Comparing Blake Corum and Woody Marks Head to Head

Few NFL comparisons generate more debate than Blake Corum vs Woody Marks. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Blake Corum takes 4 categories while Woody Marks claims 2, making this one of the closer head to head comparisons at the RB position. Every statistical category matters in a matchup this tight.

Woody Marks's Receiving Yards of 239 compared to Blake Corum's 107 represents a 123.4% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Woody Marks's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Yards Per Carry, where Blake Corum posts 4.8 against Woody Marks's 3.5 — a gap of just 37.1%. Woody Marks can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-2 tally suggests. In any debate, Yards Per Carry is the statistical ammunition for the Woody Marks side.

Running back careers are defined by efficiency as much as volume. Yards per carry separates elite backs from good ones, while receiving ability from the backfield has become increasingly valuable in the modern NFL.

The verdict favors Blake Corum — 4 categories to 2 — but Woody Marks makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Woody Marks has real statistical ammunition particularly in Yards Per Carry where the gap narrows to just 37.1%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.