Nicholas Singleton

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.

Nick Singleton

Penn State Nittany Lions – No. 10
Position	Running back
Class	Junior
Personal information
Born:	(2004-01-06) January 6, 2004 (age 21) Shillington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	224 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College	Penn State (2022–present)
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

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
Season	Games		Rushing				Receiving				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
Career	41	27	499	2,912	5.8	32	78	768	9.8	8	41	993	24.2	1