Nicholas Singleton
{{Short description|American football player (born 2004)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Nick Singleton
|school=Penn State Nittany Lions
|currentnumber=10
|currentposition=Running back
|class=Junior
|major=
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2004|1|6}}
|birth_place=Shillington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
|height_ft=6
|height_in=0
|weight_lb=224
|highschool=Governor Mifflin
(Shillington, Pennsylvania)
|pastschools=
- Penn State (2022–present)
|bowlgames=
|highlights=
- 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)
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Nicholas Sean-Gaylor Singleton (born January 6, 2004) is an American college football running back for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2022.
Early life
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.{{Cite web |title=Nick Singleton 2021 - 2022 GATORADE NATIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR |url=https://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winner/nick-singleton/38775 |access-date=July 20, 2022 |website=playeroftheyear.gatorade.com}}{{cite web | last=Berube | first=Allie | title=Penn State RB Nick Singleton named national high school player of the year | website=ABC27 | date=2022-01-21 | url=https://www.abc27.com/sports/nittany-nation/penn-state-rb-nick-singleton-named-national-high-school-player-of-the-year/ | access-date=2024-08-08}} 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.{{cite web | last=Mujid | first=Zaakirah | title=‘We have a cool dynamic’: No. 1 RB Nick Singleton to join Penn State early with No. 1 QB Drew Allar | website=BVM Sports | date=2021-12-06 | url=https://bvmsports.com/2021/12/06/we-have-a-cool-dynamic-no-1-rb-nick-singleton-to-join-penn-state-early-with-no-1-qb-drew-allar/ | access-date=2024-08-08}}{{Cite web |title=Nick Singleton, Penn State Nittany Lions, Running Back |url=https://247sports.com/Player/Nick-Singleton-46084442/ |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=247Sports |language=en-US}}
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.{{cite web | last=Scarcella | first=Rich | title=Penn State’s Nick Singleton is named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in football [Updated] | website=Reading Eagle | date=2022-11-30 | url=https://www.readingeagle.com/2022/11/30/penn-states-nick-singleton-is-named-big-ten-freshman-of-the-year-in-football/ | access-date=2024-08-08}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Canavan |first=Tom |date=2024-06-24 |title=Nick Singleton's 100-yard kickoff return helps No. 11 Penn State pound Rutgers |url=https://cumberlink.com/sports/penn-state-fb/nick-singletons-100-yard-kickoff-return-helps-no-11-penn-state-pound-rutgers/article_fcc931ee-687b-11ed-b90f-6f40fb146240.html |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=The Sentinel}}{{cite web | last=Gallen | first=Daniel | title=Penn State running back Nick Singleton named Big Ten Freshman of the Year | website=247Sports | date=2022-11-30 | url=https://247sports.com/college/penn-state/Article/Penn-State-running-back-Nick-Singleton-named-Big-Ten-Freshman-of-the-Year-199122029/ | access-date=2024-08-08}}{{Cite web |last=Clay |first=Andrew |date=2022-11-29 |title=Porter Jr. headlines Nittany Lions on all-conference defense and special teams |url=https://www.abc27.com/sports/nittany-nation/porter-jr-headlines-nittany-lions-on-all-conference-defense-and-special-teams/ |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=ABC27 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=2022 Big Ten Football All-Conference Teams (PDF) - Big Ten Conference |url=http://bigten.org/documents/2022/11/30/2022_Big_Ten_FB_All_Conference_Individual_Award_Winners.pdf?id=7754 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130174815/https://bigten.org/documents/2022/11/30//2022_Big_Ten_FB_All_Conference_Individual_Award_Winners.pdf?id=7754 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=Big Ten Conference |language=en}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||||||
| colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions}};"| Penn State Nittany Lions | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving ! colspan="4"| Kick returns | ||||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Ret | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| 2022
| 13 || 8 || 156 || 1,061 || 6.8 || 12 || 11 || 85 || 7.7 || 1 || 14 || 349 || 24.9 || 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 13 || 7 || 171 || 752 || 4.4 || 8 || 36 || 308 || 11.8 || 2 || 13 || 313 || 24.1 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 15 || 12|| 172 || 1,099 || 6.4 || 12 || 41|| 375|| 9.1 || 5|| 14 || 331 || 23.6 || 0 | ||||||||||||||
| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/nicholas-singleton-1.html Career] | 41 | 27 | 499 | 2,912 | 5.8 | 32 | 78 | 768 | 9.8 | 8 | 41 | 993 | 24.2 | 1 |
References
External links
- [https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/roster/nicholas--singleton/12759 Penn State Nittany Lions bio]
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Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football players
Category:Players of American football from Pennsylvania