Damien Martinez NFL Draft 2025 Scouting Report for Seattle Seahawks RB

The Seattle Seahawks selected Miami RB Damien Martinez with the No. 223 overall pick in the 2025 NFL draft.

Damien Martinez is a densely built running back with surprising evasiveness with the football.

Martinez gives you both power and lateral elusiveness as a runner. He displays patience and bouncy footwork at the line of scrimmage like Le'Veon Bell. Martinez is adept at pressing a gap pulling a defender downhill before laterally cutting to a nearby vacated gap. For a big with his density, he can string together cuts well in the alley or into the third level of the defense. His patience exudes the coaching term, "slow too, fast through". Martinez plays at his own pace and forces the defense to join in.

Damien Martinez Highlights

00:58

When he isn't able to shake and bake a defender, he lowers the shoulder to run through them. He has immense lower-body strength to push forward through contact from multiple defenders. He is a hassle to bring down with forward momentum. Martinez's underrated trait is catching the football out of the backfield. He displays soft hands and looks the ball in. With his versatile running style, he makes it difficult for defenders in space.

Martinez is not a home run threat. His top-end speed is adequate but it will not wow you. Generating consistent explosive plays against NFL athletes will be more difficult. Due to his patient running style, defenses need to have disciplined run fits and cage him behind the line of scrimmage. Martinez is a willing pass protector but improving his technique and hand placement can go a long way with his third-down presence for the offense.

Overall, Damien Martinez is an adequate starting running back for Gap scheme teams. He is best suited for attacking the line of scrimmage downhill where his patience and vision can lead to success. He can be the lead running back of a power-rushing attack.

MEASUREMENT AND WORKOUT RESULTS

HEIGHT: 5'11"

WEIGHT: 226"

HAND: 8½"

ARM: 32"

WINGSPAN: 77⅝"

40-YARD DASH: 4.51

3-CONE: N/A

SHUTTLE: N/A

VERTICAL: 35"

BROAD: 10'4"

POSITIVES

— Dense and powerful build that matches his running style.

— Strong combination of patience and vision as a runner.

— Downhill runner who finishes with physicality.

— Surprising quickness and elusiveness in tight spaces.

NEGATIVES

— Lacks homerun or great long speed.

— Improving pass protection technique and hand placement.

NOTES

— Born Jan. 31, 2004

— 3-Star recruit in 2022 class, per 247Sports

— 2024: All-ACC, Honorable Mention

— 2023 All-Pac-12 First Team; AP All-Pac-12 First Team; Doak Walker Award Semifinalist

GRADE: 7.4 (High-Level Backup/Potential Starter—Third Round)

OVERALL RANK: 68

POSITION RANK: RB6

PRO COMPARISON: Najee Harris

Written by B/R NFL Scout Dame Parson