Martin with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2015
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No. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth: | January 13, 1989 | ||||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Oakland, California | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
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College: | Boise State | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 31 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Suspended | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Rushing yards: | 4,227 |
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Rushing average: | 4.2 |
Rushing touchdowns: | 23 |
Receptions: | 121 |
Receiving yards: | 1,007 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 2 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Douglas Martin (born January 13, 1989) is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Boise State.
Martin was born in Oakland, California, and grew up in , where he attended . He was a letterman in football and track. As a junior, Martin rushed 228 times for 1,950 yards and 18 touchdowns, earning first-team all-selection and all-area honors by the and All-San Joaquin accolades by Comcast Sports. During his senior season, he rushed for 1,234 yards on 171 carries and 14 touchdowns winning the team's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.
In track & field, Martin recorded a personal-best time of 11.15 seconds in the 100-meter dash as a senior. In addition, he also had top-jumps of 6.69 meters (21 ft, 11 in) in the long jump and 13.20 meters (43 ft, 3 in) in the triple jump.
Martin had interest from bigger programs such as California and Oregon State, but committed to Boise State on December 14, 2006.
Martin attended Boise State University from 2007 to 2011, where he majored in business. He finished his college career with 3,431 yards on 617 carries with 43 touchdowns.