Player facts
- Team
Houston Texans- Position
- Running Back
- Number
- 4
- Born
- Dec 29, 2000 (age 25)
- Birthplace
- Atlanta, GA, USA
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 208 lbs
- College
- USC
- Experience
- 2 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Offense
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 43 | 149 | 3.5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 43 | 149 | 3.3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 54 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 239 | 852 | 3.6 | 4 | 23 | 35 | 262 | 7.5 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
Advanced stats
2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.
| Plays | EPA/play | Success | CPOE | League rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing | 58 carries | -0.14 | 33% | 29th of 41 | |
| Receiving | 16 targets | -0.02 | 38% | fewer than 24 plays |
Recent games
| Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | FUM | LST |
@  TEN | W 26-3 | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  DAL | L 34-30 | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  IND | L 19-17 | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  CIN | L 20-6 | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  BUF | L 36-31 | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Jo'Quavious Dequane "Woody" Marks (born December 29, 2000) is an American professional football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and USC Trojans. Marks was selected by the Texans in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Woody Marks, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Marks attended Carver High School in Atlanta, Georgia. During his career, he rushed for 6,391 yards with 59 touchdowns. He committed to Mississippi State University to play college football.
College career
Marks played at Mississippi State from 2020 to 2023. As a true freshman in 2020, he started eight of 11 games and had 312 rushing yards on 70 carries with three touchdowns and 60 receptions for 268 yards. The 60 receptions were a school record for most by a freshman and most by a running back in a season. As a sophomore in 2021, Marks started eight of 13 games, recording 416 rushing yards on 106 carries with six touchdowns and 83 receptions for 502 yards and three touchdowns. Marks started seven of 12 games his junior year in 2022, rushing 113 times for 582 yards with nine touchdowns and 48 receptions for 288 yards. As a senior in 2023, Marks set the school record for career receptions. For the season he had 573 rushing yards on 121 carries with four touchdowns and 23 receptions for 167 yards and two touchdowns. After the season, Marks entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Southern California (USC).
Personal life
Marks' nickname originates from his childhood obsession with the movie Toy Story and its protagonist, Woody the Sheriff.
From Wikipedia’s article on Woody Marks, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Recent results
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikipediaWoody Marks on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of Woody Marks