Start Will Shipley or Woody Marks? Week 5

Our Week 5 call

Start Will Shipley over Woody Marks in Week 5.

Market-based projections have Will Shipley at 9.4 points and Woody Marks at 8.3, a gap of 1.1. That is inside the noise of a single catch, so treat it as close to a coin flip.

What the market projects

Player markets imply 9.4 fantasy points for Will Shipley, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Will Shipley at 34.5 rushing yards, 15.5 receiving yards and 2.5 receptions, with a 26% chance to score a touchdown (15, 14, 16 and 16 market sources).

Player markets imply 8.3 fantasy points for Woody Marks, with 100 percent of the markets a RB needs posted.

The market has Woody Marks at 36.5 rushing yards, 8.5 receiving yards and 1.5 receptions, with a 31% chance to score a touchdown (16, 12, 16 and 16 market sources).

That puts Will Shipley 1.1 points ahead of Woody Marks on the market projections.

Injury status

Will Shipley is not on the injury report.

Woody Marks is not on the injury report.

Usage before Week 5

Through Week 4, Will Shipley played 38 percent of PHI snaps, took 15 percent of the carries, drew 6 percent of the targets and had 19 percent of the red zone chances.

Will Shipley, Week 1 against WAS: 10 of 55 snaps, 2 carries for 4 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for 8 yards.

Will Shipley, Week 2 against TEN: 39 of 76 snaps, 7 carries for 24 yards, 2 targets and 2 catches for 5 yards.

Will Shipley, Week 3 against CHI: 13 of 50 snaps, 0 carries for 0 yards, 2 targets and 1 catch for 11 yards.

Will Shipley, Week 4 against LAR: 29 of 61 snaps, 6 carries for 23 yards, 1 target and 0 catches for 0 yards.

Through Week 4, Woody Marks played 46 percent of HOU snaps, took 31 percent of the carries, drew 7 percent of the targets and had 23 percent of the red zone chances.

Woody Marks, Week 1 against BUF: 40 of 79 snaps, 9 carries for 42 yards, 1 target and 1 catch for -2 yards.

Woody Marks, Week 2 against CIN: 38 of 80 snaps, 8 carries for 8 yards, 6 targets and 5 catches for 27 yards.

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.

Their 2025 seasons

In 2025, Will Shipley played 15 games for PHI and scored 17.5 PPR points, 1.2 a game, finishing RB96.

He ran 14 times for 49 yards and 0 touchdowns, and caught 9 of 12 targets for 56 yards.

He was on the field for 10 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 5 calls

• Start David Montgomery over Will Shipley.
• Start J.K. Dobbins over Will Shipley.
• Start Will Shipley over Kyle Monangai.
• Start Woody Marks over Brian Robinson.
• Start Woody Marks over George Holani.
• Start J.K. Dobbins over Woody Marks.