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Jersey Number 78
Koda Martin
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 304
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Manvel, Texas
- High School:
- Manvel
Bio
Career Overview: Joined the Orange in May 2018 as a graduate transfer from Texas A&M ... Appeared in 47 combined games at Texas A&M and Syracuse with 29 starts, including one start at tight end as a sophomore for the Aggies ... Lettered for the Orange in 2018 after leading the squad in snaps played (1,111) ... 2018 All-ACC Academic Team selection … Three-year letterman at Texas A&M ... Redshirted in 2014.
Senior Year (2018): Named to the All-ACC Third Team … All-ECAC First Team selection ... Recipient of Syracuse’s Thomas S. Pirro Award for character and coachability ... Started all 13 games at right tackle … Led the Orange in snaps (1,111) and second on the team in knockdown blocks (31.5) ... Played every snap in 11 out of 13 games ... Had 4+ knockdowns in a game four times ... Cleared the way for an Orange offense that ranked 11th nationally in scoring (40.2 ppg) and set the program records for points (523) and rushing touchdowns (38) ... Made his Syracuse debut at Western Michigan (8/31), logging one knockdown in 92 snaps to help the Orange generate 560 yards of offense, including 334 yards rushing ... On the field for 67 snaps and had one knockdown block to help power the Orange to a season-high 62 points against Wagner (9/8) ... Against Connecticut (9/22), tallied four knockdowns in 75 snaps to aid a Syracuse attack that produced season highs for both total offense (636 yards) and rushing yards (341) … Offensive game captain at Clemson (9/29) and played all 80 snaps against the Tigers ... Against North Carolina (10/20), played all 89 snaps and was credited with four knockdown blocks to assist an Orange offense that amassed 546 total yards … Saw the field for a season-high 99 snaps and recorded three knockdowns at Wake Forest (11/3) … Credited with a season-high 7.5 knockdown blocks in 90 snaps on Senior Night against Louisville (11/9), helping the Orange run for 326 yards and generate 518 yards of offense versus the Cardinals … The 7.5 knockdowns was the highest one-game total for an SU lineman in 2018 …Played 94 snaps and registered a team-high six knockdown blocks at Boston College (11/24) to assist the Orange in accumulating 559 yards of offense ... In the Camping World Bowl against West Virginia (12/28), played 84 snaps and had one knockdown block ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Member of the Fall 2018 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2017 at Texas A&M): Appeared in 13 games, making 12 starts at left tackle … Cleared the way for an Aggie offense that averaged 406.8 yards per game … Contributed to the offense gaining 285 yards on the ground against Arkansas (9/23) … Starter versus New Mexico (11/11) in which the Aggies gained 562 yards … Named Weight Room MVP at the team’s annual banquet.
Sophomore Year (2016 at Texas A&M): Saw action in all 13 games, including four starts (three at offensive tackle, one at tight end) ... Was the Aggies’ top backup at both tackle spots ... Blocked for a balanced Aggie offense that gained 467 yards per game, including 211.8 rushing yards per contest … Offense rushed for more than 200 yards in seven games and had 350+ yards versus Arkansas (9/24) and Tennessee (10/8).
Freshman Year (2015 Texas A&M): Top backup at both offensive tackle positions ... Saw action in eight games … Recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown against Ball State (9/12) ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2014 (at Texas A&M): Redshirt season ... Scout team Offensive MVP.
High School: Coached by father, Kirk Martin, at Manvel High School ... Two-time all-district selection ... Also a two-time member of the Houston Chronicle’s All-Greater Houston Team ... As a senior, earned second-team Class 5A all-state honors after making 72 tackles with nine sacks, seven forced fumbles and 12 tackles for losses from his defensive end position ... Finalist for the Touchdown Club of Houston Defensive Player of the Year Award … Named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football “Super Team” … As a junior, earned all-district honors on defense and offense and was second-team all-state on defense ... Contributed 71 tackles and nine sacks with three forced fumbles.
Personal: Dakoda Kirk Martin … Born in August 1995 in El Paso, Texas … Son of Kirk and Caren Martin … Two brothers, one sister … Father, Kirk, is Syracuse’s quarterbacks coach and played football at UTEP from 1989-92 … Mother, Caren, was a volleyball player for the Miners … All three of Martin’s siblings are college athletes … Younger brother, Kason, is a quarterback at North Texas and adopted brother, London Harris, is a linebacker at Texas State … Sister, Cory Jo, plays volleyball at Mary Hardin-Baylor … Orange head coach Dino Babers is Martin’s father in-law … Martin is married to Babers’ daughter, Jazzmin, who was an All-American volleyball player at Texas A&M … Martin graduated from Texas A&M with a bachelor’s degree in university studies (sports conditioning concentration) ... Studied instructional design, development and evaluation as graduate student at Syracuse.
