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

Best season
1,185
Rushing yards, 2023 (Oregon State, 8–⁠5)
Best game
178 yards
Vs. Colorado, week 8, 2022: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 223
Round 7, 2025 NFL Draft (Seattle Seahawks)

Career highs

179rushing yards, career highvs. Iowa State, 20244rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Stanford, 2023

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Oregon State1619826.1750
2023Oregon State1941,1856.1964
2024Miami1591,0026.31075
Career5143,1696.22675

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Oregon State46115.3030
2023Oregon State1112611.5025
2024Miami1720412.0036
Career3239112.2036

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Oregon State6RBFr.
2023Oregon State6RBSo.
2024Miami6RBJr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2022Oregon State1670.1860th (n=470)0.1429.420%0.16
2023Oregon State2100.2368th (n=450)0.1747.627%0.20
2024Miami1770.3895th (n=434)0.1667.719%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
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atFloridaW 41–⁠17156501710
Sep 7vs.Florida A&MW 56–⁠91191133115
Sep 14vs.Ball StateW 62–⁠03303––
Sep 21atSouth FloridaW 50–⁠151131310250
Sep 27vs.Virginia TechW 38–⁠341460017214
Oct 5atCaliforniaW 39–⁠381242111451
Oct 19atLouisvilleW 52–⁠451289130––
Oct 26vs.Florida StateW 36–⁠1415148253121
Nov 2vs.DukeW 53–⁠311166016219
Nov 9atGeorgia TechL 23–⁠281581014110
Nov 23vs.Wake ForestW 42–⁠141663013218
Nov 30atSyracuseL 38–⁠421084129––
Dec 28 ✦vs.Iowa StateL 41–⁠421417917516
2023 Oregon State 12 games, 1,185 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atSan José StateW 42–⁠1718145028219
Sep 9vs.UC DavisW 55–⁠77104164––
Sep 16vs.San Diego StateW 26–⁠91510204314
Sep 23atWashington StateL 35–⁠381781027219
Sep 29vs.UtahW 21–⁠71665114––
Oct 7atCaliforniaW 52–⁠401789124116
Oct 14vs.UCLAW 36–⁠241590015––
Oct 28atArizonaL 24–⁠27148701718
Nov 4atColoradoW 26–⁠1921115012––
Nov 11vs.StanfordW 62–⁠1715146459216
Nov 18vs.WashingtonL 20–⁠2226123220244
Nov 24atOregonL 7–⁠31133806––
2022 Oregon State 13 games, 982 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Boise StateW 34–⁠171140012––
Sep 10atFresno StateW 35–⁠32418014––
Sep 17vs.Montana StateW 68–⁠28850117––
Sep 24vs.USCL 14–⁠17514010––
Oct 1atUtahL 16–⁠4210230915
Oct 8atStanfordW 28–⁠27383143––
Oct 15vs.Washington StateW 24–⁠1016111050––
Oct 22vs.ColoradoW 42–⁠922178340110
Nov 4atWashingtonL 21–⁠2419107026140
Nov 12vs.CaliforniaW 38–⁠102310501516
Nov 19atArizona StateW 31–⁠722138215––
Nov 26vs.OregonW 38–⁠3415103043––
Dec 17 ✦vs.FloridaW 30–⁠331209––

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′11⅝″
Weight217 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan75¼″
40-yard dash4.51 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump10′4″
3-cone drill7.16 sW
20-yard shuttle4.49 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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