Running back, New Mexico (from Weber State), 2022–⁠25

Damon Bankston

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
186 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Katy, TX
Born
Apr 25, 2003

Damon Bankston played running back at Weber State (2022–⁠24) and New Mexico (2025).

Career highs

234rushing yards, career highat Sacramento State, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highat Northern Iowa, 2023122receiving yards, career highat UNLV, 20252receiving touchdowns, career highat UNLV, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Weber State1206935.8847
2023Weber State512695.3358
2024Weber State1721,0936.4675
2025New Mexico1146355.6554
Career4572,6905.92275

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Weber State6366.0012
2023Weber State2136.507
2024Weber State811113.9048
2025New Mexico3139712.8384
Career4755711.9384

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022Weber State4980
2025New Mexico124342
Career165322

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Weber State1RBFr.
2023Weber State1RBSo.
2024Weber State1RBJr.
2025New Mexico1RBSr.5′10″186

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
2022Weber State (FCS)67-0.0111th (n=470)0.14-0.716%–
2023Weber State (FCS)370.17––6.116%–
2024Weber State (FCS)1740.3390th (n=434)0.1658.023%–
2025New Mexico1540.2691st (n=576)0.1040.518%0.04

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025New Mexico43%3.401.001.4011%

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

2025 New Mexico 13 games, 635 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atMichiganL 17–⁠34418011421
Sep 6vs.Idaho StateW 32–⁠22628118155
Sep 12atUCLAW 35–⁠1015154154349
Sep 27vs.New Mexico StateW 38–⁠2093801128
Oct 3atSan José StateL 28–⁠35951114215
Oct 11atBoise StateL 25–⁠4191808252
Oct 18vs.NevadaW 24–⁠2261907––
Oct 25vs.Utah StateW 33–⁠14138414111
Nov 1atUNLVW 40–⁠3548045122
Nov 15vs.Colorado StateW 20–⁠1794309216
Nov 22atAir ForceW 20–⁠31061122327
Nov 28vs.San Diego StateW 23–⁠17105601718
Dec 26 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠201057017523
2024 Weber State 11 games, 1,093 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atWashingtonL 3–⁠3516105035––
Sep 7vs.Portland StateW 43–⁠1615133275––
Sep 14atLamarL 16–⁠17238309––
Sep 21atNorthwestern StateW 39–⁠01056117259
Sep 28vs.McNeeseL 26–⁠282114024414
Oct 5atMontanaW 55–⁠481256012––
Oct 12vs.Northern ColoradoL 17–⁠2116108019––
Oct 19atSacramento StateL 48–⁠5125234154118
Nov 2atNorthern ArizonaL 6–⁠27169605017
Nov 9vs.Idaho StateL 35–⁠4372808111
Nov 16atIdahoL 24–⁠311154014212
2023 Weber State 4 games, 269 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 9atNorthern IowaW 34–⁠1722144358213
Sep 16atUtahL 7–⁠31859047––
Sep 23vs.Montana StateL 0–⁠401436010––
Sep 30atNorthern ColoradoW 28–⁠21730014––

No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Central Washington, so that game is not listed.

2022 Weber State 11 games, 693 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Western OregonW 41–⁠51042120––
Sep 10atUtah StateW 35–⁠71853025––
Sep 17vs.Utah TechW 44–⁠141516112928
Sep 24atUC DavisW 17–⁠122−200––
Oct 8vs.Eastern WashingtonW 45–⁠211494122112
Oct 15atPortland StateW 42–⁠7940123––
Oct 22atMontana StateL 38–⁠4393418213
Oct 29vs.MontanaW 24–⁠21979147––
Nov 12vs.Idaho StateW 45–⁠7838117––
Nov 19atNorthern ArizonaW 33–⁠31113201413
Nov 26vs.North DakotaW 38–⁠3115122139––

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

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