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Start Woody Marks or Rachaad White? Week 9

Updated Nov 3, 3:06 AM ET.

Start Rachaad White over Woody Marks

White projects lower, 11.6 to 13.4, and still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player: ADP 127 for White, 151 for Marks.

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Rachaad White

RB · WAS · vs LAR

Market projects
11.6
recent weeks avg
LAR D vs RB
20.6
14th fewest to RBs (2026)
Snap share
53%
Through Week 8
Target share
10%
Through Week 8
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Woody Marks

RB · HOU · at LAC · Questionable

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

Should I drop Rachaad White 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), Rachaad White 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rachaad White over Woody Marks. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Woody Marks is listed questionable.

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Our Week 9 call

Start Rachaad White over Woody Marks in Week 9.

Market-based projections have Rachaad White at 11.6 points and Woody Marks at 13.4, a gap of 1.8. Rachaad White still gets the call because it also weighs where drafters take each player, ADP 127 against 151, and that outweighs a gap this size. No player market is posted for Rachaad White this week yet, so his 11.6 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 6 and 8 (12.0 and 11.1); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. 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.

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 Rachaad White yet. His market-based projections were 12.0 and 11.1 points in Weeks 6 and 8, an average of 11.6, which stands in until his Week 9 market posts.

The market-based projection for Rachaad White is 0.6 touchdowns (5 market sources).

That puts Woody Marks 1.8 points ahead of Rachaad White 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.

Rachaad White and WAS host LAR on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

LAR allowed 20.6 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 7 games, the 14th fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 86 yards and 0.3 touchdowns a game against LAR and caught passes for 45 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.

Rachaad White 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 8, Rachaad White played 53 percent of WAS snaps, took 28 percent of the carries, drew 10 percent of the targets and had 20 percent of the red zone chances.

Rachaad White, Week 3 against SEA: 30 of 69 snaps, 8 carries for 35 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 6 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rachaad White, Week 5 against NYG: 37 of 62 snaps, 7 carries for 18 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 2 yards.

Rachaad White, Week 6 against SF: 46 of 67 snaps, 7 carries for 27 yards, 5 targets and 4 catches for 30 yards, 1 touchdown.

Rachaad White, Week 8 against PHI: 11 carries for 55 yards, 3 targets and 2 catches for 5 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, Rachaad White played 17 games for TB and scored 143.0 PPR points, 8.4 a game, finishing RB32.

He ran 132 times for 572 yards and 4 touchdowns, and caught 40 of 45 targets for 218 yards.

He was on the field for 51 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 Rachaad White 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), Rachaad White 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rachaad White over Woody Marks. So make the move after his Week 9 game. Woody Marks is listed questionable.

  • Should I drop Woody Marks for Rachaad White?

    No. Keep Woody Marks: he projects 75 market-implied PPR points from Week 9 through Week 17 (8.3 a game over 9 games), Rachaad White 34 (3.8 a game over 9 games). For Week 9 the call starts Rachaad White over Woody Marks. Woody Marks is listed questionable.

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