Nicholas Singleton

Singleton was a healthy scratch in Week 1 with Tennessee carrying three active backs (Pollard, Spears, Chestnut) ahead of him on the depth chart, leaving him without a clear near-term path to touches.

Singleton fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot at Senior Bowl practice ahead of the 2026 draft and needed surgery to repair it; he was medically cleared before the draft, but surgically-repaired foot injuries carry elevated recurrence risk for a between-the-tackles runner.

Tennessee used no other meaningful draft capital at running back in 2026 beyond Singleton himself, so his long-term path to lead-back touches isn't threatened by a rookie competitor — only by the incumbent veterans.