Nicholas Singleton

● Built like an NFL back with a strong lower body and thick quads (squats 570 pounds) ● Outstanding speed to scoot through holes and complicate pursuit angles in open field ● At his best on tosses and outside runs, where he can capture the corner and turn on the jets ● When he continues to pump his legs, runs with forward momentum to power through inside contact ● Effective in screen game, with strong hands and adjustment skills (can also line up in the slot or wide) ● Averaged 23.7 yards per kick return, including a 100-yard touchdown return as a freshman ● Made clear effort to improve ball security (one fumble over final 29 games) ● High character person and worker (NFL scout: “Introverted guy and more of a quiet leader. … The staff says he is one of the best workers in the building.”) ● First Big Ten player since Wisconsin’s [—] with 5,000-plus all-purpose yards and 50-plus touchdowns in a career

● Runs with tunnel vision and must be led to the hole ● Inconsistent pacing at the line and impatiently commits instead of adjusting to blocking 49 Back to table of contents -- 53 of 629 -- ● Plays with head-down mentality as an inside runner and needs to improve feel for finding creases ● Low elusiveness rating and lack of agility hinder ability to make late cuts away from incoming tacklers ● Slow to get head turned mid-route; needs to make himself more available as pass catcher ● Below-average technique in pass protection leads to negative plays ● Production and volume dropped off a cliff his senior season (plays of 10-plus yards down from 46 as a junior to 22 as a senior) ● Broke fifth metatarsal in right foot during Senior Bowl practices (Jan. 2026), which required surgery and sidelined him for the rest of the draft process; underwent surgery to repair a torn ligament in thumb (Jan. 2025)

A four-year starter at Penn State, Singleton was part of a committee backfield with [—] in former offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki’s gap scheme. Despite his workload decreasing over the second half of his senior season as Allen became the team’s top back, Singleton passed [—] in the Penn State record book for most career rushing touchdowns (45), total touchdowns (55) and all-purpose yards (5,586). Singleton is muscled up with the explosive speed to be a one-cut runner and home-run threat. Though he’s one of the most impressive pound-for-pound athletes in the class, he is an inconsistent decision-maker at the line of scrimmage and more likely to run into contact rather than gear down, anticipate and find an escape route. Overall, Singleton can be a frustrating watch because of his inconsistent run discipline and vision, but he offers big-play potential with an exceptional blend of size and speed. From day one, his pass-catching and kick-return skills will expand the ways in which an NFL team can utilize his talent.