Defensive back, Nebraska, 2022–25
DeShon Singleton
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Amite, LA
- Born
- Feb 4, 2003
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DeShon Singleton played defensive back at Nebraska (2022–25).
Career highs
11tackles, career highat UCLA, 20252interceptions, career highvs. Michigan State, 2025Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nebraska | 8 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Nebraska | 8 | DB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Nebraska | 8 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Nebraska | 8 | DB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 210 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2025 Nebraska 12 games, 70 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Cincinnati | W 20–17 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Akron | W 68–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Houston Christian | W 59–7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Michigan | L 27–30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Michigan State | W 38–27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Maryland | W 34–31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | at Minnesota | L 6–24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Northwestern | W 28–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. USC | L 17–21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at UCLA | W 28–21 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | at Penn State | L 10–37 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Iowa | L 16–40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Nebraska 13 games, 71 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. UTEP | W 40–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Colorado | W 28–10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 34–3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Illinois | L 24–31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Purdue | W 28–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Rutgers | W 14–7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | at Indiana | L 7–56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Ohio State | L 17–21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs.UCLA | L 20–27 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atUSC | L 20–28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Wisconsin | W 44–25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | atIowa | L 10–13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Boston College | W 20–15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Nebraska 4 games, 19 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | atMinnesota | L 10–13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | atColorado | L 14–36 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 35–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 28–14 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Nebraska 2 games, 3 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–17).
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3″ | |
| Weight | 205 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅞″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 80¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.57 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 39½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ | |
| Bench press | 12 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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