Damien Martinez
| Miami Hurricanes – No. 6 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class | Sophomore |
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| Born: | January 31, 2004[1] Lewisville, Texas,U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 237 lb (108 kg) |
| Career history | |
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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 anAmerican footballrunning backwho currently plays for theMiami Hurricanes.He previously played atOregon State.
Early life
[edit]Martinez grew up inLewisville, Texasand attendedLewisville High School,where he played football. He rushed for 4,341 yards and 66 touchdowns on 532 carries. He was an all-state and all-district running back and earned District Offensive Player of the Year and District MVP honors.[2]Martinez would decide to commit to playcollege footballatOregon Stateover other school such asGeorgia Tech,Kansas,San Diego StateandTexas State.[3][4]
College career
[edit]During the 2022 season, Martinez had a stellarfreshmanyear. Martinez had a slow start to the first seven games of the year rushing for 340 yards and two touchdowns on 57 carries.[5]However, in Martinez eighth game he broke out rushing for 178 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries in a win overColorado.[6]For his performance against Colorado, Martinez was named the Pac-12 freshman of the week.[7]Martinez would win the Pac-12 freshman of the week two more times, one againstArizona Stateon November 21, after rushing for 138 yards and two touchdowns,[8]and again againstOregonafter getting 15 carries for 103 yards in a 38–34 win in arivalry game.[9]On the year Martinez would rush for 982 yards, and seven touchdowns, on 162 carries. He also caught 4 passes for 61 yards through the air.[10]For his efforts on the year Martinez earned multiple achievements. He won the Pac-12 Freshman of the year and was named first-team All-Pac 12.[11][12][13]He was also named Freshman All-Americans by College Football News.[14]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 497 | 6.8 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | ||||
| Career[15] | 18 | 10 | 234 | 1,479 | 6.3 | 9 | 9 | 103 | 11.3 | 0 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^"Damien Martinez, RB Oregon State".Dynasty League Football.RetrievedJuly 20,2023.
- ^"Damien Martinez".Oregon State Athletics.RetrievedMay 8,2023.
- ^Severs, John."Damien Martinez Signs With Oregon State".Building The Dam.RetrievedMay 8,2023.
- ^Nemec, Andrew."Damien Martinez, 2,000-yard Texas running back, commits to Oregon State Beavers".Oregon Live.RetrievedMay 8,2023.
- ^"2022 Game Logs".Sports Reference.RetrievedMay 8,2023.
- ^Lozano, Juan."Damien Martinez breaks out for Oregon State".Our Esquina.RetrievedMay 8,2023.
- ^Daschel, Nick."Oregon State's Damien Martinez, Alex Austin earn Pac-12 player of the week honors".Oregon Live.RetrievedMay 8,2023.
- ^"Damien Martinez named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week".750 The Game.RetrievedMay 8,2023.
- ^Daschel, Nick."Oregon State's 38-34 victory over Oregon produces 3 Pac-12 player of the week winners".Oregon Live.RetrievedMay 8,2023.
- ^"Damien Martinez".Sports Reference.RetrievedMay 8,2023.
- ^"Oregon State's Damien Martinez earns 2022 Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year award, presented by Nextiva".Pac-12.RetrievedMay 8,2023.
- ^"Jonathan Smith Named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Damien Martinez Wins Offensive Freshman of the Year".Chat Sports.RetrievedMay 8,2023.
- ^Severs, John."Jonathan Smith Named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Damien Martinez Wins Offensive Freshman of the Year".Building The Dam.RetrievedMay 8,2023.
- ^"Damien Martinez, Jack Velling Recognized By College Football News".Pac-12.RetrievedMay 8,2023.
- ^"Damien Martinez College Stats".Sports-Reference.RetrievedOctober 4,2023.