Running back, Miami (from Oregon State), 2022–24
Damien Martinez
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 232 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Lewisville, TX
- Born
- 2004
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Damien Martinez played running back at Oregon State (2022–23) and Miami (2024). The Seattle Seahawks took Martinez in round 7, No. 223 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
179rushing yards, career highvs. Iowa State, 20244rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Stanford, 2023Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oregon State | 161 | 982 | 6.1 | 7 | 50 |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 194 | 1,185 | 6.1 | 9 | 64 |
| 2024 | Miami | 159 | 1,002 | 6.3 | 10 | 75 |
| Career | 514 | 3,169 | 6.2 | 26 | 75 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oregon State | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 30 |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 11 | 126 | 11.5 | 0 | 25 |
| 2024 | Miami | 17 | 204 | 12.0 | 0 | 36 |
| Career | 32 | 391 | 12.2 | 0 | 36 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oregon State | 6 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Oregon State | 6 | RB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Miami | 6 | RB | Jr. | 6′0″ | 232 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oregon State | 167 | 0.18 | 60th (n=470) | 0.14 | 29.4 | 20% | 0.16 |
| 2023 | Oregon State | 210 | 0.23 | 68th (n=450) | 0.17 | 47.6 | 27% | 0.20 |
| 2024 | Miami | 177 | 0.38 | 95th (n=434) | 0.16 | 67.7 | 19% | 0.35 |
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 Miami 13 games, 1,002 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | W 41–17 | 15 | 65 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 56–9 | 11 | 91 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 15 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 62–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | at | W 50–15 | 11 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 50 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 38–34 | 14 | 60 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 14 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 39–38 | 12 | 42 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 51 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 52–45 | 12 | 89 | 1 | 30 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 36–14 | 15 | 148 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 21 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 53–31 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 19 |
| Nov 9 | at | L 23–28 | 15 | 81 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 42–14 | 16 | 63 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 18 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 38–42 | 10 | 84 | 1 | 29 | – | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 41–42 | 14 | 179 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 6 |
2023 Oregon State 12 games, 1,185 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | W 42–17 | 18 | 145 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 19 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 55–7 | 7 | 104 | 1 | 64 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 26–9 | 15 | 102 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 23 | at | L 35–38 | 17 | 81 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 19 |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 21–7 | 16 | 65 | 1 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 7 | at | W 52–40 | 17 | 89 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 36–24 | 15 | 90 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 28 | at | L 24–27 | 14 | 87 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 26–19 | 21 | 115 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 62–17 | 15 | 146 | 4 | 59 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 20–22 | 26 | 123 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 44 |
| Nov 24 | at | L 7–31 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
2022 Oregon State 13 games, 982 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 34–17 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | W 35–32 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 68–28 | 8 | 50 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 14–17 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 16–42 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct 8 | at | W 28–27 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 43 | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 24–10 | 16 | 111 | 0 | 50 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 42–9 | 22 | 178 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 21–24 | 19 | 107 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 40 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 38–10 | 23 | 105 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov 19 | at | W 31–7 | 22 | 138 | 2 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 38–34 | 15 | 103 | 0 | 43 | – | – |
| Dec 17 ✦ | vs. | W 30–3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
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′11⅝″ | |
| Weight | 217 lb | |
| Arm length | 30½″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| Wingspan | 75¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.16 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.49 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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