Bhayshul Tuten or Woody Marks: Who Should You Start?
2026 Week 2 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Tuten wins the comparison, but neither Jacksonville back is a comfortable start
Tuten is the better of two sits because his RB21 standing and explosive home-run profile give him a stronger path to useful production; ESPN 2026-09-13 called his Week 1 showing encouraging. Marks benefits from Houston's better scoring environment, but his clear change-of-pace role behind Montgomery makes that advantage difficult to trust (ESPN 2026-09-13 | houstontexans.com 2026-09-10). Tuten's risk is volume: a split back with limited receiving work can disappear unless he breaks a big play.
What flips it: A confirmed workload increase for Marks behind Montgomery.
Sources: ESPN · Sep 13, 2026 · houstontexans.com · Sep 10, 2026
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Bhayshul Tuten
8.19.110.0 Projected Points
Woody Marks
5.66.47.1 Projected Points
Bhayshul Tuten’s market
Woody Marks’s market
Why Bhayshul Tuten
SitExplosive RB with elite straight-line speed. Home-run threat splitting carries in the Jacksonville backfield.
Sit — RB21 consensus, projects RB33 this week: DEN is the 8th-softest matchup vs RBs, 5% target share.
- Tuten's straight-line speed gives him a realistic path to beat modest volume without needing steady receptions.
- His encouraging Week 1 showing supports the explosive-upside case, even with Jacksonville's committee workload.
Latest on Tuten
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Why Woody Marks
SitRB2 behind David Montgomery. Between-the-tackles committee back who carried 196 times for 703 yards as a rookie with light pass-game usage.
Sit — bench-tier RB at consensus RB44: 24.5 implied team total, 3% target share.
- Houston's scoring environment gives Marks more touchdown opportunity if the game stays on script.
- Two-minute work is useful, but Montgomery's top-back status leaves Marks' ceiling dependent on a role change.
Latest on Marks
Marks handled 10 touches for 40 yards in a clear change-of-pace role behind Montgomery in Week 1, including two-minute drill work, but Montgomery is now viewed as Houston's top back heading into Week 2 vs. the Bengals.
ESPN · Sep 13, 2026Houston traded for a veteran back and John Harris explains how it'll make their second-year rusher even stronger.
Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Bhayshul Tuten | Woody Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 8.19.110.0 | 5.66.47.1 |
| Consensus rank | RB21 | RB44 |
| Opponent vs position | DEN · 25 of 321-game sample | CIN · 16 of 321-game sample |
| Rushing Yards | 31 of 32 | 7 of 32 |
| Rushing TDs | 15 of 32 | 15 of 32 |
| Rushing Attempts | 29 of 32 | 4 of 32 |
| Receptions | 21 of 32 | 29 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 30 of 32 | 27 of 32 |
| Anytime TD | 22 of 32 | 13 of 32 |
| Target share | 5% | 3% |
| Reception share | 6% | 4% |
| Implied total · spread | 20.5+2.5 | 24.5-2.5 |
| Depth chart | RB1 | RB2 |
| Snap share | 49% | 51% |
| Start/Sit record | 0–0+1 toss-up | — |
Recent form
Bhayshul Tuten — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs CLE | 8.89.39.8 |
Woody Marks — last 1 week
| Week 1 | vs BUF | 4.04.55.0 |
Signal breakdown
- 10.0 vs 7.1 projected PPR pointsBhayshul Tuten +
- Rank 21 vs 44Bhayshul Tuten +
- Opponent DvP rank 25 vs 16 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 20.5 vs 24.5 team pointsWoody Marks +
- No injury designationseven
- 49% vs 51% snap shareWoody Marks +
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