Woody Marks or Xavier Worthy: Who Should You Start?

Preliminary board

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

Verdicts sharpen as practice reports land.

Too close to call — the edges cancel out.

Woody Marks and Xavier Worthy grade out even this week. Marks's best edge is the consensus rank (RB44 to WR49), Worthy's best edge is snap share (82% to 45%) — and they cancel out. Start whichever player's game you trust more this week.

Woody Marks

Woody Marks

RB44HOUvs DAL

Projected Points

Sit
Xavier Worthy

Xavier Worthy

WR49KCvs LV

Projected Points

Start

Woody Marks’s market

RUSH YDS
O/U 31.5
-108 / -116
Rushing Yards Props →
REC
O/U 1.5
-136 / +107
Receptions Props →
REC YDS
O/U 8.5
-116 / -108
Receiving Yards Props →
ATD
Anytime TD
+205
Anytime Touchdown Props →

Xavier Worthy’s market

ATD
Anytime TD
+240
Anytime Touchdown Props →
DAL@
HOUSun, Oct 4, 1:00 PM ETView the game →
KC@
LVSun, Oct 4, 4:25 PM ETView the game →

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.

  • DAL ranks 21 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 25.0 team points as 2.5-point favorites.
  • Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 45% snap share.

Why Xavier Worthy

Start

WR2 and vertical speed threat. Elite track speed with jet-motion and manufactured-touch usage.

Start — WR49 consensus, projects WR48 this week: LV is the 8th-toughest matchup vs WRs, 24.5 implied team total.

  • LV ranks 8 of 32 against WRs (one of the tougher matchups, 3-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 24.5 team points as 5.5-point favorites.
  • Listed WR-2 on the latest depth chart with a 82% snap share.

Latest on Worthy

Chiefs down Colts in OT thriller
VideoESPN · Sep 21, 2026

Reported by the sources listed — not independently verified.

Head-to-head stats

MetricWoody MarksXavier Worthy
Projected points
Consensus rankRB44WR49
Opponent vs positionDAL · 21 of 323-game sampleLV · 8 of 323-game sample
Rushing Yards28 of 32—
Rushing TDs25 of 32—
Rushing Attempts29 of 32—
Receptions9 of 321 of 32
Receiving Yards8 of 3215 of 32
Anytime TD25 of 321 of 32
Receiving TDs—1 of 32
Targets—20 of 32
Target share7%17%
Reception share10%15%
Implied total · spread25.0-2.524.5-5.5
Depth chartRB2WR2
Snap share45%82%
Start/Sit record—1–1+1 toss-up

Recent form

Woody Marks — last 3 weeks

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

Xavier Worthy — last 3 weeks

Week 3vs MIA
Week 2vs IND
Week 1vs DEN

Signal breakdown

  • 8.3 vs 9.8 projected PPR pointsXavier Worthy +
  • Rank 44 vs 49Woody Marks +
  • Opponent DvP rank 21 vs 8 (32 = softest)Woody Marks +
  • Implied 25.0 vs 24.5 team pointsWoody Marks +
  • No injury designationseven
  • 45% vs 82% snap shareXavier Worthy +

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