Romeo Doubs or Woody Marks: Who Should You Start?
Preliminary board2026 Week 1 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.
Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.
Too close to call — the edges cancel out.
Romeo Doubs and Woody Marks grade out even this week. Doubs's best edge is snap share (78% to 52%), Marks's best edge is the consensus rank (RB44 to WR51) — and they cancel out. Start whichever player's game you trust more this week.
In standard and half-PPR scoring this flips to Marks.
Romeo Doubs
5.26.78.2 Projected Points
Woody Marks
6.87.58.3 Projected Points
Why Romeo Doubs
Toss-UpWR2 and outside receiver. Reliable red-zone target with vertical contested-catch ability.
Toss-up — WR51 consensus, projects WR61 this week: SEA is the 9th-toughest matchup vs WRs, 20% target share in 2025.
- SEA ranks 9 of 32 against WRs (one of the tougher matchups, 0-game sample).
- Vegas implies 20.5 team points as 3.5-point underdogs.
- Listed WR-2 on the latest depth chart with a 78% snap share in 2025.
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Why Woody Marks
Toss-UpRotational RB in committee role. Pass-catching back with three-down upside behind Montgomery.
Toss-up — RB44 consensus, projects RB43 this week: 7% target share in 2025, 8.3 PPR projected vs BUF.
- BUF ranks 20 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 0-game sample).
- Vegas implies 22.0 team points as 1.5-point underdogs.
- Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 52% snap share in 2025.
Head-to-head stats
| Metric | Romeo Doubs | Woody Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Projected points | 5.26.78.2 | 6.87.58.3 |
| Consensus rank | WR51 | RB44 |
| Opponent vs position | SEA · 9 of 320-game sample | BUF · 20 of 320-game sample |
| Receptions | 8 of 32 | 10 of 32 |
| Receiving Yards | 2 of 32 | 6 of 32 |
| Receiving TDs | 9 of 32 | — |
| Targets | 19 of 32 | — |
| Anytime TD | 9 of 32 | 26 of 32 |
| Rushing Yards | — | 27 of 32 |
| Rushing TDs | — | 32 of 32 |
| Rushing Attempts | — | 16 of 32 |
| Target share | 20%(2025) | 7%(2025) |
| Reception share | 18%(2025) | 7%(2025) |
| Implied total · spread | 20.5+3.5 | 22.0+1.5 |
| Depth chart | WR2 | RB2 |
| Snap share | 78%(2025) | 52%(2025) |
Signal breakdown
- 8.2 vs 8.3 projected PPR pointsWoody Marks +
- Rank 51 vs 44Woody Marks +
- Opponent DvP rank 9 vs 20 (32 = softest)even
- Implied 20.5 vs 22.0 team pointsWoody Marks +
- No injury designationseven
- 78% vs 52% snap shareRomeo Doubs +
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