Jacory Croskey-Merritt or Woody Marks: Who Should You Start?

2026 Week 1 · deterministic head-to-head · Verdicts based on PPR scoring.

Start Marks — the availability and snap share edges are too wide to ignore.

Woody Marks is the healthier side of this call (Croskey-Merritt carries a Questionable tag) and plays a 52% snap share to Croskey-Merritt's 40%. Croskey-Merritt's edge is the consensus rank, RB41 to RB44. The gap is narrow.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

RB41WSHvs PHI

Projected Points

Sit
Woody Marks

Woody Marks

RB44HOUvs BUF

Projected Points

Toss-Up

Why Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Sit

Lead back and volume runner. Decisive one-cut rusher with tackle-breaking contact balance; limited passing-game work.

Sit — RB41 consensus, projects RB42 this week: 3% target share in 2025, Questionable on the latest report.

  • Carries a Questionable tag — usually plays, but monitor the final report.
  • PHI ranks 19 of 32 against RBs (a middle-of-the-road matchup, 17-game sample).
  • Vegas implies 20.5 team points as 5.5-point underdogs.
  • Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 40% snap share in 2025.

Why Woody Marks

Toss-Up

RB2 behind David Montgomery. Between-the-tackles committee back who carried 196 times for 703 yards as a rookie with light pass-game usage.

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, 17-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

MetricJacory Croskey-MerrittWoody Marks
Projected points
Consensus rankRB41RB44
Opponent vs positionPHI · 19 of 3217-game sampleBUF · 20 of 3217-game sample
Rushing Yards17 of 3227 of 32
Rushing TDs19 of 3232 of 32
Rushing Attempts23 of 3216 of 32
Receptions9 of 3210 of 32
Receiving Yards26 of 326 of 32
Anytime TD20 of 3226 of 32
Target share3%(2025)7%(2025)
Reception share3%(2025)7%(2025)
Implied total · spread20.5+5.522.0+1.5
Depth chartRB1RB2
Snap share40%(2025)52%(2025)
Injury designationQuestionable—

Signal breakdown

  • 8.3 vs 8.3 projected PPR pointsJacory Croskey-Merritt +
  • Rank 41 vs 44Jacory Croskey-Merritt +
  • Opponent DvP rank 19 vs 20 (32 = softest)Woody Marks +
  • Implied 20.5 vs 22.0 team pointsWoody Marks +
  • Questionable vs no designationWoody Marks +
  • 40% vs 52% snap shareWoody Marks +

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