Penn State football: Nick Singleton among top competitors for final winter workout session
Penn State conducted its final on-field winter workout session on Friday afternoon, and early enrollee running back Nick Singleton took home top competitor honors from running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider.
It marked a second such nomination for Singleton, a five-star prospect.
Alongside defensive tackle Zane Durant, Singleton also earned praise from Penn State strength coach Chuck Losey earlier this week for his conduct in the weight room.
“Those two guys specifically, they’ve done some really good things ever since being on campus so I’m really pleased with them,” Losey said.
The full list of top competitors for Friday’s on field workout is as follows:
QB: Christian Veilleux
RB: Nick Singleton
WR: Liam Clifford
TE: Theo Johnson
OL: Nick Dawkins
DL: Jake Wilson
LB: Dominic DeLuca
CB: Deaquan Hardy
S: Keaton Ellis
ST: Jake Pinegar
Penn State spring workout leaders
Nobody earned more recognition from the coaching staff than tight end Theo Johnson this winter.
While TEs coach Ty Howle has a smaller pool of players to select from than most, it’s certainly noteworthy that Johnson finished as the top competitor at tight end five times, including once more on Friday.
At quarterback, Christian Veilleux and Sean Clifford each took home three recognitions.
Keyvone Lee paced the running backs with three.
Wide receiver proved to be a competitive position group, with six different players earning acknolwdgement from Taylor Stubblefield. Malick Meiga was the only one to claim honors twice.
Caedan Wallace and Olu Fashanu split the honors along the offensive line with two nominations each.
Similarly, Zane Durant and Zuriah Fisher each claimed top honors twice at defensive line.
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Curtis Jacobs and Jonathan Sutherland were the two top linebackers, each earning recognition twice from new defensive coordinator Manny Diaz.
At corner, Kalen King was the standout, winning a trio of top competitor awards.
Walk-on Sebastian Constantini was the only safety to get acknowledged twice by Anthony Poindexter.
On special teams, Jake Pinegar led the way with four recognitions.
Quarterback: Christian Veilleux (2/10) (2/17) (3/4), Sean Clifford (2/8) (2/15) (2/22), Beau Pribula (2/24)
Running back: Keyvone Lee (2/8) (2/10) (2/15), Caziah Holmes (2/17), Devyn Ford(2/22), Nick Singleton (2/24)(3/4)
Receiver: Jaden Dottin (2/8), Harrison Wallace (2/10), KeAndre Lambert-Smith (2/15), Malick Meiga (2/17) (2/22), Mason Stahl (2/24), Liam Clifford (3/4)
Tight end: Tyler Warren (2/8), Theo Johnson (2/10) (2/15) (2/17) (2/22) (3/4), Khalil Dinkins (2/24)
Offensive line: Juice Scruggs (2/8), Landon Tengwall (2/15), Caedan Wallace (2/10) (2/22), Olu Fashanu (2/17) (2/24), Nick Dawkins (3/4)
Defensive line: Nick Tarburton (2/8), Zuriah Fisher (2/10) (2/17), Zane Durant (2/15) (2/22), Smith Vilbert (2/24), Jake Wilson (3/4)
Linebacker: Tyler Elsdon (2/10), Curtis Jacobs (2/15)(2/17), Kobe King (2/22), Jonathan Sutherland (2/8) (2/24), Dominic DeLuca (3/4)
Corner: Johnny Dixon (2/10), Kalen King (2/8) (2/22) (2/24), Daeqan Hardy (3/4)
Safety: Ji’Ayir Brown (2/8), Jaylen Reed (2/10), Ji’Ayir Brown (2/15), Zakee Wheatley (2/22), Sebastian Constantini (2/17) (2/24), Keaton Ellis (3/4)
Special teams: Punter Barney Amor (2/8), Snapper Chris Stoll (2/15), Kicker Sander Sahaydak (2/17), Kicker Jake Pinegar (2/10) (2/22)(2/24)(3/4)
