Damien Martinez

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.