Denzel Boston or Woody Marks: Who Should You Start?

Same Number, Different Ceiling: Marks' Role in a Close Game Edges Boston's Capped Offense

Both project identically at 8.3, but that number hides very different paths to it. Boston is a fourth or fifth read in a Cleveland offense with one of the lowest implied totals on the board, which squeezes his catchable volume no matter how the Jacksonville matchup grades out. Marks sits in a near pick'em game with Houston projected near 22 points, and as the passing-down piece behind Montgomery he's positioned to see check-downs and free access to yardage if that game stays tight into the fourth quarter. The margin here isn't really about talent — it's about which offense is more likely to be throwing or dinking the ball to its low-usage back with the game still in doubt.

What flips it: A snap-share bump for Marks off any Montgomery limitation, or a red-zone role uptick for Boston in Cleveland's offense.

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• 8.3 vs 8.3 projected PPR pointsDenzel Boston +
• Rank 59 vs 44Woody Marks +
• Opponent DvP rank 19 vs 20 (32 = softest)even
• Implied 16.5 vs 22.0 team pointsWoody Marks +
• No injury designationseven
• Snap shareeven

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