Start Woody Marks or Ollie Gordon II? Week 7

Updated Oct 21, 11:16 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Woody Marks over Ollie Gordon II

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Woody Marks

RB · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 14.1; fantasy pts
NYG D vs RB: 21.6; 15th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 91 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 57%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Sit

Ollie Gordon II

RB · MIA · at NYJ

Market projects: 9.7; fantasy pts
NYJ D vs RB: 21.9; 14th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 89 of 100 at RB

Should I drop Woody Marks for Ollie Gordon II?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Ollie Gordon II projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 11 games), Woody Marks 83 (8.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Woody Marks over Ollie Gordon II, 14.1 to 9.7 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Woody Marks over Ollie Gordon II in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Woody Marks at 14.1 points and Ollie Gordon II at 9.7, a gap of 4.4. Woody Marks's number is scaled up from a partial market: not every stat the position needs is posted yet, so the rest is estimated from what is. Market coverage on Woody Marks is 70 percent of what his position needs, so the market side of this carries proportionally less weight.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.7 fantasy points for Ollie Gordon II, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Ollie Gordon II is 50 rushing yards, 8 receiving yards, 1-2 receptions and 0.4 touchdowns (12, 11, 9 and 11 market sources).

Player markets imply 14.1 fantasy points for Woody Marks, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Woody Marks is 53 rushing yards and 0.6 touchdowns (5 and 13 market sources).

That puts Woody Marks 4.4 points ahead of Ollie Gordon II on the market projections.

Week 7 matchups

Ollie Gordon II and MIA visit NYJ on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

NYJ allowed 21.9 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 14th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 106 yards and 0.7 touchdowns a game against NYJ and caught passes for 25 more yards.

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

NYG allowed 21.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 15th most in the league.

Running backs ran for 108 yards and 0-1 touchdowns a game against NYG and caught passes for 22 more yards.

By points allowed to the position, Ollie Gordon II has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Ollie Gordon II is not on the injury report.

Woody Marks is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

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, Ollie Gordon II played 17 games for MIA and scored 54.1 PPR points, 3.2 a game, finishing RB68.

He ran 70 times for 199 yards and 3 touchdowns, and caught 7 of 9 targets for 32 yards.

He was on the field for 22 percent of the offense's snaps in the games he played.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 18 of 2025 against NE: 9 carries for 9 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards, 2.1 PPR points.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 17 of 2025 against TB: 8 of 55 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Ollie Gordon II, Week 16 of 2025 against CIN: 3 of 59 snaps, 1 carry for -1 yards, 0 targets and 0 catches for 0 yards, -0.1 PPR points.

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 Ollie Gordon II?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Ollie Gordon II projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 11 games), Woody Marks 83 (8.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Woody Marks over Ollie Gordon II, 14.1 to 9.7 projected PPR points. So make the move after his Week 7 game.
Should I drop Ollie Gordon II for Woody Marks?
No. Keep Ollie Gordon II: he projects 110 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (10.0 a game over 11 games), Woody Marks 83 (8.3 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Woody Marks over Ollie Gordon II, 14.1 to 9.7 projected PPR points.