Running back, Colorado (from Colorado State, Sacramento State), 2023–⁠26

Damian Henderson II

Number
No. 26
Height
6′2″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Los Alamitos, CA

Damian Henderson II plays running back for Colorado, after Colorado State (2023–⁠24) and Sacramento State (2025). Last time out, against Texas Tech: 1 catch, 20 yards; 1 tackles.

2026 so far

130 rushing yards

Last game: 1 catch, 20 yards; 1 tackles vs. Texas Tech, L 7–⁠29

Next game: at Oklahoma State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 65@GT
  2. 23WEB
  3. 23@NU
  4. 19TTU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

137rushing yards, career highvs. Central Arkansas, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Mercyhurst, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Colorado State12504.2011
2024Colorado State9414.6022
2025Sacramento State915656.2585
2026Colorado271304.8012
Career1397865.7585

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Colorado State2136.507
2025Sacramento State7659.3014
2026Colorado12020.0020
Career10989.8020

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Colorado State26RBFr.
2024Colorado State26RBSo.
2025Sacramento State26RBJr.
2026Colorado26RBSr.6′2″205

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Colorado State120.04––0.4–
2024Colorado State110.28––3.1–
2025Sacramento State (FCS)960.2893rd (n=576)0.1026.512%
2026Colorado280.07––1.910%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2026Colorado56%3.801.000.2011%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Colorado 4 games, 130 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atGeorgia TechW 14–⁠131265012––
Sep 12vs.Weber StateW 52–⁠2152307––
Sep 19atNorthwesternL 7–⁠4172309––
Oct 3vs.Texas TechL 7–⁠29319012120
2025 Sacramento State 12 games, 565 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atSouth Dakota StateL 3–⁠202603114
Sep 6atNevadaL 17–⁠2061709––
Sep 13vs.MercyhurstW 49–⁠281298330112
Sep 20vs.Central ArkansasW 45–⁠1615137185219
Sep 27vs.Cal PolyL 24–⁠32129303014
Oct 11atWeber StateW 55–⁠2741408––
Oct 18vs.Northern ColoradoW 40–⁠35633017––
Oct 24vs.MontanaL 35–⁠4995001314
Nov 1atEastern WashingtonW 35–⁠1372409––
Nov 8atPortland StateW 52–⁠24751125––
Nov 15vs.IdahoW 23–⁠20514010112
Nov 22atUC DavisL 27–⁠31628011––
2024 Colorado State 2 games, 41 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7vs.Northern ColoradoW 38–⁠17838022213
Nov 23atFresno StateL 22–⁠281303––
2023 Colorado State 2 games, 50 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 30vs.Utah TechW 41–⁠20731011––
Nov 25atHawai’iL 24–⁠2751907––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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