Doug Martin in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Stephanie Rush, Pacific Regional Medical Command Public Affairs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Boise State, 2007–⁠11

Doug Martin

Number
No. 22
Height
5′9″
Hometown
Stockton, CA
Born
Jan 13, 1989, in Oakland, California
Died
Oct 18, 2025, in Hillsborough County, Florida

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Doug Martin played running back at Boise State (2007–⁠11). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Martin in the first round, No. 31 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,299
Rushing yards, 2011 (Boise State, 12–⁠1)
Best game
200 yards
At Colorado State, week 7, 2011: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 31
Overall, 2012 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Career highs

200rushing yards, best game on fileat Colorado State, 20114rushing touchdowns, best game on filetwice; last vs. New Mexico State, 2009122receiving yards, best game on fileat Toledo, 2011

Team titles: WAC champions, 2008, 2009 and 2010

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2008*Boise State241074.5023
2009Boise State1297655.91556
2010Boise State2011,2606.31284
2011Boise State2631,2994.91665
On file (2008–⁠11)6173,4315.64384

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2008*Boise State35418.0035
2009Boise State8688.5023
2010Boise State2833812.1279
2011Boise State282559.1271
On file (2008–⁠11)6771510.7479

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2009Boise State61780
2011Boise State103381
On file (2008–⁠11)165161

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklFF
20081165110
20091397161
2010133030
2011120220
On file1814321

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2008Boise State22RB
2009Boise State22RB
2010Boise State22RB
2011Boise State22RB5′9″

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.

Game by game

2011 Boise State 12 games, 1,299 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.GeorgiaW 35–⁠21245719325
Sep 16atToledoW 40–⁠1519700125122
Sep 24vs.TulsaW 41–⁠21217513327
Oct 1vs.NevadaW 30–⁠102112624334
Oct 7atFresno StateW 57–⁠71694155314
Oct 15atColorado StateW 63–⁠132020036511
Oct 22vs.Air ForceW 37–⁠262112511512
Nov 5atUNLVW 48–⁠21690315
Nov 19atSan Diego StateW 52–⁠3536129222314
Nov 26vs.WyomingW 36–⁠1426153226110
Dec 3vs.New MexicoW 45–⁠022110240225
Dec 22 ✦vs.Arizona StateW 56–⁠2431151121326
2010 Boise State 13 games, 1,260 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6vs.Virginia TechW 33–⁠30128302315
Sep 18atWyomingW 51–⁠617105115240
Sep 25vs.Oregon StateW 37–⁠2419138055435
Oct 2atNew Mexico StateW 59–⁠01094136128
Oct 9vs.ToledoW 57–⁠14856029––
Oct 16atSan José StateW 48–⁠0868214353
Oct 26vs.Louisiana TechW 49–⁠2021150238––
Nov 6vs.Hawai’iW 42–⁠71755011433
Nov 12atIdahoW 52–⁠141611723923
Nov 19vs.Fresno StateW 51–⁠0247218322
Nov 26atNevadaL 31–⁠3424152251378
Dec 4vs.Utah StateW 50–⁠14823010426
Dec 22 ✦vs.UtahW 26–⁠317147184115
2009 Boise State 14 games, 765 rushing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.OregonW 19–⁠82503––
Sep 12vs.Miami (OH)W 48–⁠0628215––
Sep 18atFresno StateW 51–⁠341202––
Sep 26atBowling GreenW 49–⁠1413116134––
Oct 3vs.UC DavisW 34–⁠16164118234
Oct 14atTulsaW 28–⁠212311201910
Oct 24atHawai’iW 54–⁠91−400––
Oct 31vs.San José StateW 45–⁠7663136––
Nov 6atLouisiana TechW 45–⁠354212––
Nov 14vs.IdahoW 63–⁠2542601312
Nov 20atUtah StateW 52–⁠211312143316
Nov 27vs.NevadaW 44–⁠3316128018225
Dec 5vs.New Mexico StateW 42–⁠7883456––
Jan 4 ✦vs.TCUW 17–⁠1016421911
2008 Boise State 10 games, 107 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 1vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠34903––
Oct 11atSouthern MissW 24–⁠7210012––
Oct 17vs.Hawai’iW 27–⁠71404––
Oct 24atSan José StateW 33–⁠163402135
Nov 1atNew Mexico StateW 49–⁠0533012––
Nov 8vs.Utah StateW 49–⁠145904––
Nov 15atIdahoW 45–⁠101404––
Nov 22atNevadaW 41–⁠34––––118
Nov 28vs.Fresno StateW 61–⁠10334023––
Dec 23 ✦vs.TCUL 16–⁠17––––11

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2012 Senior Bowl (North team, won 23–⁠13).

DrillCombine 2012
Height5′9¼″
Weight223 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size9″
Wingspan72¾″W
40-yard dash4.55 s
10-yard split1.64 sW
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press28 reps
3-cone drill6.79 s
20-yard shuttle4.16 s

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).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 84 games with a stat; latest team: Oakland Raiders.

Pro Bowls: 2 (2012, 2015) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2015

All-Pro teams: AP first team 2015; Pro Football Writers first team 2015; Sporting News first team 2015.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2012Tampa Bay Buccaneers163191,4541149472
2013Tampa Bay Buccaneers612745611266
2014Tampa Bay Buccaneers1113449421364
2015Tampa Bay Buccaneers162881,402633271
2016Tampa Bay Buccaneers8144421314134
2017Tampa Bay Buccaneers111384063984
2018Oakland Raiders16172723418116
NFL career841,3225,356301481,207

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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