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Devin Singletary

Running Back, New York Giants · #26.

Player facts

Team: New York Giants
Position: Running Back
Number: 26
Born: Sep 3, 1997 (age 29)
Birthplace: Deerfield Beach, FL, USA
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 203 lbs
College: Florida Atlantic
Experience: 8 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	9	25	2.8	0	6	4	22	5.5	1	13	0	0
Career	1129	4,948	4.4	29	51	218	1,456	6.7	5	49	16	7

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Rushing	13 carries	-0.22	23%		fewer than 36 plays
Receiving	6 targets	+0.46	67%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Rushing					Receiving					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Mon, Sep 21	@ LAR	L 28-6	3	9	3.0	0	6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs DAL	W 28-20	6	16	2.7	0	4	4	22	5.5	1	13	0	0

Last 2 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Devin Singletary (born September 3, 1997), nicknamed "Motor", is an American professional football running back and kickoff returner for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Atlantic Owls. As a sophomore in 2017, he led all Division I FBS players with 32 rushing touchdowns, 33 combined rushing and receiving touchdowns, and 198 points scored, and finished with 1,920 rushing yards. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2019 NFL draft. He has also played for the Houston Texans.

From Wikipedia’s article on Devin Singletary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Singletary attended and played high school football at American Heritage School in Delray Beach, Florida. He became a three-star recruit and amassed 4,975 rushing yards during his high school career, earning two First-Team All-State selections, before choosing to go to Florida Atlantic University. Singletary's childhood nickname "Motor", which he shared with his father, Jebedial-Danielson Singletary along with uncle Lil’Jordan Humphrey, stuck with him during his high school football years.

College career

During the 2016 season, he rushed for 1,021 yards on 152 carries for an average of 6.7 yards per carry, gaining 12 touchdowns.

As a sophomore in 2017, he rushed for 244 yards against Western Kentucky and 203 yards against Marshall. During the 2017 regular season, he led all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players with 162 points scored (27 touchdowns) and ranked fourth with 1,632 rushing yards. He also set the Florida Atlantic single-season record for rushing yardage.

On December 2, 2017, in the Conference USA championship game against North Texas, Singletary rushed for an 164 yards and three touchdowns. He added three more touchdowns in the Owls' 50–3 blowout of Akron in the 2017 Boca Raton Bowl, raising his total touchdown count for the year to 33 (32 rushing, 1 receiving). He was selected as a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award and was named third-team All-American by the Associated Press.

The following season, Singletary rushed for 1,348 yards on 261 attempts with 22 touchdowns. He was named a second-team All-American by Sporting News for his performance. On December 12, 2018, Singletary announced his intention to enter the 2019 NFL draft, finishing his college career as FAU's all-time rusher and with the sixth-most rushing touchdowns in FBS history.

From Wikipedia’s article on Devin Singletary, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