Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2020-2024USC
Woody Marks
RB • 5'10" • 208 lbs • Atlanta, GA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Woody Marks leans workhorse runner traits and 61.2 efficiency.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Mississippi State • USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Woody Marks built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Mississippi State and USC. The clearest part of Woody Marks' career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 116
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Woody Marks, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · USC. Woody Marks leans workhorse runner traits and 61.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 4,562
- Rushing yards
- 3,016
- Receiving yards
- 1,546
- Touchdowns
- 36
Quick Answers
Woody Marks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- USC · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 4,562
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 57 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · USC
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Carver · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Carver · 17 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 4 · Pick 14 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2024 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,454 scrimmage yards · RB 18th (top 3%) · Big Ten 4th (top 2%) · National 20th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Mississippi State | 11 | 102 | 72 | 30 | 1 | 51.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 478 | 240 | 238 | 2 | 51.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 57 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 61.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 861 | 397 | 464 | 9 | 61.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | Mississippi State | 12 | 64 | 50 | 14 | 0 | 65.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 806 | 532 | 274 | 9 | 65.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 9 | 740 | 573 | 167 | 6 | 61.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 12 | 1,454 | 1,133 | 321 | 9 | 84.6 |
Related Context
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Woody Marks played RB for Mississippi State and USC. Across 5 tracked seasons, Woody Marks recorded 3,016 rushing yards, 1,546 receiving yards, and 10 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with USC.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
USC paired 1,454 primary output with 61.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Mississippi State, USC.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Win with 132 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
72.5
Efficiency
56.7
Usage
24.2
Consistency
76.2
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 64. Memphis: 57. Arizona: 72. LSU: 50. Texas A&M: 74. Arkansas: 132. Kentucky: 74. Alabama: 53. Auburn: 49. Georgia: 60. East Tennessee State: 102. Ole Miss: 83
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 13 by 51.8. Memphis: 14 by 35.7. Arizona: 13 by 64.5. LSU: 10 by 55.6. Texas A&M: 11 by 76.2. Arkansas: 27 by 40.7. Kentucky: 12 by 43.2. Alabama: 15 by 40.2. Auburn: 11 by 58.7. Georgia: 11 by 59.3. East Tennessee State: 9 by 97.2. Ole Miss: 15 by 57
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins79.1 · Games = 8 · +19.9 vs Losses
Losses59.3 · Games = 4 · -19.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
97.2 vs East Tennessee State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | @ Illinois | W 19-10 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.9 |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Ole Miss | W 24-22 | 14 | 76 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5.5 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs East Tennessee State | W 56-7 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 11.3 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Georgia | L 19-45 | 7 | 41 | 5.90 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 5.5 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Auburn | W 39-33 | 7 | 45 | 6.40 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.5 |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Alabama | L 6-30 | 13 | 53 | 4.10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Kentucky | L 17-27 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 6.2 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Arkansas | W 40-17 | 16 | 52 | 3.30 | 1 | 11 | 80 | 4.9 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Texas A&M | W 42-24 | 7 | 54 | 7.70 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 6.7 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ LSU | L 16-31 | 9 | 50 | 5.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 9/11 | @ Arizona | W 39-17 | 8 | 53 | 6.60 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Memphis2+ TD | W 49-23 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 4.1 |
Player Story
Woody Marks story
Woody Marks built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a running back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 4, spending time with Mississippi State and USC. The clearest part of Woody Marks' career was his backfield work: 3,016 rushing yards, 608 carries, 31 rushing touchdowns, and 1,546 receiving yards across 57 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Mississippi State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 1,546 receiving yards, 10 tackles, and 231 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 57 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State and USC.
The arc is straightforward: Woody Marks moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Mississippi State
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
USC
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Mississippi State | 580 | 45.6 | 23 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 580 | 45.6 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Mississippi State | 918 | 45.7 | 23.6 | 338 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 918 | 45.7 | 23.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Mississippi State | 870 | 56.7 | 24.2 | -48 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 870 | 56.7 | 24.2 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 740 | 51.8 | 31.6 | -130 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 1,454 | 61.2 | 38.9 | 714 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Nebraska
Week 12 · W 28-20 · Conference game
Win with 182 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
182
Scrimmage Yards
92.8 takeover
182 scrimmage yards and 44.6 usage.
#2
vs SE Louisiana
Week 1 · W 48-7
186
Scrimmage Yards
91.8 takeover
Win with 186 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
186 scrimmage yards and 39 usage.
#3
@ Minnesota
Week 6 · L 17-24 · Conference game
164
Scrimmage Yards
86.8 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
164 scrimmage yards and 47.1 usage.
#4
vs Tulsa
Week 1 · W 28-26 · Postseason
102
Scrimmage Yards
86.2 takeover
Win with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
102 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.
#5
@ Michigan
Week 4 · L 24-27 · Conference game
140
Scrimmage Yards
85.8 takeover
Loss with 140 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
140 scrimmage yards and 36.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · USC
1,454 primary output · 61.2 efficiency · 38.9 usage
84.6
#2
2022 Postseason · Mississippi State
65.5
870 primary · 56.7 efficiency · 24.2 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Mississippi State
65.5
870 primary · 56.7 efficiency · 24.2 usage
Milestones
8
100+ rush yards
5
150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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