Damien Martinez

2024 All-ACC, Honorable Mention

2024 (Junior): Delivered impressive first season with Hurricanes, posting first 1,000-yard campaign by Miami running back since 2016…Served as one of offense’s top contributors and earned All-ACC Honorable Mention recognition…Rushed for 1,002 yards and 10 touchdowns…Caught 17 passes totaling 204 receiving yards, leading team with 1,206 all-purpose yards…Saw action in all 13 games with 10 starts and averaged 6.3 yards per carry…Started season opener at Florida (Aug. 31) and finished with 65 yards on 15 carries…Had 91 yards on 11 carries with one touchdown against Florida A&M (Sept. 7)…Started and had three carries in win over Ball State (Sept. 14)…Scored three touchdowns on 11 carries in win at USF (Sept. 21)…Added 50 yards on two receptions vs. Bulls…Posted 60 yards on 14 carries in win over Virginia Tech (Sept. 27)…Had 12 carries for 42 yards with one touchdown in come-from-behind win at Cal (Oct. 5)…Totaled 51 receiving yards on four receptions vs. Golden Bears…Delivered strong performance against Louisville (Oct. 19), totaling 89 yards on 12 carries with one touchdown…Had dominant outing in rivalry win over Florida State (Oct. 26), finishing with 148 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns…Had 66 yards on 11 carries in win over Duke (Nov. 2)…Compiled 81 yards on 15 carries at Georgia Tech (Nov. 9)…Finished with 63 yards on 16 carries in win over Wake Forest (Nov. 23)…Had 84 yards on 10 carries with one touchdown run against Syracuse (Nov. 30)…Delivered one of best performances of career in 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl against Iowa State (Dec. 28), starting and posting career-high 179 yards on just 14 carries…Scored 75-yard touchdown run on first touch…179 rushing yards were most by Hurricane running back in Miami bowl game history.

Prior to Miami: Spent first two seasons of career (2022-2023) at Oregon State, where he delivered dominant freshman and sophomore campaigns…Selected to All-Pac 12 First Team in both seasons and was semifinalist for Doak Walker Award in 2023…Finished sophomore year second in conference and 24^th nationally in rushing yards…Racked up 2,167 yards on 355 attempts in his two seasons, averaging 6.1 yards per carry and totaling 16 rushing scores…Added 187 receiving yards on 15 catches…Had six 100-yard rushing performances in 2023, including career-best 146 yards and OSU record-tying four touchdowns against Stanford…Selected to 247Sports True Freshman All-America Team in 2022, when he had 982 yards on 161 carries with seven touchdowns…Ranked fourth nationally among all freshmen in rushing yards and had six consecutive 100-yard games.

High School: Three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals…Two-time team captain was named all-state and all-district running back, earning district offensive player of the year honors…Had 1,712 yards with 26 touchdowns in final season, leading Lewisville to 11-2 record…Scored 31 touchdowns with 2,010 rushing yards as junior…Competed in track and field.