La'Damian Webb

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La'Damian Webb
San Antonio Brahmas
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1999-12-24) December 24, 1999 (age 24)
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Beauregard
(Beauregard, Alabama)
College: Jones College (MS) (2019, 2021)
Florida State (2020)
South Alabama (2022–2023)
Undrafted: 2024
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards

La'Damian Tyreek Webb (born December 24, 1999) is an American football running back for the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Jones College Bobcats, the Florida State Seminoles and the South Alabama Jaguars.

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Early life and high school

Webb grew up in Opelika, Alabama, and attended Beauregard High School. [1] At Beauregard, he helped the football team win their first state championship during his junior year in 2016. He finished the season with 3,242 yards, which became the second-best single-season total in AHSAA history, and he also finished with 47 rushing touchdowns, tying the single-season record. [2]

After his junior season, he won Alabama's Mr. Football Award becoming the first underclassman to win the award. [3]

College career

Webb was originally committed to play football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs but he did not meet academic requirements and he then committed to play for the Hutchinson Blue Dragons. [4] He ended up sitting out for the 2018 season and never played for the team and transferred to Jones College once the season was over. [5]

Jones College

Webb played nine games in the 2019 season and was named a MACJC Offensive Player of the Week after completing 182 all-purpose yards and 3 touchdowns during the Week 3 game. [6] He was rated as the #3 junior college running back and the #51 overall junior college prospect by 247sports. He then signed to play for the Florida State Seminoles over offers from Ole Miss, Oklahoma State, [7] Missouri, and West Virginia. [8]

Florida State

Webb appeared in seven games during the 2020 season and started three games. [9] He finished the season with 369 yards on 69 attempts and completed a season-best 109 yards on 12 carries during the Week 5 game against North Carolina. [10] After the season, he announced that he was entering the transfer portal [11] and announced hours after that he would be transferring to Troy. [12]

Return to Jones College

Webb announced that he would be returning back to Jones College instead of playing for Troy. [13] During his second stint with the Bobcats, he played 10 games while rushing for a single-season record 1,400 yards and 14 touchdowns to become the school's all-time leading rusher with 2,340 career yards. Shortly after the season ended, he announced his commitment to South Alabama. [14]

South Alabama

During the 2022 season, Webb played 12 games and missed one due to an injury. He was named the Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week honoree twice and finished the regular season with 1,015 rushing yards making him the second player in school history to rush over 1,000 yards in a single season. He was ranked 13th in rushing touchdowns and 10th in total touchdowns. During the 2022 New Orleans Bowl, he had 12 carries for 48 yards and finished the year with 1,067 yards on 210 carries and was named a CFN All-American honorable mention. [15]

On December 9, 2023, Webb declared for the 2024 NFL draft. [16]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 7 in
(1.70 m)		211 lb
(96 kg)		30+1⁄8 in
(0.77 m)		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.68 s1.59 s2.70 s4.60 s7.27 s29.5 in
(0.75 m)		9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		19 reps
All values from Pro Day [17]

On April 29, 2024, Webb received a rookie minicamp invite by the Miami Dolphins. [18]

San Antonio Brahmas

On October 3, 2024, Webb signed with the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL). [19]

Personal life

Webb is the nephew of former NFL cornerback, Lardarius Webb. [20]

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  2. ↑ "You won't believe Alabama back La'Damian Webb's state title game stats". USA Today High School Sports. December 2, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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  4. ↑ "MSU RB signee headed to junior college". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal . July 24, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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  9. ↑ "La'Damian Webb". nolefan.org. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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