Senior Year (2018): Named to the All-ACC Third Team … All-ECAC First Team selection ... Recipient of Syracuse’s Thomas S. Pirro Award for character and coachability ... Started all 13 games at right tackle … Led the Orange in snaps (1,111) and second on the team in knockdown blocks (31.5) ... Played every snap in 11 out of 13 games ... Had 4+ knockdowns in a game four times ... Cleared the way for an Orange offense that ranked 11th nationally in scoring (40.2 ppg) and set the program records for points (523) and rushing touchdowns (38) ... Made his Syracuse debut at Western Michigan (8/31), logging one knockdown in 92 snaps to help the Orange generate 560 yards of offense, including 334 yards rushing ... On the field for 67 snaps and had one knockdown block to help power the Orange to a season-high 62 points against Wagner (9/8) ... Against Connecticut (9/22), tallied four knockdowns in 75 snaps to aid a Syracuse attack that produced season highs for both total offense (636 yards) and rushing yards (341) … Offensive game captain at Clemson (9/29) and played all 80 snaps against the Tigers ... Against North Carolina (10/20), played all 89 snaps and was credited with four knockdown blocks to assist an Orange offense that amassed 546 total yards … Saw the field for a season-high 99 snaps and recorded three knockdowns at Wake Forest (11/3) … Credited with a season-high 7.5 knockdown blocks in 90 snaps on Senior Night against Louisville (11/9), helping the Orange run for 326 yards and generate 518 yards of offense versus the Cardinals … The 7.5 knockdowns was the highest one-game total for an SU lineman in 2018 …Played 94 snaps and registered a team-high six knockdown blocks at Boston College (11/24) to assist the Orange in accumulating 559 yards of offense ... In the Camping World Bowl against West Virginia (12/28), played 84 snaps and had one knockdown block ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Team ... Member of the Fall 2018 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Junior Year (2017 at Texas A&M): Appeared in 13 games, making 12 starts at left tackle … Cleared the way for an Aggie offense that averaged 406.8 yards per game … Contributed to the offense gaining 285 yards on the ground against Arkansas (9/23) … Starter versus New Mexico (11/11) in which the Aggies gained 562 yards … Named Weight Room MVP at the team’s annual banquet.
Sophomore Year (2016 at Texas A&M): Saw action in all 13 games, including four starts (three at offensive tackle, one at tight end) ... Was the Aggies’ top backup at both tackle spots ... Blocked for a balanced Aggie offense that gained 467 yards per game, including 211.8 rushing yards per contest … Offense rushed for more than 200 yards in seven games and had 350+ yards versus Arkansas (9/24) and Tennessee (10/8).
Freshman Year (2015 Texas A&M): Top backup at both offensive tackle positions ... Saw action in eight games … Recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown against Ball State (9/12) ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2014 (at Texas A&M): Redshirt season ... Scout team Offensive MVP.
High School: Coached by father, Kirk Martin, at Manvel High School ... Two-time all-district selection ... Also a two-time member of the Houston Chronicle’s All-Greater Houston Team ... As a senior, earned second-team Class 5A all-state honors after making 72 tackles with nine sacks, seven forced fumbles and 12 tackles for losses from his defensive end position ... Finalist for the Touchdown Club of Houston Defensive Player of the Year Award … Named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football “Super Team” … As a junior, earned all-district honors on defense and offense and was second-team all-state on defense ... Contributed 71 tackles and nine sacks with three forced fumbles.
Personal: Dakoda Kirk Martin … Born in August 1995 in El Paso, Texas … Son of Kirk and Caren Martin … Two brothers, one sister … Father, Kirk, is Syracuse’s quarterbacks coach and played football at UTEP from 1989-92 … Mother, Caren, was a volleyball player for the Miners … All three of Martin’s siblings are college athletes … Younger brother, Kason, is a quarterback at North Texas and adopted brother, London Harris, is a linebacker at Texas State … Sister, Cory Jo, plays volleyball at Mary Hardin-Baylor … Orange head coach Dino Babers is Martin’s father in-law … Martin is married to Babers’ daughter, Jazzmin, who was an All-American volleyball player at Texas A&M … Martin graduated from Texas A&M with a bachelor’s degree in university studies (sports conditioning concentration) ... Studied instructional design, development and evaluation as graduate student at Syracuse.
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