Damien Martinez

#6 · RB · Jr. · Miami6′0″ · 232 lb · Lewisville, TX

Damien Martinez: RB · Miami · #6.

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Damien Martinez

RB · Miami · Jr · #6

Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. First career honor, 2024: ACC Running Back Player of the Week. One game to point at: 179 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against Iowa State — Bowl, 2024.

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape

Steady, not spectacular

157Carries
996Yards
22.3%Top-5 share
8.3%Stuffed rate

Just 22.3% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 8.3% of his carries. 3 carries for 3 yds vs Ball State; 14 for 179 vs Iowa State.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

The closer

38.7%Carry share
22.1%Q4-lead share
47.6%In competitive games

38.7% of carries overall (157/406) → 22.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (21/95) — 47.6% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.

Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

12/133rd/4th & short
8/22Inside-5 share

12 of 13 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (92.3%). 8 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (36.4%).

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