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Damien Martinez
Oregon State Beavers – No. 6
Position Running back
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born: (2004-01-31) January 31, 2004 (age 20) [1]
Lewisville, Texas
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight216 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
High school Lewisville High School
( Lewisville, Texas)
Career highlights and awards

Damien Martinez (born January 31, 2004) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Oregon State Beavers.

Early life

Martinez grew up in Lewisville, Texas and attended Lewisville 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 play college football at Oregon State over other school such as Georgia Tech, Kansas, San Diego State and Texas State. [3] [4]

College career

During the 2022 season, Martinez had a stellar freshman year. 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 over Colorado. [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 against Arizona State on November 21, after rushing for 138 yards and two touchdowns, [8] and again against Oregon after getting 15 carries for 103 yards in a 38–34 win in a rivalry 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

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

  1. ^ "Damien Martinez, RB Oregon State". Dynasty League Football. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Damien Martinez". Oregon State Athletics. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. ^ Severs, John. "Damien Martinez Signs With Oregon State". Building The Dam. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ^ Nemec, Andrew. "Damien Martinez, 2,000-yard Texas running back, commits to Oregon State Beavers". Oregon Live. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  6. ^ Lozano, Juan. "Damien Martinez breaks out for Oregon State". Our Esquina. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. ^ Daschel, Nick. "Oregon State's Damien Martinez, Alex Austin earn Pac-12 player of the week honors". Oregon Live. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Damien Martinez named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week". 750 The Game. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  9. ^ Daschel, Nick. "Oregon State's 38-34 victory over Oregon produces 3 Pac-12 player of the week winners". Oregon Live. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Damien Martinez". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Oregon State's Damien Martinez earns 2022 Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year award, presented by Nextiva". Pac-12. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Jonathan Smith Named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Damien Martinez Wins Offensive Freshman of the Year". Chat Sports. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  13. ^ Severs, John. "Jonathan Smith Named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Damien Martinez Wins Offensive Freshman of the Year". Building The Dam. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Damien Martinez, Jack Velling Recognized By College Football News". Pac-12. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Damien Martinez College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

External links

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