Damian Mincey
RB, UMass
About this speaker
Damian Mincey joined the Massachusetts staff to serve as the running backs coach in December of 2021. In his first season back at UMass, Ellis Merriweather (Second Team RB) was named to Phil Steele's 2022 Postseason All-Independent Conference Team and went on to sign with the New Orleans Saints following the NFL Draft.
In the 2023 season, Mincey played a role in in the progress on offense, with the Minutemen improving to 23.2 points per game, which marked over 85 percent improvement from the previous season. Running back Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams rushed for 1,157 yards on 236 attempts and 12 touchdowns. Lynch-Adams became the second UMass player (behind Ellis Merriweather) to achieve 1,000-plus rushing yards in a season in the FBS era, and first player with Brown at the helm.