Nicholas Singleton Prospect Profile
Background
Nick Singleton grew up in Shillington, Pennsylvania, and attended Governor Mifflin HighSchool, where he also ran track. He finished his career with 6,326 rushing yards and 116 touchdowns, including 2,043 yards and 41 touchdowns as a senior to win the Gatorade National Football Player of the Year award. The consensus top running back in the 2022 class, he committed to Penn State over Alabama, Notre Dame, and Ohio State and enrolled alongside fellow top recruit Kaytron Allen, sharing the backfield with him all four years. While in State College, Allen led the team in rushing as a freshman, won Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and surpassed Saquon Barkley to become Penn State's all-time career rushing touchdowns leader. He returned for his senior year in 2025 rather than declaring, but ceded the lead role to Allen, and suffered a Jones fracture in his right foot during Senior Bowl practices that prevented him from working out at the Combine before declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft.
Physical Attributes
Singleton did not test at the combine because of the aforementioned injury. So on tape he looks fast. He does not have game-breaking speed, but especially when he can open it up in space, he can outrun most players. Very strong, with good contact balance, makes a potent combination that makes it hard to tackle him. His YAC per attempt was down significantly from his career 3.56, but that looks like variance.
Data and Tape Analysis
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As a runner, Singleton is nothing inspiring. He is smart, chooses the right hole, and gets through it with some speed. He uses his lower body strength to push through piles and find extra yards. His agility makes would be tacklers miss, but he can give them the advantage with his ever so slightly delayed decision making.
That's all fine, but where Singleton comes alive compared to most RBs is in the passing game. First is his pass blocking, which is some of the best I have seen in this class. He uses that aforementioned lower-body strength to stonewall rushers. He scans well and gets to the spot he needs to be to protect the QB. Hell, I even watched him win a duel between two Mikail Kamara and another Indiana player.
Add that to the fact that Singleton is a weapon in the passing game. He operates best in space, so when he catches a screen or a checkdown, watch out. Defenders go flailing around him as he scoots by to pick up more and more yards. Singleton trusts his hands way more than most RBs and is not afraid to make a hands catch and take a hit either.
Grade and Outlook
I like Singleton's chances of carving out a role in an NFL offense. He is at a minimum going to come in and offer something as a third-down back, and his size and skill set hint at a potential for a bit more upside than that. Foot fractures can be tricky though.
Grade: 5.0 (Late 3rd Rounder / Early 4th Rounder)