Usage / Role
65%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2025-2025New Mexico
Damon Bankston
RB • 5'10" • 186 lbs • Katy, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Damon Bankston leans balanced backfield option traits and 58.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Player Story
Damon Bankston built his college career in 2025 as a running back from Katy, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Damon Bankston's career was his backfield work: 635 rushing yards,...
Read the storyDamon Bankston, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · New Mexico. Damon Bankston leans balanced backfield option traits and 58.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,032
- Rushing yards
- 635
- Receiving yards
- 397
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Damon Bankston quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,032
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · New Mexico
- Top game
- UCLA
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,032 scrimmage yards · RB 55th (top 8%) · Mountain West 5th (top 3%) · National 79th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Postseason | New Mexico | 13 | 80 | 57 | 23 | 2 | 71.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | New Mexico | 13 | 952 | 578 | 374 | 10 | 71.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Unlisted to New Mexico | Unlisted to G5/FCS | 77.5 | Jan 10, 2025 |
Damon Bankston played RB for New Mexico. Across 1 tracked season, Damon Bankston recorded 635 rushing yards, 397 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
New Mexico paired 1,032 primary output with 58.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Win with 203 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · New Mexico
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
79.4
Efficiency
58.8
Usage
21.2
Consistency
67.3
Best Game by takeover score
UCLA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 80. Michigan: 39. Idaho State: 83. UCLA: 203. New Mexico State: 46. San José State: 66. Boise State: 70. Nevada: 19. Utah State: 85. UNLV: 130. Colorado State: 59. Air Force: 88. San Diego State: 64
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 15 by 57.8. Michigan: 8 by 48.4. Idaho State: 7 by 78.6. UCLA: 18 by 97. New Mexico State: 11 by 43.8. San José State: 11 by 60.4. Boise State: 11 by 39. Nevada: 6 by 33. Utah State: 14 by 65.7. UNLV: 9 by 62.5. Colorado State: 11 by 52.2. Air Force: 13 by 66.3. San Diego State: 11 by 59.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins86.3 · Games = 9 · +22.6 vs Losses
Losses63.8 · Games = 4 · -22.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UCLA
Best efficiency game
97 vs UCLA
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/26 | @ Minnesota | L 17-20 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 5.3 |
| Fri 11/28 | vs San Diego State | W 23-17 | 10 | 56 | 5.60 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5.8 |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Air Force | W 20-3 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 6.8 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Colorado State | W 20-17 | 9 | 43 | 4.80 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5.4 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ UNLV2+ TD | W 40-35 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 122 | 14.4 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Utah State | W 33-14 | 13 | 84 | 6.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Sun 10/19 | vs Nevada | W 24-22 | 6 | 19 | 3.20 | 0 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sun 10/12 | @ Boise State | L 25-41 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 6.4 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ San José State | L 28-35 | 9 | 51 | 5.70 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs New Mexico State | W 38-20 | 9 | 38 | 4.20 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.2 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ UCLA100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-10 | 15 | 154 | 10.30 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 11.3 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Idaho State | W 32-22 | 6 | 28 | 4.70 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 11.9 |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Michigan | L 17-34 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 4.9 |
Player Story
Damon Bankston story
Damon Bankston built his college career in 2025 as a running back from Katy, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Damon Bankston's career was his backfield work: 635 rushing yards, 114 carries, 5 rushing touchdowns, and 397 receiving yards across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with New Mexico. 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 397 receiving yards and 434 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico.
The arc is straightforward: Damon Bankston 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
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New Mexico
2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Postseason | New Mexico | 1,032 | 58.8 | 21.2 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1,032 | 58.8 | 21.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 98 UCLA
Week 3 · W 35-10
Win with 203 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
203
Scrimmage Yards
95.2 takeover
203 scrimmage yards and 31 usage.
#2
@ Utah
Week 3
59
Scrimmage Yards
88.4 takeover
Game with 59 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
59 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#3
@ Washington
Week 1
105
Scrimmage Yards
84.2 takeover
Game with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
105 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#4
@ Utah State
Week 2
53
Scrimmage Yards
65.4 takeover
Game with 53 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
53 scrimmage yards and — usage.
#5
@ No. 80 Air Force
Week 13 · W 20-3 · Conference game
88
Scrimmage Yards
61.3 takeover
Win with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
88 scrimmage yards and 26 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · New Mexico
1,032 primary output · 58.8 efficiency · 21.2 usage
71.7
#2
2025 Regular Season · New Mexico
71.7
1,032 primary · 58.8 efficiency · 21.2 usage
Milestones
2
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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