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, 2025Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Weber State | 120 | 693 | 5.8 | 8 | 47 |
| 2023 | Weber State | 51 | 269 | 5.3 | 3 | 58 |
| 2024 | Weber State | 172 | 1,093 | 6.4 | 6 | 75 |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 114 | 635 | 5.6 | 5 | 54 |
| Career | 457 | 2,690 | 5.9 | 22 | 75 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Weber State | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | Weber State | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | Weber State | 8 | 111 | 13.9 | 0 | 48 |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 31 | 397 | 12.8 | 3 | 84 |
| Career | 47 | 557 | 11.9 | 3 | 84 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Weber State | 4 | 98 | 0 |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 12 | 434 | 2 |
| Career | 16 | 532 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Weber State | 1 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Weber State | 1 | RB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Weber State | 1 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | New Mexico | 1 | RB | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Weber State (FCS) | 67 | -0.01 | 11th (n=470) | 0.14 | -0.7 | 16% | – |
| 2023 | Weber State (FCS) | 37 | 0.17 | – | – | 6.1 | 16% | – |
| 2024 | Weber State (FCS) | 174 | 0.33 | 90th (n=434) | 0.16 | 58.0 | 23% | – |
| 2025 | New Mexico | 154 | 0.26 | 91st (n=576) | 0.10 | 40.5 | 18% | 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
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico | 43% | 3.40 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 11% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 17–34 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 21 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 32–22 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 55 |
| Sep 12 | at | W 35–10 | 15 | 154 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 49 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 38–20 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| Oct 3 | at | L 28–35 | 9 | 51 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 15 |
| Oct 11 | at | L 25–41 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 52 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 24–22 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 33–14 | 13 | 84 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 40–35 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 122 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 20–17 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| Nov 22 | at | W 20–3 | 10 | 61 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 27 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 23–17 | 10 | 56 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 17–20 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 23 |
2024 Weber State 11 games, 1,093 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at | L 3–35 | 16 | 105 | 0 | 35 | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 43–16 | 15 | 133 | 2 | 75 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | at | L 16–17 | 23 | 83 | 0 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 21 | at | W 39–0 | 10 | 56 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 59 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 26–28 | 21 | 140 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 5 | at | W 55–48 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 17–21 | 16 | 108 | 0 | 19 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 48–51 | 25 | 234 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 18 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 6–27 | 16 | 96 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 7 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 35–43 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 24–31 | 11 | 54 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 |
2023 Weber State 4 games, 269 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at | W 34–17 | 22 | 144 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 13 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 7–31 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 47 | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 0–40 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 28–21 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Western Oregon | W 41–5 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 20 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | W 35–7 | 18 | 53 | 0 | 25 | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 44–14 | 15 | 161 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 8 |
| Sep 24 | at | W 17–12 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 45–21 | 14 | 94 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 15 | at | W 42–7 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 23 | – | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 38–43 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 24–21 | 9 | 79 | 1 | 47 | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 45–7 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 17 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 33–31 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 38–31 | 15 | 122 | 1 | 39 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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