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FA: Nicholas Singleton added, Juwan Johnson dropped
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Nicholas Singleton
RB · TEN · 22 yrs · exp 0 · Penn State
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2,695
Rank
#175
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#47
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Latest: Sep 7, 2026 · 2,695
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Waiver: Nicholas Singleton added, Nate Boerkircher dropped
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Caleb Williams officially active for the Bears on Sunday
Caleb Williams has been officially activated for the Bears' game on Sunday, ending his three-game absence due to a hamstring injury
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Titans RB Tony Pollard has no injury designation, but RB Tyjae Spears is questionable
Titans running back Tony Pollard (ankle) had a second consecutive limited practice Friday after missing Wednesday. Pollard, though, did not receive an injury designation for Sunday. That is good news for the Titans because running back Tyjae Spears (ankle) is questionable to play. Spears returned to practice Friday on a limited basis. Rookie running back Nick Singleton made his regular-season debut in Week 2 and could see more work this week because of Pollard and Spears’ injuries. “ He’s doing a really good job ,” Titans coach Robert Saleh said Friday, via Jim Wyatt of the team website. “He’s probably 50-50 on the read [on his runs], but to be expected from a young buck. So, hopefully we get him a couple more. But overall I think he’s going to be a good back, he’s going in the right direction.” Singleton, selected in the fifth round out of Penn State, carried the ball four times for 10 yards against the Eagles. The Titans also list cornerback Cor’Dale Flott (quad) as questionable after he had three limited practices this week
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Nicholas Singleton Impresses in Joint Practice
Tennessee Titans rookie running back Nicholas Singleton impresses in joint practice with the 49ers
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Nicholas Singleton a Dynasty Target for Rebuilding Teams
Nicholas Singleton is a dynasty target for rebuilding teams due to his potential as a three-down back with receiving upside
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Ranking the NFL rookie running backs best positioned for instant production
Although Ashton Jeanty of the Raiders was the only running back selection in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft , nine rookies logged at least 100 carries last season. CBS Sports' fantasy football experts project just three to cross that threshold this time around. From 2016-21, the NFL averaged 10 rushers with 1,000-plus rushing yards each season, which perhaps supported an overarching notion that the position was being devalued. Carries were being distributed more evenly among teams. Over the past four years, the league has averaged 15 rushers of at least 1,000 yards. As part of the 2026 NFL Draft, there were only three running backs taken in the top-100 overall. Which rookie running backs will be the most productive in 2026? Here are five candidates: There were some others who had been considered for the final spot, including Nick Singleton ( Titans ) and Adam Randall ( Ravens ). There is a path for Coleman to receive a large share of Denver's carries. J.K. Dobbins has battled injuries throughout his career and R.J. Harvey may not possess the ideal size to be a feature back. Coleman was the fourth-highest drafted running back in his class at No. 108 overall. He was proficient in the pass game while at Washington, which makes him a three-down back. CBS Sports' fantasy football experts project Coleman to rush for 134 yards and one touchdown on 32 carries, equivalent to 25.4 fantasy points. Washington was a favorite throughout the pre-draft process. He has size, burst and the capability to impact the game on all three downs. Last year's No. 6 overall selection, Ashton Jeanty, will be the bell cow for the AFC franchise, but Washington can be the thunder to Jeanty's lightning. Jeanty had all but 41 of Las Vegas' running back carries last season, so one would think the new coaching staff will want to transfer some of the burden elsewhere. The Seahawks had two running backs with 180-plus carries last season. CBS Sports' fantasy football experts project Washington to carry 97 times for 340 yards and two touchdowns, equivalent to 89 fantasy points. There is a clear gap between the top two running backs and the rest of this list. Opportunity will dictate how the second tier shakes out. The 49ers faced backlash over the selections of Ole Miss wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling and Black, prompting surly responses from Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch during press conferences. San Francisco may be inclined to funnel touches to Black in an effort to justify the selection, but past tendencies suggest it is an exercise in overthinking. San Francisco has used Day 2 selections on running backs Ty Davis-Price and Trey Sermon in the past. Those two players combined for 81 total carries during their brief careers in the Bay Area. The franchise churns through running backs over the course of a regular season. Jordan James , Isaac Guerendo and Black are backups to Christian McCaffrey , who, aside from an injury-riddled 2024 season, has missed one total game in three of his last four seasons. CBS Sports' fantasy football experts project Black as the third-highest scoring rookie running back with 592 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns on 152 carries, equivalent to 114.9 fantasy points. Seattle employed a platoon system at the running back position with Zach Charbonnet and Kenneth Walker III . Walker signed with the Chiefs in free agency, and Charbonnet suffered a significant late-season injury. Emanuel Wilson and George Holani are capable of giving Price a breather until Charbonnet returns, but the rookie may get a larger volume of touches in September as a result. Outwardly, it felt as though the Seahawks were willing to wait and take the Notre Dame product No. 32 overall despite better value existing elsewhere. There have been 13 running backs drafted in the first round over the past 10 years. Of those, 12 played at least 13 games -- Omarion Hampton was the exception -- and averaged 1,181.2 yards and 8.2 touch [... truncated ...]
