Woody Marks vs Zach Charbonnet: Who Should You Start?
Woody Marks and Zach Charbonnet are both viable fantasy running backs heading into 2026, but their 2025 production tells two different stories. Woody Marks averaged 8.7 PPG across 16 games with the Houston Texans, while Zach Charbonnet posted 10.7 PPG in 16 appearances for the Seattle Seahawks.
A 2.0-PPG gap gives Zach Charbonnet the edge on paper, but paper does not account for Thursday night matchups, weather games, or a star defender returning from injury. The real question is not who was better in 2025, but who is the better start this specific week.
Both profile as early-down workhorses. Woody Marks ran for 703 yards and 2 touchdowns; Zach Charbonnet posted 730 and 12. Goal-line share, red zone touches, and which team is favored are usually the tiebreaker when neither back offers passing-game volume.
Woody Marks has his bye in Week 14, and Zach Charbonnet rests in Week 10. 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.
