#28

Samuel Singleton

RB · Florida State · So. · #28

Returning to Florida State for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Samuel Singleton

RB · Florida State · So · #28

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#389 national
CFB
College
Florida State
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

1 coach
2023
Florida State
2024
Florida State
2025
Florida State

Played his entire career under Mike Norvell.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced
2024Florida State2-10HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Florida State513607.14--
2024Florida State21934.40--
2023Florida State8567.00--
Career805096.44--
SeasonTeam
2025Florida State11616.00--
2024Florida State331.00--
2023Florida State----------
Career4194.80--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 31–17

vs Alabama

15 LONG  ·  15 AVG  ·  15 YDS

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Florida State

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · Florida State

Returning around him

  • 13% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 1 Florida State player drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -21 net (22 in / 43 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Florida State · Last season: 5-7 (AP #25) · Talent rank #19 · 2026 recruiting class #16

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tate Carney’s 2023 season.

Tate Carney

73%match

Wake Forest · 2023

#2

Chez Mellusi

Wisconsin · 2023

72%
#3

Girard Pringle Jr.

Miami · 2025

71%
#4

Chance Bell

San Diego State · 2021

70%
#5

Jaquez Moore

Duke · 2023

69%

Matches Tate on

Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)

Differs from Tate on

Recruiting rating (higher)
Receiving share (lower)
Height (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ahmad Hardy’s path through Missouri.

Ahmad Hardy

88%match

Missouri · 2025

Consensus All-American
#2

Xavier White

Texas Tech · 2021

88%
#3

Dylan Sampson

Tennessee · 2024

NFL Rd 4
86%
#4

Tiyon Evans

Louisville · 2022

81%
#5

Brashard Smith

SMU · 2024

All-ACCNFL Rd 7
80%

Matches Ahmad on

Yards per carry
Weight
Height
202320242025

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Christian Washington's junior season at Coastal Carolina (2024).

Coastal Carolina · 2024

All-Mountain West
#2

Jadarian Price

Notre Dame · 2025

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 32
62%
#3

Myles Montgomery

UCF · 2024

59%
#4

Abu Sama III

Iowa State · 2025

58%
#5

Caleb Komolafe

Northwestern · 2025

58%

Matches Christian on

Yards / carry
Height
EPA / carry (adj)

Differs from Christian on

Class year (lower)
Rush TD rate (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Samuel Singleton

#1

Ahmad Hardy

UL Monroe · 2024

88%
#2

Dylan Sampson

Tennessee · 2022

86%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #590

Final rank
#594
Avg #756.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #590 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2023–2025
56.02023
93.02024
3602025

+543%

Up 543% from first season to most-recent.