Titans tab Penn State RB Nicholas Singletonw with 165th pick of NFL draft
- Story byThe Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.
- Titans tab Penn State RB Nicholas Singletonw with 165th pick of NFL draft
PITTSBURGH – Penn State running back Nicholas Singleton is headed to Nashville after the Tennessee Titans selected him with the 165th pick of the NFL draft Saturday.
The Shillington native is 6-foot-1/4 and 219 pounds. He set program records with 5,586 all-purpose yards (1,138 kickoff returning, 55 career touchdowns and 45 rushing scores.
Singleton added nine receiving touchdowns and one kickoff return (2022) for a score.
He was named to the 2022 and 2023 Big Ten third teams. Singleton rushed for 3,461 yards and totaled 987 receiving yards over his career. He caught five touchdowns in 2024.
Singleton totaled 549 rushing and 219 receiving yards in 2025, posting 14 touchdowns (13 rushing). In 2024, he ran for 1,099 yards and 12 scores, adding 41 catches for 375 yards and five touchdowns. Singleton totaled 752 rushing and 308 receiving yards in 2023, scoring 10 touchdowns. He burst onto the scene as a freshman in 2022, running for 1,067 yards and 12 touchdowns.
At Governor Mifflin High School, Singleton was the 2021 Gatorade national player of the year, running for 2,059 yards and 44 touchdowns.