Woody Marks holds the RB · Backup spot in Houston Texans’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Woody Marks played 18 games in 2025 with a 54% snap share.

Woody Marks is a running back for the Houston Texans after being selected 116th overall in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. The 5'10", 208-pound back played college football at Mississippi State (2020–23) and USC (2024), appearing in 57 games with 44 starts. Over his five-year college career, he compiled 608 carries for 3,016 yards and 31 touchdowns, along with 261 receptions for 1,546 yards and five touchdowns. In 2025, Marks carried the ball 229 times for 832 yards and three touchdowns while adding 26 receptions for 227 yards and three more scores. He earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors in 2024.

Mississippi State2020 – 2023

USC2024

Texans2025 — present

CollegeUSC; Mississippi StateDraftRound 4 · No. 116 overall · 2025 · HOUHometownAtlanta, GA