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

Best season
1,133
Rushing yards, 2024 (USC, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 116
Round 4, 2025 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

146rushing yards, career highvs. Nebraska, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Rutgers, 202411catches, career highvs. Arkansas, 202280receiving yards, career highvs. Arkansas, 2022

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Mississippi State703124.5328
2021Mississippi State1064163.9623
2022Mississippi State1135825.2937
2023Mississippi State1215734.7452
2024USC1981,1335.7965
Career6083,0165.03165

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Mississippi State602684.5019
2021Mississippi State835026.0321
2022Mississippi State482886.0020
2023Mississippi State231677.3232
2024USC473216.8033
Career2611,5465.9533

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Mississippi State112310

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2020Mississippi State220000
2021Mississippi State110000
2022Mississippi State420000
2024USC330000
Career1080000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Mississippi State4RBYr 1
2021Mississippi State4RBYr 2
2022Mississippi State4RBYr 3
2023Mississippi State4RBYr 4
2024USC4RBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Mississippi State370.10––3.619%–
2021Mississippi State1880.2574th (n=277)0.1646.319%0.27
2022Mississippi State1630.1654th (n=470)0.1425.819%0.21
2023Mississippi State1500.1135th (n=450)0.1716.927%0.08
2024USC2460.2780th (n=434)0.1665.730%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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.LSUW 27–⁠2016682370
Sep 7vs.Utah StateW 48–⁠01310313390
Sep 21atMichiganL 24–⁠271310005400
Sep 28vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠21196304290
Oct 5atMinnesotaL 17–⁠242013414300
Oct 12vs.Penn StateL 30–⁠332011102440
Oct 19atMarylandL 28–⁠29178214−30
Oct 25vs.RutgersW 42–⁠20159435480
Nov 2atWashingtonL 21–⁠262212317260
Nov 16vs.NebraskaW 28–⁠201914606360
Nov 23atUCLAW 19–⁠13187604250
Nov 30vs.Notre DameL 35–⁠496330–––
2023 Mississippi State 9 games, 573 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.SE LouisianaW 48–⁠71912724590
Sep 9vs.ArizonaW 31–⁠242412314320
Sep 16vs.LSUL 14–⁠4187501−10
Sep 23atSouth CarolinaL 30–⁠37122715150
Sep 30vs.AlabamaL 17–⁠409680170
Oct 7vs.Western MichiganW 41–⁠2883802240
Oct 21atArkansasW 7–⁠317420121
Nov 18vs.Southern MissW 41–⁠20123401151
Nov 23vs.Ole MissL 7–⁠17123904140
2022 Mississippi State 12 games, 582 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.MemphisW 49–⁠23123622210
Sep 10atArizonaW 39–⁠1785315190
Sep 17atLSUL 16–⁠319501100
Oct 1vs.Texas A&MW 42–⁠2475404200
Oct 8vs.ArkansasW 40–⁠171652111800
Oct 15atKentuckyL 17–⁠2751407600
Oct 22atAlabamaL 6–⁠3013531200
Nov 5vs.AuburnW 39–⁠337451440
Nov 12vs.GeorgiaL 19–⁠4574104190
Nov 19vs.East Tennessee StateW 56–⁠755814440
Nov 24atOle MissW 24–⁠2214761170
Jan 2 ✦vs.IllinoisW 19–⁠10105003140
2021 Mississippi State 13 games, 416 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.Louisiana TechW 35–⁠34127129271
Sep 11vs.NC StateW 24–⁠1061107280
Sep 18atMemphisL 29–⁠314106390
Sep 25vs.LSUL 25–⁠28134609671
Oct 2atTexas A&MW 26–⁠2251607400
Oct 16vs.AlabamaL 9–⁠4931607380
Oct 23atVanderbiltW 45–⁠683314480
Oct 30vs.KentuckyW 31–⁠17205819570
Nov 6atArkansasL 28–⁠31114006461
Nov 13atAuburnW 43–⁠3461707300
Nov 20vs.Tennessee StateW 55–⁠1054312150
Nov 25vs.Ole MissL 21–⁠3184516290
Dec 28 ✦vs.Texas TechL 7–⁠3451904380
2020 Mississippi State 11 games, 312 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 26atLSUW 44–⁠3431501−20
Oct 3vs.ArkansasL 14–⁠211037010500
Oct 10atKentuckyL 2–⁠2421203130
Oct 17vs.Texas A&ML 14–⁠2872509400
Oct 31atAlabamaL 0–⁠4193208380
Nov 7vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠1761017220
Nov 21atGeorgiaL 24–⁠3141606230
Nov 28atOle MissL 24–⁠3141006270
Dec 12vs.AuburnL 10–⁠242130330
Dec 19vs.MissouriW 51–⁠32127013240
Dec 31 ✦vs.TulsaW 28–⁠26117214300

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).

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height5′10⅛″
Weight207 lb
Arm length29⅛″
Hand size9″
Wingspan71⅞″
40-yard dash4.54 s
10-yard split1.57 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press18 reps
20-yard shuttle4.24 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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Houston Texans16196703224208
2026 (so far)Houston Texans54314921154
NFL career21239852435262

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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