Player Dossier

2008-2011

Boise State

Doug Martin

RB • 5'9" • Stockton, CA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Doug Martin leans workhorse runner traits and 51.4 efficiency.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

91

Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Boise State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Boise State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada

Player Story

Doug Martin built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Stockton, CA wearing No. 22, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Doug Martin's career was his backfield work: 3,431...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.78

St. Mary's · Stockton, CA

Committed To
Boise State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2012
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 31
Overall
No. 31
NFL Team
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Doug Martin, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Boise State. Doug Martin leans workhorse runner traits and 51.4 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
4,146
Rushing yards
3,431
Receiving yards
715
Touchdowns
48

Quick Answers

Doug Martin quick answers

Latest team and position
Boise State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
4,146
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 8 entries · 49 games
Best season
2010 Postseason · Boise State
Top game
Nevada
Recruit profile
2-star · St. Mary's · Boise State
High school pipeline
St. Mary's · 23 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2012 · Round 1 · Pick 31 · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Latest roster
No. 22 · Class 2011
2011 Scrimmage yards rank
1,554 scrimmage yards · RB 11th (top 3%) · Mountain West 2nd (top 2%) · National 17th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2008 PostseasonBoise State10101028
2008 Regular SeasonBoise State1016010753028
2009 PostseasonBoise State1443421151.4
2009 Regular SeasonBoise State14790723671451.4
2010 PostseasonBoise State1316214715182.1
2010 Regular SeasonBoise State131,4361,1133231382.1
2011 PostseasonBoise State1217715126281.8
2011 Regular SeasonBoise State121,3771,1482291781.8

Related Context

Doug Martin played RB for Boise State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Doug Martin recorded 3,431 rushing yards, 715 receiving yards, and 48 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Boise State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason

Boise State paired 1,598 primary output with 69.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 51.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2011 Postseason · Boise State

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

129.5

Efficiency

51.4

Usage

37.6

Consistency

78.6

Best Game by takeover score

Colorado State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 177. Georgia: 82. Toledo: 192. Tulsa: 82. Nevada: 130. Fresno State: 108. Colorado State: 201. Air Force: 127. UNLV: 14. San Diego State: 143. Wyoming: 163. New Mexico: 135

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 34 by 52.1. Georgia: 27 by 27.5. Toledo: 24 by 56.4. Tulsa: 23 by 37.2. Nevada: 24 by 60.1. Fresno State: 19 by 60.4. Colorado State: 21 by 89.9. Air Force: 22 by 61.3. UNLV: 7 by 17.7. San Diego State: 39 by 37.7. Wyoming: 27 by 61.9. New Mexico: 24 by 54.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half128.5 · Games = 6 · -2 vs Second Half
Second Half130.5 · Games = 6 · +2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Colorado State

Best efficiency game

89.9 vs Colorado State

Result
Fri 12/23vs Arizona State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 56-24311514.9013265.2
Sat 12/3vs New Mexico100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 45-022110522255.6
Sat 11/26vs Wyoming100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 36-14261535.9021106.0
Sun 11/20@ San Diego State100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 52-35361293.6023143.7
Sun 11/6@ UNLVW 48-21691.500152
Sat 10/22vs Air Force100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 37-262112561125.8
Sat 10/15@ Colorado State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 63-1320200103119.6
Sat 10/8@ Fresno StateW 57-716945.9013145.7
Sat 10/1vs Nevada100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 30-102112662345.4
Sun 9/25vs TulsaW 41-2121753.601273.6
Sat 9/17@ Toledo150 scrimmage yardsW 40-1519703.70051228
Sun 9/4@ GeorgiaW 35-2124572.4013253.0

Player Story

Doug Martin story

Doug Martin built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Stockton, CA wearing No. 22, spending time with Boise State. The clearest part of Doug Martin's career was his backfield work: 3,431 rushing yards, 617 carries, 43 rushing touchdowns, and 715 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2011 with Boise State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 715 receiving yards and 516 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boise State.

The arc is straightforward: Doug Martin moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Boise State

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20082008200920092010201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 PostseasonBoise State16150.14.6
2008 Regular SeasonBoise State16150.14.60
2009 PostseasonBoise State83351.617.7672
2009 Regular SeasonBoise State83351.617.70
2010 PostseasonBoise State1,59869.230765
2010 Regular SeasonBoise State1,59869.2300
2011 PostseasonBoise State1,55451.437.6-44
2011 Regular SeasonBoise State1,55451.437.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Nevada

Week 13 · W 44-33 · Conference game

Win with 153 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

95.1 takeover

153 scrimmage yards and 37.5 usage.

#2

@ Nevada

Week 13 · L 31-34 · Conference game

230

Scrimmage Yards

91.7 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

230 scrimmage yards and 54 usage.

#3

@ Colorado State

Week 7 · W 63-13 · Conference game

201

Scrimmage Yards

89.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

201 scrimmage yards and 27.3 usage.

#4

vs Oregon State

Week 4 · W 37-24

173

Scrimmage Yards

84 takeover

Win with 173 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

173 scrimmage yards and 43.4 usage.

#5

@ Toledo

Week 3 · W 40-15

192

Scrimmage Yards

83.3 takeover

Win with 192 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

192 scrimmage yards and 34.3 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · Boise State

1,598 primary output · 69.2 efficiency · 30 usage

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#2

2010 Regular Season · Boise State

82.1

1,598 primary · 69.2 efficiency · 30 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Boise State

81.8

1,554 primary · 51.4 efficiency · 37.6 usage

Milestones

17

100+ rush yards

9

150+ scrimmage yards

14

2+ TD games