HOUSTON – One by one at practice this week, the Texans’ running backs took their turn taking a handoff from quarterbacks C.J. Stroud and Davis Mills.

First, four-time Pro Bowl running back Nick Chubb took the football from Stroud and ran upfield.

Then, former Pro Bowl alternate runner Dameon Pierce got the ball from Stroud.

And Pierce was followed by Dare Ogunbowale, a special-teams standout and third-down back.

By the fourth rep of the practice, it was time for rookie Woody Marks to touch the ball.

The order of handoffs accurately reflected the Texans’ depth chart and pecking order at running back.

How Marks, a talented pass-catcher who put up prolific numbers in college at USC and Mississippi State, figures into the running back equation remains unclear. It’s more than likely a si

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