Damien Martinez
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| Miami Hurricanes – No. 6 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 31, 2004[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 237 lb (108 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Lewisville High School (Lewisville, Texas) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Damien Martinez (born January 31, 2004) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Miami Hurricanes. He previously played at Oregon State.
Early life
[edit]Martinez attended Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas, where he rushed for 4,341 yards and 66 touchdowns on 532 carries for the football team. He was an all-state running back and earned District Offensive Player of the Year and District MVP honors.[2] Martinez committed to play college football at Oregon State over Georgia Tech and Kansas.[3]
College career
[edit]As a freshman in 2022, Martinez had a slow start to the first seven games of the year rushing for 340 yards and two touchdowns on 57 carries.[4] However, in the eighth game he rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries in a win over Colorado, earning Pac-12 Conference freshman of the week honors.[5] Martinez was named the Pac-12 freshman of the week two more times, one against Arizona State on November 21, after rushing for 138 yards and two touchdowns,[6] and again against Oregon after getting 15 carries for 103 yards in a 38–34 rivalry win.[7] He finished the year with 982 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on 162 carries, and caught four passes for 61 yards.[8] Martinez was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the year and first-team All-Pac 12,[9] as well as a Freshman All-American by College Football News.[10]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||||
| Oregon State Beavers | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 13 | 5 | 161 | 982 | 6.1 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | |||||
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 194 | 1,185 | 6.1 | 9 | 11 | 126 | 11.5 | 0 | |||||
| Miami Hurricanes | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 13 | 12 | 145 | 1,002 | 5.7 | 9 | 16 | 198 | 12.4 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 37 | 29 | 500 | 2,990 | 6.0 | 25 | 31 | 385 | 12.4 | 0 | |||||
Personal life
[edit]On November 29, 2023, Martinez was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.[11] No charges were filed against Martinez.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Damien Martinez, RB Oregon State". Dynasty League Football. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "Damien Martinez". Oregon State Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Nemec, Andrew. "Damien Martinez, 2,000-yard Texas running back, commits to Oregon State Beavers". Oregon Live. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Daschel, Nick. "Oregon State's Damien Martinez, Alex Austin earn Pac-12 player of the week honors". Oregon Live. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Damien Martinez named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week". 750 The Game. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Daschel, Nick. "Oregon State's 38-34 victory over Oregon produces 3 Pac-12 player of the week winners". Oregon Live. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Damien Martinez". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Severs, John. "Jonathan Smith Named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Damien Martinez Wins Offensive Freshman of the Year". Building The Dam. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Damien Martinez, Jack Velling Recognized By College Football News". Pac-12. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Beavers' Martinez to miss bowl after DUII arrest". ESPN.com. December 1, 2023.
- ^ "Oregon St. RB Martinez reinstated from DUII ban". ESPN.com. December 15, 2023.