listed questionable.
Should I drop Woody Marks for Emanuel Wilson?
No. Keep Woody Marks: he projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.3 a game over 9 games), Emanuel Wilson 70 (8.7 a game over 8 games). For Week 9 the call starts Woody Marks over Emanuel Wilson. Woody Marks is listed questionable.
Week 9 on the board
- Is Emanuel Wilson playing Week 9?
- Is Woody Marks playing Week 9?
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- Week 9 trade value chart
- Trade deadline buy low, sell high
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- Start 'em sit 'em Week 9
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