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DeShon Singleton

Safety, Kansas City Chiefs · #25.

Player facts

Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Safety
Number: 25
Born: Feb 4, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Greensburg, LA, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 210 lbs
College: Nebraska
Experience: Rookie
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

About

DeShon Singleton (born February 4, 2003) is an American professional football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Hutchinson Blue Dragons and Nebraska Cornhuskers.

From Wikipedia’s article on DeShon Singleton, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Singleton attended St. Helena High School. Coming out of high school, he committed to play college football at Hutchinson Community College.

Hutchinson CC

Singleton spent one season at Hutchinson Community College in 2021, before entering the transfer portal.

Nebraska

Singleton transferred to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. In his first season as a Cornhusker in 2022, he recorded just three tackles. During the 2023 season, Singleton played in just five games due to a season ending knee injury suffered versus Michigan, where he totaled 19 tackles with two and a half being for a loss, and a pass deflection. In week 8 of the 2024 season, he recorded ten tackles against Ohio State. He finished the 2024 season, playing in 13 games, where he totaled 71 tackles, three pass deflections, and an interception. In the 2025 season opener, Singleton tallied seven tackles in a win over Cincinnati. In week 5, he recorded six tackles and two interceptions, earning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and East-West Shrine Bowl defensive player of the week honors.