Colorado University Athletics

2026 Spring Football Roster

Damian Henderson II
Jersey Number 26

Damian Henderson II

  • Position:
    Running Back
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    205
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Los Alamitos, Calif.
  • High School:
    Los Alamitos
  • Prev School:
    Colorado State/Sacramento State
AS A TRANSFER
  • Rated as a three-star transfer prospect by 247 Sports.
  • Listed as the No. 715 player in the transfer portal and the No. 63 running back as of January 16, 2026.
  • Enters Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with two years to play two.
AT SACRAMENTO STATE (2025)
  • In his lone season he played in all 12 games making one start.
  • Played for then head coach and now offensive coordinator Brennan Marion.
  • Ranked second on the team with 565 rushing yards on 91 carries with five touchdowns. Added  seven receptions for 65 yards during the year.
  • The bulk of his yardage came in a three-game stretch where he had 98 yards and three touchdowns against Mercyhurst, 137 yards and TD against Central Arkansas and 93 yards against Cal Poly.
  • Burst for an 85-yard touchdown against Central Arkansas which was the second-longest rushing touchdown in the school’s Div. I era.
  • Longest reception was 14 yards at South Dakota State.
AT COLORADO STATE (2023-2024)
  • Appeared in three games across two seasons at Colorado State.
  • Carried the ball 12 times for 50 yards in those games.
  • Had eight carries for 38 yards against UNC and had two receptions for 13 yards.
  • Redshirted in 2023 after seeing action against Utah Tech and at Hawaii.
HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS
  • A three-star prospect by most of the recruiting services. 
  • ESPN was the only service to rank him as a four-star prospect. He was the No. 282 player in the class, the No. 21 running back, and the No. 20 player from California.
  • On3 rates him at an 88, the No. 40 best running back in the class, and the No. 60 player from California. 
  • 247 Sports rates him at an 89 and lists him as the No. 30 running back and the No. 36 player from California. 
  • 247 Composite: No. 475 player nationally, No. 30 running back, No. 40 player from California. 
  • Rivals Industry Ranking: No. 393 player nationally, No. 28 running back in the class, No. 30 player from California.
AT LOS ALAMITOS HIGH SCHOOL
  • Played three seasons of varsity football with his final season coming at Los Alamitos under head coach Ray Fenton.
  • He was named first team all-Southern Section Div. I.
  • Rushed for 1,744 yards and 23 touchdowns while averaging 145.3 yards per game.
  • Set his season high with 305 yards and five touchdowns against Santa Margarita HS.
  • As a junior at Long Beach Jordan he led them to an 8-6 record and to the CIF Southern Section Division 11 championship game.
  • He finished the year with 1,023 rushing yards on 127 carries with nine rushing touchdowns. He added 12 receptions for 300 yards and three touchdowns through the air.
  • Also competed in track and field.
  • Ran junior 100-meter times of 11.00, 11.03, 11.39, and 11.42. High jumped 5-9 and long jumped 17-10.
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