Player Dossier

2020-2024

Iowa State

J.R. Singleton

DL • 6'2" • 300 lbs • Gurnee, IL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

J.R. Singleton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

69%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

62

Solid production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

49

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Iowa State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Iowa State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: North Dakota

Player Story

J.R. Singleton built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Gurnee, IL wearing No. 58, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of J.R. Singleton's career was his defensive...

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J.R. Singleton, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Iowa State. J.R. Singleton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.3 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
74
TFL
10.5
Sacks
7.5
QB hurries
15
Passes defended
1

Quick Answers

J.R. Singleton quick answers

Latest team and position
Iowa State · DL
Career Tackles
74
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 36 games
Best season
2024 Postseason · Iowa State
Top game
North Dakota
Latest roster
No. 58 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
32 tackles · DL 141st (top 14%) · Big 12 150th (top 21%) · National 1,299th (top 22%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State00-0--0-
2021 PostseasonIowa State7110--013.7
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State71010--013.7
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State49-0--042
2023 PostseasonIowa State133-0--052.1
2023 Regular SeasonIowa State13193.53.58-052.1
2024 PostseasonIowa State121-011064.5
2024 Regular SeasonIowa State1231546-064.5

Related Context

J.R. Singleton played DL for Iowa State. Across 5 tracked seasons, J.R. Singleton recorded 74 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Iowa State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Iowa State paired 17 primary output with 25.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: North Dakota

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Postseason · Iowa State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.4

Efficiency

25.3

Usage

9.4

Consistency

54.2

Best Game by takeover score

North Dakota

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami: 2. North Dakota: 4. Iowa: 2. Arkansas State: 0. Houston: 2. Baylor: 0.5. West Virginia: 0. UCF: 0. Texas Tech: 3. Kansas: 1. Kansas State: 2. Arizona State: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami: 1 by 24.2. North Dakota: 3 by 52.5. Iowa: 4 by 36.7. Arkansas State: 3 by 12.5. Houston: 2 by 28.3. Baylor: 3 by 17.5. West Virginia: 3 by 12.5. UCF: 4 by 16.7. Texas Tech: 3 by 42.5. Kansas: 2 by 18.3. Kansas State: 2 by 28.3. Arizona State: 2 by 13.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.4 · Games = 9 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 3 · +0.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

North Dakota

Best efficiency game

52.5 vs North Dakota

Result
Sat 12/28@ MiamiSplash gameW 42-4110001
Sat 12/7@ Arizona StateL 19-45210.5000
Sun 12/1vs Kansas StateSplash gameW 29-2120000
Sat 11/9@ KansasL 36-4521000
Sat 11/2vs Texas TechSplash gameL 22-2332110
Sat 10/19vs UCFW 38-3541000
Sun 10/13@ West VirginiaW 28-1630000
Sat 10/5vs BaylorW 43-21300.5000
Sat 9/28@ HoustonSplash gameW 20-022110
Sat 9/21vs Arkansas StateW 52-730000
Sat 9/7@ IowaSplash gameW 20-1942110
Sat 8/31vs North DakotaSplash gameW 21-331110

Player Story

J.R. Singleton story

J.R. Singleton built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Gurnee, IL wearing No. 58, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of J.R. Singleton's career was his defensive production: 74 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 36 career games in the available record. That gives J.R. Singleton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Iowa State

    2020-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202120222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State0
2021 PostseasonIowa State29.42.32
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State29.42.30
2022 Regular SeasonIowa State09.42-2
2023 PostseasonIowa State1518.66.215
2023 Regular SeasonIowa State1518.66.20
2024 PostseasonIowa State1725.39.42
2024 Regular SeasonIowa State1725.39.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs North Dakota

Week 1 · W 21-3

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

84.2 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.

#2

vs Oklahoma State

Week 4 · W 34-27 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

82.8 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 82.8 takeover score.

#3

vs Texas Tech

Week 10 · L 22-23 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

72.5 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.

#4

@ Baylor

Week 9 · W 30-18 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

68.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.

#5

@ Iowa

Week 2 · W 20-19

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Havoc Plays

62.2 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Iowa State

17 primary output · 25.3 efficiency · 9.4 usage

64.5

#2

2024 Regular Season · Iowa State

64.5

17 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 9.4 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · Iowa State

52.1

15 primary · 18.6 efficiency · 6.2 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

10

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games