Nicholas Singleton

Nick Singleton

Penn State Nittany Lions – No. 10
Position	Running back
Class	Junior
Personal information
Born:	(2004-01-06) January 6, 2004 (age 20) Shillington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	224 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College	Penn State (2022–present)
Bowl games	2023 Rose Bowl 2023 Peach Bowl
High school	Governor Mifflin (Shillington, Pennsylvania)
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-Big Ten (2023) Second-team All-Big Ten (2022) Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2022) High School Gatorade Football Player of the Year (2021)
Stats at ESPN.com

Nicholas Sean-Gaylor Singleton (born January 6, 2004) is an American football running back for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2022.

High school career

Singleton attended Governor Mifflin High School in his hometown of Shillington, Pennsylvania. In his high school career, Singleton recorded 116 touchdowns and 6,326 rushing yards. As a senior, Singleton rushed for 2,043 rushing yards and 41 touchdowns while being named the Gatorade Football Player of the Year.^[1][2] A five-star recruit ranked the top running back in his class, he committed to play college football at Penn State University over offers from Alabama, Notre Dame, and Ohio State.^[3][4]

College career

As a freshman in 2022, Singleton led Penn State in rushing yards (941) and rushing touchdowns (10), while being named the Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year.^[5] He averaged 25.8 yards per kickoff return, including a 100-yard kickoff return against Rutgers, and he was named to the Second-team All-Big Ten as a kick returner.^[6][7][8][9]

Statistics

Season	Games	Rushing				Receiving				Returning
	GP	Att	Yards	Avg	TD	Rec	Yards	Avg	TD	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Penn State Nittany Lions
2022	13	156	1,061	6.8	12	11	85	7.7	1	14	349	24.9	1
2023	13	171	752	4.4	8	26	308	11.8	2	13	313	24.1	0
2024	3	37	314	8.5	2	4	49	12.3	2	3	56	18.7	0
Career	29	364	2,127	5.8	22	41	442	10.8	5	30	718	23.9	1

References

1. "Nick Singleton 2021 - 2022 GATORADE NATIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR". playeroftheyear.gatorade.com. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
2. Berube, Allie (January 21, 2022). "Penn State RB Nick Singleton named national high school player of the year". ABC27. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
3. Mujid, Zaakirah (December 6, 2021). "'We have a cool dynamic': No. 1 RB Nick Singleton to join Penn State early with No. 1 QB Drew Allar". BVM Sports. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
4. "Nick Singleton, Penn State Nittany Lions, Running Back". 247Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
5. Scarcella, Rich (November 30, 2022). "Penn State's Nick Singleton is named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in football [Updated]". Reading Eagle. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
6. Canavan, Tom (June 24, 2024). "Nick Singleton's 100-yard kickoff return helps No. 11 Penn State pound Rutgers". The Sentinel. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
7. Gallen, Daniel (November 30, 2022). "Penn State running back Nick Singleton named Big Ten Freshman of the Year". 247Sports. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
8. "Porter Jr. headlines Nittany Lions on all-conference defense and special teams". ABC27. November 29, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
9. "2022 Big Ten Football All-Conference Teams (PDF) - Big Ten Conference" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

External links

• Penn State Nittany Lions bio