Nick Singleton: Niners' New Backfield Threat

0:00It's April 7th, NFL News Today starts now, AI powered and always on. The San Francisco 49ers just lost running back Brian Robinson Jr. to the Atlanta Falcons in Free Agency, so they're eyeing young depth. Behind star Christian McCaffrey. One name popping up for the 2026 NFL Draft on Day 3 is Penn State's Nick Singleton, a 22-year-old powerhouse. Singleton came in as a five-star recruit from Pennsylvania High School Ball, then balled out over four years with the Ninny Lions. In 53 games, he racked up 3,461 rushing yards, 45 touchdowns at 5.6 yards per carry, plus. 102 catches for 9087 yards, and nine more scores. Dude's got all Big Ten honors twice. He's drawing comps to a couple former Niners backs like Israel Abanikanda and Kishan Vaughan, who didn't pan out think low yards per carry, and minimal impact in the league. The 49ers would want Singleton to flip that script as a solid number two or three option.

1:04Grabbing him could spark real competition with their 2025 5th round pick, Jordan James, who set to be the main back of next year. That backfield depth just got a lot more intriguing. As the draft nears, keep watching how the Niners build around McCaffrey could be the key to another deep playoff run.