RJ Harvey or Woody Marks: Toss-Up — Week 1 Start/Sit Verdict

Too close to call — the edges cancel out.

RJ Harvey and Woody Marks grade out even this week. Harvey's best edge is the consensus rank (RB41 to RB44), Marks's best edge is the game script (22.0 implied points to 20.0) — and they cancel out. Start whichever player's game you trust more this week.

In standard scoring this flips to Marks.

RJ Harvey

RB41DENvs KC

5.57.08.5 Projected Points

Sit

Woody Marks

RB44HOUvs BUF

6.87.58.3 Projected Points

Toss-Up

Why RJ Harvey

Sit

RB2 and passing-down complement. Explosive change-of-pace back with strong receiving production and red-zone scoring.

Sit — RB41 by consensus and projection: KC is the 9th-toughest matchup vs RBs, 10% target share in 2025.

KC ranks 9 of 32 against RBs (one of the tougher matchups, 0-game sample).
Vegas implies 20.0 team points as 2.5-point underdogs.
Listed RB on the latest depth chart with a 42% 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, 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	RJ Harvey	Woody Marks
Projected points	5.57.08.5	6.87.58.3
Consensus rank	RB41	RB44
Opponent vs position	KC · 9 of 320-game sample	BUF · 20 of 320-game sample
Rushing Yards	8 of 32	27 of 32
Rushing TDs	4 of 32	32 of 32
Rushing Attempts	10 of 32	16 of 32
Receptions	12 of 32	10 of 32
Receiving Yards	14 of 32	6 of 32
Anytime TD	6 of 32	26 of 32
Target share	10%(2025)	7%(2025)
Reception share	12%(2025)	7%(2025)
Implied total · spread	20.0+2.5	22.0+1.5
Depth chart	RB2	RB2
Snap share	42%(2025)	52%(2025)