Penn State running back commit<a href="https://www.on3.com/db/nick-singleton-92199/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Nick Singleton</a> earned a prestigious honor on Tuesday, as Gatorade named him its Player of the Year for the state of Pennsylvania. 



Singleton tore up high school defenses all season at Governor Mifflin High School, leading the Mustangs to a stellar 10-1 season. 



He became just the all-time leading rusher in Berks County, topping off his career by compiling 2,043 yards and 41 touchdowns for the Mustangs in 2021. 



Singelton averaged 13.2 yards per touch and found the end zone on roughly 25 percent of his touches. 



“Nick Singleton has a dynamic combination of speed and power for a running back,” Bryan Strohl, head coach at Cocalico High School, said in a press release. “He can get the tough yards or he can break any run for a touchdown if you give him a little seam. In my 18 years coaching high school football, I’ve never seen another running back with the skill set that he has.”



Singelton became an On3 Consensus five-star prospect last week, and is the top running back in the 2022 class. The On3 Consensus also rates him as the top prospect in the state of Pennsylvania, as well as the No. 26 prospect nationally. 



The award also factors in academic success and community impact. Singleton volunteers at youth football camps and practices as well as within Mifflin’s literary outreach program, and participates in community cleanup initiatives, according to a press release provided by Gatorade. 



Singleton is the first Penn State commit to win the PA Gatorade Player of the Year award since Lamont Wade did so in 2016-17. 



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-future-penn-state-rb-nick-singleton-s-trainer-offers-insight-on-his-success">Future Penn State RB Nick Singleton’s trainer offers insight on his success </h2>



Dane Miller has been training Singleton since he was in elementary school. 



Clearly, Singleton possesses incredible strength and athleticism. You don’t post the numbers he did at the high school level without it. 



But the Penn State commit’s mental fortitude has always impressed Miller, even at a young age. 



“I think what was more special than anything was not his physical ability, but more the fact that he’s at the end of fifth grade, sixth grade, seventh grade and eighth grade, and it was just this relentless training, four-to-five days a week, no real complaining,” Miller said when Singleton committed this summer. “I think that was the most special part that stuck out early on, it was just, ‘Man, this kid does not stop.’ He just keeps coming back.



“He’ll learn anything you teach him. He’s very coachable, he’s quiet, and he absorbs what you’re talking about. He’ll still bring up stories or little debates or discussions that we’ve had like three years ago…It’s just stuff like that that normal kids don’t do.



“I think at the collegiate level, if the coaches do a good job with him…I think the sky’s the limit. He’s already as strong, if not stronger than most college running backs. Legitimately, that’s not even a discussion. I know this for a fact.”

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