Nicholas Singleton

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Nick Singleton
Penn State Nittany Lions–No. 10
Position Running back
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born: (2004-01-06) January 6, 2004 (age 19)
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 football running back for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He was named the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year in 2022.

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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

SeasonGamesRushingReceivingReturning
GPGSAttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTDRetYardsAvgTD
Penn State Nittany Lions
2022 1381561,0616.81211857.711434924.91
2023 881134604.17191488.51921019.80
Career [10] 21162691,5215.819302338.222355923.61

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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. ↑ "Penn State RB Nick Singleton named national high school player of the year". ABC27. January 21, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ "'We have a cool dynamic': No. 1 RB Nick Singleton to join Penn State early with No. 1 QB Drew Allar". BVM Sports. December 6, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Nick Singleton, Penn State Nittany Lions, Running Back". 247Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Penn State's Nick Singleton is named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in football [updated]". Reading Eagle. November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  6. ↑ Writer, TOM CANAVAN AP Sports. "Nick Singleton's 100-yard kickoff return helps No. 11 Penn State pound Rutgers". The Sentinel. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Penn State running back Nick Singleton named Big Ten Freshman of the Year". Lions247. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  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). bigten.org. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Nicholas Singleton College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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