Running back, USC (from Mississippi State), 2020–24
Woody Marks
Lettered 2024 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
- Born
- Dec 29, 2000
Woody Marks played running back at Mississippi State (2020–23) and USC (2024). The Houston Texans took Marks in round 4, No. 116 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
146rushing yards, career highvs. Nebraska, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Rutgers, 202411catches, career highvs. Arkansas, 202280receiving yards, career highvs. Arkansas, 2022Honors
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 70 | 312 | 4.5 | 3 | 28 |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 106 | 416 | 3.9 | 6 | 23 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 113 | 582 | 5.2 | 9 | 37 |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 121 | 573 | 4.7 | 4 | 52 |
| 2024 | USC | 198 | 1,133 | 5.7 | 9 | 65 |
| Career | 608 | 3,016 | 5.0 | 31 | 65 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 60 | 268 | 4.5 | 0 | 19 |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 83 | 502 | 6.0 | 3 | 21 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 48 | 288 | 6.0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 23 | 167 | 7.3 | 2 | 32 |
| 2024 | USC | 47 | 321 | 6.8 | 0 | 33 |
| Career | 261 | 1,546 | 5.9 | 5 | 33 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 11 | 231 | 0 |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | USC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 4 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 4 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 4 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 4 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | USC | 4 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′10″ | 208 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 37 | 0.10 | – | – | 3.6 | 19% | – |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 188 | 0.25 | 74th (n=277) | 0.16 | 46.3 | 19% | 0.27 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 163 | 0.16 | 54th (n=470) | 0.14 | 25.8 | 19% | 0.21 |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 150 | 0.11 | 35th (n=450) | 0.17 | 16.9 | 27% | 0.08 |
| 2024 | USC | 246 | 0.27 | 80th (n=434) | 0.16 | 65.7 | 30% | 0.30 |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2024 USC 12 games, 1,133 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 27–20 | 16 | 68 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 48–0 | 13 | 103 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 24–27 | 13 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 38–21 | 19 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 17–24 | 20 | 134 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 30–33 | 20 | 111 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 28–29 | 17 | 82 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 42–20 | 15 | 94 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 21–26 | 22 | 123 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 28–20 | 19 | 146 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 19–13 | 18 | 76 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 35–49 | 6 | 33 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 Mississippi State 9 games, 573 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 48–7 | 19 | 127 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 31–24 | 24 | 123 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 14–41 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 30–37 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 17–40 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 41–28 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 7–3 | 17 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 41–20 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 7–17 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
2022 Mississippi State 12 games, 582 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 49–23 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 39–17 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 16–31 | 9 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 42–24 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 40–17 | 16 | 52 | 1 | 11 | 80 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 17–27 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 60 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 6–30 | 13 | 53 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 39–33 | 7 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 19–45 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 56–7 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at | W 24–22 | 14 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | W 19–10 | 10 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
2021 Mississippi State 13 games, 416 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 35–34 | 12 | 71 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 24–10 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at | L 29–31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | L 25–28 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 9 | 67 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | at | W 26–22 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 9–49 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at | W 45–6 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 31–17 | 20 | 58 | 1 | 9 | 57 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at | L 28–31 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | at | W 43–34 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 55–10 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 21–31 | 8 | 45 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 7–34 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 0 |
2020 Mississippi State 11 games, 312 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at | W 44–34 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 14–21 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 2–24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 14–28 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at | L 0–41 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 24–17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 24–31 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at | L 24–31 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs. | L 10–24 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs. | W 51–32 | 12 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 28–26 | 11 | 72 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 19–22).
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅛″ | |
| Weight | 207 lb | |
| Arm length | 29⅛″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 71⅞″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.54 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| Bench press | 18 reps | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.24 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 21 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 16 | 196 | 703 | 2 | 24 | 208 |
| 2026 (so far) | Houston Texans | 5 | 43 | 149 | 2 | 11 | 54 |
| NFL career | 21 | 239 | 852 | 4 | 35 | 262 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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