DeShon Singleton is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Nebraska.
Singleton plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Nebraska: Mickey Joseph and Matt Rhule. The first one came in 2025: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against UCLA — Week 11, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
70 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-17vs Cincinnati | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 68-0vs Akron | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-7vs Houston Christian | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 27-30vs No. 21 Michigan | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-27vs Michigan State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31@ Maryland | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-24@ Minnesota | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21vs Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-21vs No. 23 USC | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 28-21@ UCLA | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 10-37@ Penn State | 10 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-40vs Iowa | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 44 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
70tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFL70 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 8.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
46.4%
378 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
62.7
13 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
389 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
70 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #63 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #13 of 77 Big Ten DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph, and Matt Rhule. Multi-era developmental context.
