Damien Martinez (born January 31, 2004) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Miami Hurricanes.
[2] Martinez committed to play college football at Oregon State over Georgia Tech and Kansas.
[3] As a freshman in 2022, Martinez had a slow start to the first seven games of the year rushing for 340 yards and two touchdowns on 57 carries.
[4] However, in the eighth game he rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries in a win over Colorado, earning Pac-12 Conference freshman of the week honors.
[5] Martinez was named 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,[6] and again against Oregon after getting 15 carries for 103 yards in a 38–34 rivalry win.