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Calvin Ridley May Be Undervalued at Current Redraft ADP
Calvin Ridley could be a late-round sleeper worth targeting at his current ADP
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Commanders RB Kaytron Allen and WR Terry McLaurin are in the spotlight today- Daily Slop
Editor’s note: Each day, Hogs Haven compiles a collection of articles, podcasts & tweets from around the web to keep you in touch with the Commanders, the NFC East, the NFL and sports in general, with a sprinkling of other stuff. Enjoy! Bleacher Report Kaytron Allen, Washington Commanders Nicholas Singleton wasn’t the only Penn State running back who was drafted this season. After setting a career high with 1,303 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns last year with the Nittany Lions, the Washington Commanders selected Kaytron Allen at No. 187 overall. While speaking to reporters , the 5’11”, 216-pounder said he’s eager to try to carve out a role in Washington’s offense this year: “I’m ready to get to work right now. I feel like I’m a competitor, and me being in the room, I feel like it’s going to make everybody better for sure. I just feel like when players around me, they got no other choice but to get better around me just because of my work ethic and how I go about playing football. I love football, so I put everything into it. And I just feel like if you’re around me, you gotta love football, or if not, it’s going to show. I feel like if they draft me, that means they want me to come there and do something special, and I’m ready for it. I’m ready for the challenge, and I’m ready to get to work, man.” The Commanders have already shown they will hand a large role in the backfield to a rookie. Last year, Jacory Croskey-Merritt went from a seventh-round pick to the lead back in the nation’s capital. This isn’t to say Allen will immediately usurp Croskey-Merritt in that role in 2026. But given his punishing running style, it would not be a surprise if Allen eventually claimed a larger share of the workload. To read more of this article, CLICK HERE Pro Football Focus 13. Terry McLaurin , Washington Commanders McLaurin’s 2025 season was disrupted by injuries, ending his streak of five consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. Even so, he earned a career-high 87.0 PFF receiving grade despite playing just three games with star quarterback Jayden Daniels . Assuming both stay healthy, McLaurin and Daniels have shown they can form one of the NFL’s most dynamic quarterback-receiver duos. To read more of this article, CLICK HERE ESPN Consider what it would cost if a team decided that it was willing to trade a player at a given position, as the Cowboys eventually decided with Parsons and the Browns with Garrett. And while it’s going to be virtually impossible to rack up unlimited draft picks in the first round to get the biggest deals done — especially since the current CBA only allows teams to trade picks up to three years into the future — consider that players can stand in for draft picks in these deals, as Verse did with the Garrett swap. This is an attempt to reflect how the league views players as opposed to my personal opinion, although my thoughts are naturally going to be part of the conversation. And I’ve had to evolve after seeing how the league has approached the past 12 months. My last cut from the first-round pick tier in last year’s article was Lawrence, and I was wrong. Even after a frustrating season, he was dealt to the Bengals for the No. 10 selection. We’ve seen teams really get aggressive targeting proven pass rushers and defensive disruptors, even if they’re older than the players who would have typically landed first-round picks in the past. I’ve built that into this year’s list, which means more players will qualify for potential first-round picks this time around. Washington Commanders Three first-round picks and more: QB Jayden Daniels. It wasn’t a banner year for Daniels, who dealt with multiple injuries amid a frustrating 2025 season for the Commanders. Optimists who saw an unflappable playmaker at LSU witnessed Daniels immediately revitalize a moribund Commanders franchise in 2024, but teams that were worried about Daniels’ slight frame entering the draft were given further fuel for their fears last season. [... truncated ...]
