Nicholas Singleton

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Nick Singleton
Penn State Nittany Lions–No. 10
Position Running back
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2004-01-06) January 6, 2004 (age 20)
Shillington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight224 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Governor Mifflin
(Shillington, Pennsylvania)
Career highlights and awards

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.

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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. [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

Penn State Nittany Lions
SeasonGamesRushingReceivingKick returns
GPGSAttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTDRetYardsAvgTD
2022 1381561,0616.81211857.711434924.91
2023 1371717524.482630811.821331324.10
2024 96955836.14242389.941121919.90
Career 35214222,3965.7246163110.373888123.21

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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.
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