What college does Nicholas Singleton play for?

No verified pre-draft news items in the past 30 days for this prospect. See Day 2/3 Team Fits below for projected landing spots and /news.html for the cross-prospect timeline.

Scouting Nugget: Power-speed combo

Expanded bio coming soon. This prospect is Running Back #7 in the 2026 class.

Background

Penn State senior from Governor Mifflin (PA); five-star recruit, formed a duo with Kaytron Allen for four years.

College Production

2022-25 PSU: 3,500+ career rush yds, 40+ career TDs — Penn State all-time top-5 rushing.

Scouting Take

Power-speed combo at 6-0, 225. Sustained college production. Tread-wear from four seasons of heavy use; undefined 'special' trait.

Draft Projection

Round 4. Two-down early-career starter with special teams value.

Mock-Draft Consensus

ESPN (Jordan Reid)	PFF Big Board	Jeremiah Top 50	Consensus Avg	Realistic Range
#151	#146	—	#148.5	Picks 95-170

30-day trend: Stable

Ranks cross-referenced from ESPN's Jordan Reid top-500, PFF's 2026 Big Board top-200, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50 (NFL.com). Realistic draft-night range reflects projected team fit and trade scenarios, not just big-board placement.

Advanced Stats & Production

2025 PFF grade	81.3
Yards per carry	5.2
Yards after contact/att	3.1
Explosive run rate (10+)	14%
Receiving PFF	68.5

Metrics blended from PFF grade sheets, school box scores, and Combine/Pro Day box scores. Position-specific: QB shows efficiency + turnover rates, WR/TE show route-running + contested-catch, OL shows pass-block grade + pressures allowed, EDGE/IDL show pass-rush win rate + pressure rate, LB/DB show coverage grade + missed-tackle rate.

Sources

Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.

NFL Scheme Fit

Gap / man / power-run scheme
Philadelphia Eagles · Baltimore Ravens · Pittsburgh Steelers · Chicago Bears

Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.

Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook

Projected Rookie Contract Value

~$4.7M – $5.5M (4-year deal) · Pick range: #97-128 · ~20% guaranteed

Signing bonus only is fully guaranteed

Best-Case / Worst-Case Landing Spot

BEST CASE: Washington Commanders · R4 pick
Why: RB listed in their top-5 positional needs.
Year-1 arc: Day-1 starter window with cap-controlled rookie-contract production.

WORST CASE: Las Vegas Raiders · R4 pick
Why: RB not in their stated top-5 needs; runs a scheme that doesn't naturally amplify his profile.
Year-1 arc: Depth-chart competition + special-teams reps as Year-1 baseline.

Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.

Versatility, Limits & Roster Pathway

Biggest Limiting Trait LOW

93rd-percentile height for the position — Frame is among the tallest at the position — long-strider transitions on sharp routes / change-of-direction reps are the typical scout flag for this profile.

Day-3 NFL Roster Pathway

Day 3 projection means a 53-man roster spot is not guaranteed — special-teams contribution (kick/punt coverage, gunner, return-game blocking) is the typical first-year survival path.

Derived from height/weight against the 2026 position cohort and the prospect's projected round. Versatility callouts identify alternate alignments NFL teams have historically used for similar size profiles. Limiting-trait notes flag the single most-cited measurable concern; severity reflects how often that flag ends a Day 1 starter projection. Roster-pathway notes describe the realistic Year 1 NFL role for Day 3 picks.

By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context

Frame: Among 2026 RB prospects, his 6-0 / 225 lbs frame sits at the 93rd percentile in height and 86th percentile in weight.
Position class: Nicholas Singleton is RB #7 of 28 ranked RBs in the 2026 class. Of those, 3 are projected in the R4 range.
School pipeline: Penn State has 2 RBs in the 2026 NFL Draft class (7 total prospects from the school).

Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.