Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-13@ Georgia Tech | 12 | 65 | 5.4 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 65 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 52-21vs Weber State | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 17 | 88 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 |
#26
Damian Henderson II
Senior running back for Colorado. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 205 lb · Los Alamitos, CA · Los Alamitos
Returning to Colorado for 2026
The numbers
88
rushing yards · 2026
5.2 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 65 rush yds, at Georgia Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Colorado. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Colorado State in 2023.
- Transferred from Colorado State to Sacramento State in 2025.
Damian Henderson II
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jay Norvell and Deion Sanders. The receipt on tape: 65 rush yds against Georgia Tech, Week 1, 2026.
88 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 17 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Colorado State3-star out of Los Alamitos
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2024
Colorado
2026
Colorado
Played his entire career under Deion Sanders.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Colorado State5-7HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning
2024Colorado State8-5HC: Jay Norvell · Run-leaning
2026Colorado2-0HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 44.0 YDS/g, 5.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado | 17 | 88 | 5.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado State | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 38 | 179 | 4.7 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado State | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Colorado State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–21
vs Weber State
23 rush yds (5 car)
Dominant 31-point win at home against Weber State.
With J. Lewis — 366 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.2 · -23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · D. Greaves — 51 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.33No Huddle-Shotgun #26 D.Henderson II rush middle for 4 yards gain to the GT 46 (#44 K.Efford; #41 T.McCoy), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Weber State · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA -1.00(05:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 D.Henderson II rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WSU48 (#23 T.Worthen)
- Week 2 · Weber State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.69(06:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 D.Henderson II rush left for 7 yards gain to the COLO39 (#46 Z.Smith; #7 T.Romano)
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 2&11 · Q3 · EPA +0.66(11:03) No Huddle #26 D.Henderson II rush middle for 12 yards gain to the CU 16 (#44 K.Efford), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Weber State · 2&3 · Q1 · EPA +0.46(06:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 D.Henderson II rush left for 5 yards gain to the COLO44 (#46 Z.Smith), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 3&2 · Q4 · EPA +0.44(10:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 D.Henderson II rush middle for 5 yards gain to the GT 21 (#1 C.Spaulding; #44 K.Efford), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 2&5 · Q1 · EPA -0.35No Huddle-Shotgun #26 D.Henderson II rush middle for 0 yards to the GT 09 (#95 T.Thomas)
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.27(09:05) No Huddle #26 D.Henderson II rush middle for 3 yards gain to the CU 39 (#92 C.Speakman)
- Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.25(06:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 D.Henderson II rush middle for 7 yards gain to the CU 27 (#44 K.Efford)
- Week 2 · Weber State · 2&11 · Q2 · EPA +0.25(08:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 D.Henderson II rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WSU32 (#5 B.Marks; #11 R.Tinirauarii)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Colorado
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Colorado
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: +4 net (42 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #39 · 2026 recruiting class #67
Background
AS A TRANSFER Rated as a three-star transfer prospect by 247 Sports. Listed as the No. 715 player in the transfer portal and the No. 63 running back as of January 16, 2026. Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with two years to play two. AT SACRAMENTO STATE (2025) In his lone season he pl...
The backfield · Colorado
- #29Micah Welch384 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Dekalon Taylor83 rushing yards · 2025
- #9Richard Young64 rushing yards · 2025
- #26Damian Henderson II2 games · 2026
- #27Bryce Hicks1 game · 2026
5 more on the roster · Colorado team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology