New York Giants Draft Prospect Profile: RB Damien Martinez, Miami
Martinez averaged 6.2 yards per carry on 514 career totes and might be best served as a complementary runner.
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A former three-star recruit out of Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas, where he was the 61st player from his state and the 35th overall running back during the 2022 recruiting cycle.
Martinez started his college career at Oregon State and immediately had an impact for the Beavers; he recorded over 2,000 rushing yards and had 16 touchdowns through two seasons with Oregon State before he entered the transfer portal after the 2023 season. Martinez was a four-star recruit, the second overall running back, in the transfer portal.
He was the 33rd-ranked player in the portal and took his talents to South Beach.
Martinez had just three fumbles across 516 collegiate rushing attempts and he averaged a healthy 6.1 yards per attempt through his three seasons.
He also averaged 3.93 yards after contact and a very impressive 4.51 yards after contact in 2024. He forced a total of 139 missed tackles in college.
Martinez’s impact was quickly felt once he stepped on Oregon State’s campus; he earned Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and was a two-time First Team All-Pac-12 selection. Martinez was an honorable mention 2024 ACC selection.
Damien Martinez RB
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 215 lbs
2024 Season Highlights
Total All-Purpose Yards: 1,002
Total Touchdowns: 10
Rushing Stats
Total Rushing Yards: 1,002
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Damien Martinez is a physical downhill runner with an excellent combination of size, short-area quickness, and nimble feet to make defenders miss in the box.
He also possesses excellent spatial awareness to maximize blocks in space. Martinez has excellent vision and patience behind the line of scrimmage, and he possesses varying tempo speeds with a quick downhill trigger.
As a runner, Martinez can move the pile and displays high levels of toughness and physicality.
He lacks deep speed and an expanded receiving profile – and his ability in pass protection can be ironed out, albeit it’s solid – but overall, Martinez is a young rushing option with a firm understanding of the position’s nuance with the size and makeup to be a three-down back.
With that said, Martinez is an excellent option, and a compliment for Tyrone Tracy Jr., for the New York Giants to target on day three of the draft
GRADE: 6.38
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