Start Woody Marks or Tony Pollard? Week 7

Updated Oct 20, 2:41 PM ET. Locks at kickoff, graded after. Week 8 answer posts Tuesday.

Start Tony Pollard over Woody Marks

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Tony Pollard

RB · TEN · vs CLE

Market projects: 15.4; fantasy pts
CLE D vs RB: 16.1; 2nd fewest to RBs (2026)
Upside: Moderate; 50 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 55%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

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Woody Marks

RB · HOU · vs NYG

Market projects: 9.2; recent weeks avg
NYG D vs RB: 21.6; 15th most to RBs (2026)
Upside: High; 92 of 100 at RB
Snap share: 57%; Through Week 6
Target share: 8%; Through Week 6

Should I drop Woody Marks for Tony Pollard?

Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), Woody Marks 79 (7.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over Woody Marks.

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Our Week 7 call

Start Tony Pollard over Woody Marks in Week 7.

Market-based projections have Tony Pollard at 15.4 points and Woody Marks at 9.2, a gap of 6.2. Tony Pollard'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. No player market is posted for Woody Marks this week yet, so his 9.2 is the average of his market-based projections in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 (7.8, 7.8 and 12.0); the call is rebuilt when his market posts. Drafters take Tony Pollard at ADP 68 and Woody Marks at 151. Market coverage on Tony Pollard 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 15.4 fantasy points for Tony Pollard, with 70 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market-based projection for Tony Pollard is 68 rushing yards and 0-1 touchdowns (5 and 10 market sources).

No Week 7 player market is posted for Woody Marks yet. His market-based projections were 7.9, 7.8 and 12.0 points in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, an average of 9.2, which stands in until his Week 7 market posts.

The market-based projection for Woody Marks is 0.8 touchdowns (8 market sources).

That puts Tony Pollard 6.2 points ahead of Woody Marks on these projections.

Week 7 matchups

Tony Pollard and TEN host CLE on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.

CLE allowed 16.2 fantasy points a game to RBs this season over 6 games, the 2nd fewest in the league.

Running backs ran for 99 yards and 0.2 touchdowns a game against CLE and caught passes for 18 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, Woody Marks has the softer matchup.

Injury status

Tony Pollard is not on the injury report.

Woody Marks is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 7

Through Week 6, Tony Pollard played 55 percent of TEN snaps, took 67 percent of the carries, drew 8 percent of the targets and had 41 percent of the red zone chances.

Tony Pollard, Week 3 against NYG: 32 of 60 snaps, 17 carries for 74 yards, 4 targets and 4 catches for 22 yards.

Tony Pollard, Week 4 against BAL: 34 of 64 snaps, 16 carries for 48 yards, 4 targets and 2 catches for 2 yards, 1 touchdown.

Tony Pollard, Week 5 against HOU: 30 of 63 snaps, 14 carries for 52 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Tony Pollard, Week 6 against IND: 35 of 46 snaps, 19 carries for 76 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 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, Tony Pollard played 17 games for TEN and scored 185.8 PPR points, 10.9 a game, finishing RB23.

He ran 242 times for 1082 yards and 5 touchdowns, and caught 33 of 41 targets for 206 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 Tony Pollard?
Yes, on the rest of the season. Tony Pollard projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), Woody Marks 79 (7.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over Woody Marks.
Should I drop Tony Pollard for Woody Marks?
No. Keep Tony Pollard: he projects 99 market-implied PPR points from Week 7 through Week 17 (9.9 a game over 10 games), Woody Marks 79 (7.9 a game over 10 games). For Week 7 the call starts Tony Pollard over Woody Marks.