Damon is a junior running back for the Wildcats out of Katy, Texas and earned All-Big Sky honors in 2022.

He has played in 22 games in his two seasons at Weber State. He enters 2023 with 832 career rushing yards and 11 touchdowns.

2022 (Sophomore)
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)
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.

Paetow 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-maughn…Is majoring in Marketing at Weber State.

Damon Bankston