Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico State | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Wk 1 | L 24-27vs SMU | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Total | 16 | 66 | 4.0 | 1 | 20 |
#3
Samuel Singleton
Junior running back for Florida State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 205 lb · Charleston, SC
CFB Index 41 · #207 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceWatch-list name (model)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
66
rushing yards · 2026 · through week 1
1 TD · 4.1 per carry · 6 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 24 rush yds, 40 rec yds, vs SMU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior running back for Florida State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida State in 2023.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
27.1own fans
38.8national conversation
Samuel Singleton
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his fourth year in the same backfield at Florida State. One game to point at: 54 rec yds, 42 rush yds against New Mexico State — Week 1, 2026.
66 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 16 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2023
- Signed with Florida State4-star out of Fleming Island
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Florida State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Florida State
Played his entire career under Mike Norvell.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Mike Norvell — 21-19 over that span.
2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced
2024Florida State2-10HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2026Florida State1-1HC: Mike Norvell · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: rec yards (100th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 33.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Watch-list name (model)
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #29 of 38 ACC RBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 51 | 360 | 7.1 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | 21 | 93 | 4.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 96 | 575 | 6.0 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 10 | 113 | 11.3 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–17
42 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
With A. Daniels — 202 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 72.0 · 30 rush yds (8 car) · 1 TD · O. Kromah — 115 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · SMU · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA +4.71Ashton Daniels pass complete to Samuel Singleton Jr. for 39 yds for a TD (Gabe Panikowski KICK)
- Week 1 · New Mexico State · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.70(00:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Daniels pass complete short right to #3 S.Singleton Jr. caught at NMS00, for 4 yards to the NMS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:36 #39 G.Panikowski kick attempt good (H: #87 C.Jula, LS: #48 C.Bowers)
- Week 1 · New Mexico State · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA +2.54(02:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 S.Singleton Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the NMS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:09 #39 G.Panikowski kick attempt good (H: #87 C.Jula, LS: #48 C.Bowers)
- Week 1 · New Mexico State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.96(00:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Daniels pass complete short right to #3 S.Singleton Jr. caught at NMS45, for 35 yards to the NMS09 (#4 D.Peters), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · New Mexico State · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +1.55(02:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 S.Singleton Jr. rush right for 20 yards gain to the NMS33 (#10 C.Barron), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · New Mexico State · 2&21 · Q1 · EPA +1.01(04:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Daniels pass complete short right to #3 S.Singleton Jr. caught at NMS26, for 14 yards to the NMS11 (#5 N.Session), out of bounds
- Week 1 · New Mexico State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.83(13:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Daniels pass complete short middle to #3 S.Singleton Jr. caught at FSU31, for 1 yard to the FSU36 (#26 J.Campbell)
- Week 1 · SMU · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.70Ashton Daniels pass complete to Samuel Singleton Jr. for 1 yd to the FSU 44
- Week 1 · SMU · 2&3 · Q3 · EPA -0.61Samuel Singleton Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the SMU 12
- Week 1 · SMU · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +0.53Samuel Singleton Jr. run for 7 yds to the FSU 44
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
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.
Matches Tate on
Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Tate on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Receiving share (lower)
Height (lower)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ahmad Hardy’s path through Missouri.
88%match
Consensus All-American
Matches Ahmad on
Yards per carry
Weight
Height
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Christian Washington's junior season at Coastal Carolina (2024).
67%match
All-Mountain West
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
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #169
Peaked at #169 this season.
The backfield · Florida State
- #5Tre Wisner597 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Gemari Sands465 rushing yards · 2025
- #32Ousmane Kromah408 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Samuel Singleton360 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Zay Parks95 rushing yards · 2025
1 more on the roster · Florida State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology