Omarion Hampton or Woody Marks: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 4 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Hampton edges Marks, but neither clears the sit line

Hampton’s feature-back role gives him the better path to a useful week, but the narrow edge does not make him a comfortable start: both remain sits on the board. The consensus gap is much larger than the projected scoring separation, and Hampton’s 4% target share leaves little PPR cushion if Seattle limits his rushing efficiency. Marks gets the better team environment and more receiving involvement, but his committee role behind Montgomery keeps that upside in check. Hampton’s clearest risk is a quiet rushing day with little receiving production to rescue it.

What flips it: A clear increase in Marks’s share of Houston’s backfield.

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Omarion Hampton

Omarion Hampton

RB9LACvs SEA

Projected Points

Sit
Woody Marks

Woody Marks

RB44HOUvs DAL

Projected Points

Sit

Omarion Hampton’s market

RUSH YDS
O/U 47.5
-114 / -114
Rushing Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+110
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Woody Marks’s market

RUSH YDS
O/U 31.5
-113 / -111
Rushing Yards Props →
REC
O/U 1.5
-129 / +101
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 8.5
-116 / -108
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+220
Anytime Touchdown Props →
LAC@
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Why Omarion Hampton

Sit

RB1 and feature back. Powerful, high-volume runner with three-down receiving usage; 2025 season shortened by injury.

Sit — RB9 consensus, projects RB26 this week: SEA is the 10th-toughest matchup vs RBs, 4% target share.

  • His three-down profile gives him more routes to production than a between-the-tackles committee back.
  • With so little receiving involvement lately, Seattle’s tougher RB matchup is a particularly sharp PPR risk.

Latest on Hampton

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Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Why Woody Marks

Sit

RB2 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: 25.0 implied team total, 7% target share.

  • Houston’s stronger scoring outlook gives Marks a better chance to benefit if the offense finishes drives.
  • His softer run matchup and greater receiving involvement offer a plausible path to outproduce his low-end standing.

Head-to-head stats

MetricOmarion HamptonWoody Marks
Projected points
Consensus rankRB9RB44
Opponent vs positionSEA · 10 of 323-game sampleDAL · 21 of 323-game sample
Rushing Yards5 of 3228 of 32
Rushing TDs1 of 3225 of 32
Rushing Attempts16 of 3229 of 32
Receptions17 of 329 of 32
Receiving Yards14 of 328 of 32
Anytime TD6 of 3225 of 32
Target share4%7%
Reception share4%10%
Implied total · spread21.3+3.025.0-2.5
Depth chartRB1RB2
Snap share54%45%
Start/Sit record0–1—

Recent form

Omarion Hampton — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs BUF
Week 2vs LV
Week 1vs ARI

Woody Marks — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs IND
Week 2vs CIN
Week 1vs BUF

Signal breakdown

  • 10.9 vs 8.3 projected PPR pointsOmarion Hampton +
  • Rank 9 vs 44Omarion Hampton +
  • Opponent DvP rank 10 vs 21 (32 = softest)Woody Marks +
  • Implied 21.3 vs 25.0 team pointsWoody Marks +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 54% vs 45% snap shareOmarion Hampton +

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