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Can Titans RB Tony Pollard rush for his 5th straight 1,000 yard season?
Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard has one of the most underrated active streaks in the NFL. He’s rushed for 1,000+ yards in four straight seasons. Only former Titans legend Derrick Henry has matched that productivity from 2022 onward. Pollard will attempt to rush for his fifth straight 1,000-yard season in 2026. The Titans have a new offensive coordinator in Brian Daboll. It’ll be interesting to monitor how the Titans utilize Pollard in the backfield, and what the offense’s pass-run split is. In fairness, Pollard has barely crossed the 1,000 yard mark in several of those seasons. Some of them included a concentrated effort in the regular-season finale to help ensure he gets his incentive pay. In all four of Pollard’s 1,000-yard seasons, he rushed for fewer than 1,100 yards, including outputs of 1,005 and 1,007. Pollard has been the Titans’ workhorse since signing a three-year contract in 2024. The Titans obviously feel better about Pollard and Tyjae Spears as their backfield tandem than fans thought they did. Jeremiyah Love was a popular mock-draft selection, but the team didn’t select a running back until getting Nicholas Singleton on Day Three . What’s interesting is that Daboll hasn’t had many 1,000-yard rushers as a coordinator. In four years as the Buffalo Bills ‘ coordinator, they did not have a single 1,000-yard rusher, though Pollard is more talented than Devin Singletary or Zach Moss were. In nearly four seasons as the New York Giants ‘ head coach, Saquon Barkley rushed for 1,000 yards just once, though an injury prevented him from doing it twice. Pollard may be the Titans’ workhorse again, especially because Spears has been injury prone in recent campaigns. If the offense leans on Ward’s gunslinging mentality, like Daboll’s Bills offense did with Josh Allen , then Pollard may have a difficult time keeping his 1,000-yard streak going
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Nicholas Singleton a Rookie Sleeper in the Right Situation?
Tennessee Titans running back Nicholas Singleton was a fifth-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, and while Day 3 running backs have rarely found fantasy success, there is enough working in his favor to make him a worthwhile pick in the later rounds of rookie drafts. Singleton catches the ball well and has a rare blend of size and athleticism. While that skill set did not always translate into breakaway runs or broken tackles, his college production was still impressive, despite sharing the backfield with Penn State's all-time leading rusher, Commanders' sixth-round pick Kaytron Allen. In Tennessee, Singleton's new running mates will be a 29-year-old Tony Pollard and fourth-year back Tyjae Spears, who has missed nine games over the past two seasons and watched his production drop year after year. Having broken a bone in his foot during the Senior Bowl, it's possible that a healthy Singleton could have gone earlier in the draft, but with him falling as far as he did, to a team with no other back besides Kalel Mullings under contract beyond this season, the potential exists for him to become one of the more valuable rookies to emerge from an underwhelming draft class
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2026 Fantasy Football: Justin Boone's top sleeper picks at QB
Justin Boone's top sleeper picks at QB for 2026 fantasy football
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Titans OTAs: News & Notes from practice No. 9 (6/11): Cam Ward struggles
Cam Ward had an uneven practice, going 12-of-24 with no touchdowns and two sacks. Coach Saleh expressed confidence, but Ward needs to improve. The defense appeared to win the day, with Jacob Martin and Keldric Faulk generating pressure. Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears are the clear bellcows at RB, making it tough for rookie Nicholas Singleton. Carnell Tate returned to practice after a minor injury, and Kevin Winston Jr. and Marcus Harris received praise from Saleh. Calvin Ridley returned to 7-on-7 drills, showing progress from his injury
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Trade: RJ Harvey, Bhayshul Tuten, Nicholas Singleton
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Bhayshul Tuten was traded to Rednexxx, while Nicholas Singleton and RJ Harvey were traded to In Goedert We Trust
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Nicholas Singleton Could Be the Running Back of the Future in Tennessee
