Damon Bankston
Damon Bankston
Wins in space out of the backfield. He got to New Mexico by way of Weber State. 2025 brought the first one: All-Mountain West. The receipt on tape: 154 rush yds, 49 rec yds against UCLA, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Eck
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Mountain West
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico | 114 | 635 | 5.6 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 114 | 635 | 5.6 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico | 31 | 397 | 12.8 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 31 | 397 | 12.8 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 32–22
vs Idaho State
28 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
New Mexico
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · New Mexico
Returning around him
- 12% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 1 New Mexico player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (15 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
New Mexico · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #131 · 2026 recruiting class #87
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to J'Koby Williams’s 2025 season.
Matches J'Koby on
Differs from J'Koby on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Trey Ragas’s path through Louisiana.
Trey Ragas
Cooper Wallace
Calvin Turner
Travis Etienne
Mekhi Sargent
Matches Trey on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Zahir Abdus-Salaam's senior season at Western Michigan (2024).
Matches Zahir on
Differs from Zahir on
Player DNA