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#18 Da'Shawn Martin

Class  JR/TRFrom  Kent State (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'0" · 180 lbHometown  Springfield, OH · Springfield

Depth-chart placement

Current role

Placement

Starter

Room

Wide Receiver

Experience

3-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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WR room context

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Da'Shawn Martin holds the WR-X · Starter spot in Virginia Cavaliers’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WR-X · StarterDa'Shawn MartinStarter

WR-Z · StarterRico Flores Jr.Starter

WR-SL · StarterKameron CourtneyStarter

WR-X · BackupDillon Newton-ShortBackup

WR-Z · BackupIsaiah RobinsonBackup

WR-SL · BackupJacquon GibsonBackup

Transfer history

2026Kent State→Virginia Cavaliers

Background & career

Da'Shawn Martin is a 6'0", 180-pound receiver from Springfield, Ohio who transferred to Virginia from Kent State. A three-star recruit in the 2024 class, Martin appeared in 10 games as a true freshman in 2024, starting nine, and recorded eight receptions for 108 yards while averaging 22.2 yards per kick return. In 2025 at Kent State, he started the final 10 of 11 games at wideout and posted 33 receptions, 507 receiving yards, and four touchdown catches, averaging 15.4 yards per reception. His receiving yards per game (46.1) ranked eighth in the MAC. Martin caught touchdown passes against Florida State (75 yards), Massachusetts (25 yards), Akron (27 yards), and NIU (17 yards).

Kent State2024 – 2025

Virginia2026 — present

Previous schoolKent StateRecruiting3-star · No. 2069 nationalOriginSpringfield, OH · SpringfieldAlso playsPR3