After a disappointing senior season at Penn State in 2025, running back Nicholas Singleton fell all the way to the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft before being selected by the Tennessee Titans. Across 12 games with the Nittany Lions last year, Singleton recorded just 768 scrimmage yards on 147 touches. Still, the 22-year-old scored 14 touchdowns, and he finished his collegiate career with an impressive 54 scores across 53 games. Singleton may struggle to see playing time in Tennessee as a rookie with veteran backs Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears both ahead of him on the depth chart. However, both Pollard and Spears are entering the final years of their current contracts in 2026. If Singleton impresses his coaches this season, he could finish the year as the clear running back of the future for the Titans. Dynasty managers should temper their short-term expectations, but Singleton is still worth taking a shot on for his long-term upside in Tennessee
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Nicholas Singleton — Questionable
Sleeper status change for Nicholas Singleton (13288). Before: status=Active, injury_status=—. After: status=Active, injury_status=Questionable
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Nicholas Singleton - Participating in team drills
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Singleton (foot) has been participating in team drills at OTAs, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports. SIngleton suffered a Jones fracture in his foot at the Senior Bowl back in January but was deemed fully healthy ahead of the NFL Draft in April. While medically cleared, it sounds like the Titans are bringing the rookie running back along slowly and not completely unleashing him during spring practices, aiming to have him 100 percent ready for the start of training camp in July. Singleton is expected to compete for snaps and touches behind Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears under new OC Brian Daboll
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Nicholas Singleton (foot) receives first set of team reps Friday
Nicholas Singleton received his first team reps at Titans OTAs on Friday
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2026 Season Outlook
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Although a broken foot denied him the opportunity to participate in pre-draft testing, the unequivocal assumption is that Singleton would have been among the most athletic running backs in the draft, probably only testing worse than Jeremiyah Love. Not even Love is necessarily a better pure athlete than Singleton, though -- Singleton is a former five-star recruit and track standout whose production at Penn State repeatedly tells the tale of a player too big and fast for the defense to contain. Despite falling to the fifth round of the 2026 draft, there's zero ambiguity about the fact that Singleton was one of the most dangerous big-play running backs of the past four years. Even with some ups and downs along the way -- most recently and perhaps concerningly losing work to sixth-round pick Kaytron Allen -- no one can deny the impressiveness of Singleton's cumulative rushing average and touchdown rate over the volume he demonstrated. Singleton's touchdown rate of 45 on 622 carries (7.2 percent) at 5.6 yards per carry is a portrait of a big-play machine -- normally a touchdown rate so high would be a downward pressure on the YPC figure, because the closer you are to the end zone the less yardage you can accumulate on the play in question. Singleton lacks breadth as a runner and probably works best on outside-oriented power concepts, and for that reason he would probably work best as the 1A or 1B in an offense rather than a true three-down running back. Singleton's pass-catching ability is otherwise notable or compelling -- Singleton shows hands, body control and even some route-running acumen as a running back, catching 91 receptions for 902 yards and eight touchdowns on 118 targets (77.2-percent catch rate, 7.6 YPT). Tony Pollard is the clear starter in Tennessee and Tyjae Spears is the clear RB2, but Spears has one of the league's worst injury histories and Pollard is not a classic workhorse either. Singleton only needs a bit role to get his foot in the door, and if he can earn the RB3 distinction in Tennessee he should be closer to the field than most other RB3 types
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