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Damon Bankston

Position

RB

Height

5-10

Weight

190 lbs.

Class

Sr.

EXP

TR

Hometown

Katy, Texas

Previous School

Weber State/Paetow HS

2024 (Senior Season, Weber State): Saw action in 11 games … rushed for 1.104 yards on 177 carries, a 6.2 yard per carry avarege … rushed for six touchdowns with a long rush of 75 yards … also caught 11 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown … was named Second Team All-Big Sky … had five 100-yard games … opened the season with 105 yards rushing on 16 carries … followed that up with 133 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 15 carries against Portland State … had a season-long 75 yard touchdown run in that game … was named Co-Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week … had a career-high 234 yards on 25 carries with a touchdown and a long of 54 yards against Sacramento State … also had an 18-yard grab in that game … had a season-high tying two touchdowns with 140 yards on 21 attempts against McNeese … also had 108 yards on 16 carries against Northern Colorado … just missed a 100-yard game, rushing for 96 yards on 16 carries against Northern Arizona … had a season-high three catches for 31 yards and a touchdown against Montana.

2023 (Junior Season, Weber State):  Played in five games before suffering a season-ending injury … had 64 rushing attempts for 388 yards and five touchdowns in five games … averaged 77.6 yards per game and 6.1 yards per carry … had 22 carries for 144 yards and three touchdowns in Weber State’s win at nationally-ranked Northern Iowa … for his effort, he was named the Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week … also had 13 carries for 119 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opening win over Central Washington … had five receptions for 31 yards on the season.

2022 (Sophomore Season, Weber State): Earned honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference honors for the first time in his career … played in 12 games for the Wildcats, helping Weber State to a 10-win season and a trip to the FCS Playoffs … had 126 carries for 709 rushing yards and eight touchdowns … was second on the Wildcat team in rushing yards and first in touchdowns … had a career-high 161 rushing yards in WSU’s win over Utah Tech … also had 122 yards in the playoff win over North Dakota … also had six receptions for 36 yards and had four kickoff returns for 98 yards.

2021 (Freshman Season, Weber State):  Played in 10 games for the Wildcats as a true freshman after signing at Weber State in February 2021 … totaled 123 rushing yards with three touchdowns on 25 carries during the season … had 51 yards and two touchdowns in WSU’s win at Dixie State on September 11 … had TD runs of two yards and 21 yards in the win and had a season-long carry of 51 yards … also had 37 yards and a touchdown in the 62-0 win at Southern Utah … totaled 12 receptions for 123 yards on the season with 53 coming against Portland State. 

High School: Graduated from Paetow High School in 2021 … led the Texas 5A division in rushing yards as a senior, totaling 1,634 yards and 17 touchdowns. 

Personal First name is pronounced duh MAWN … graduated from Weber State with a degree in marketing … birthday is April 25, 2003.