Chase Brown vs Woody Marks: Who Should You Start?
Two running backs who will land on plenty of the same rosters in 2026. Chase Brown (Cincinnati Bengals) finished the 2025 season averaging 14.6 fantasy points per game in 17 games. Woody Marks (Houston Texans) came in at 8.7 PPG over 16 games. The gap is real but not insurmountable with the right matchup.
Chase Brown carries a 5.9-point PPG advantage from the 2025 season. That baseline matters, but it is one input among several. Matchup difficulty, scoring trends, and injury reports move the needle week to week, which is why the best answer changes depending on when you are asking.
Chase Brown is the receiving back in this matchup, turning 69 targets into 437 yards, while Woody Marks profiles as a more traditional rusher with 703 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. In PPR and half-PPR formats Chase Brown carries the higher weekly floor. In standard leagues the gap tightens considerably.
Chase Brown has his bye in Week 12, and Woody Marks rests in Week 14. Managers rostering both need waiver wire depth at running back for those two weeks, and that is exactly the kind of planning DraftCall's matchup engine surfaces automatically so you are not scrambling on a Sunday morning.
