Damon Bankston

#1 · RB · Sr. · New Mexico5′10″ · 186 lb · Katy, TX

Damon Bankston is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at New Mexico.

Bankston wins in space out of the backfield. Came to New Mexico by way of Weber State. The first one came in 2025: All-Mountain West. On tape: 154 rushing yards and 49 receiving yards against UCLA, Week 3, 2025.

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.

Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape

Feast or famine

103Carries
572Yards
31.5%Top-5 share
12.6%Stuffed rate

31.5% of the season's rushing yards came on the 5 best carries — and the back is stuffed on 12.6% of carries. 4 carries for 8 yds vs UNLV; 15 for 154 vs UCLA.

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

25.9%Carry share
25.3%Q4-lead share
54.5%In competitive games

25.9% of carries overall (103/398) → 25.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/87) — 54.5% 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

6/27Inside-5 share

6 of the team's 27 inside-the-5 carries (22.2%).

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