TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —Doug Martin, 36, a former Boise State running back who played in the NFL for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers died this weekend according to the school’s athletic department.
Martin was a star running back at BSU for four years before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted him in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Martin broke 1,000 yards rushing in each of his final two seasons in Boise (2010, 2011) and was named an all-conference player in each of those years as well.
He also put up 765 yards and 15 touchdowns in the undefeated 2009 campaign, capped off with a Fiesta Bowl win over TCU.
Martin is one of six Broncos players to be drafted inside the first round and he started the run of great Boise State running backs over the last 15 years, that is still going strong. This list includes the likes of Jay Ajayi, Jeremy McNichols, Alexander Mattison and of course, the only other Boise State Bronco runinng back taken in the first round, Ashton Jeanty.
After being drafted into the NFL, he played six seasons with the Buccaneers during which time he was twice named to the Pro Bowl and once received All-Pro honors after a great 2015 campaign that saw him rush for 1,402 yards and six touchdowns.
He play his final year in the 2018 season with the-then Oakland Raiders before retiring after the season.
Martin’s best NFL game came in November of 2012 as a Buccaneer when he ran for 251 yards and four touchdowns against the-then Oakland Raiders, which is still the 12th-highest single game rushing total in NFL history.
Martin capped his career with 5,356 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns. He also had 148 catches for 1,207 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
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