Michigan Football Signee Bio: LB Drew Singleton

• At Nike’s The Opening, Singleton ran the 40-yard dash in 4.86 seconds and posted a 4.18-second 20-yard shuttle. He also recorded a vertical jump of 33.8 inches and notched a Power Throw of 37.0 feet. As a result of that testing, Singleton has a Nike+ Football Rating of 101.19.

• As a senior, Singleton played one game, notching 12 tackles and forcing a fumble, before his year was ended by an ACL injury.

• During his junior year, Singleton had 77 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and three forced fumbles.

• His sophomore season, Singleton had 57 tackles, including seven for a loss, two interceptions, two passes defensed, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble. He returned one of his interceptions for a touchdown.

• In his first season, Singleton played in three games, making seven tackles, one tackle for loss and one interception.

• USA Today 2015 All-USA New Jersey second-team linebacker.

• Ridgewood News All-Suburban first-team linebacker as a junior.

• 2015 All-Metro first team Defense at linebacker.

• Member of the MaxPreps 2013 Football Freshman All-American second team.

• Attended the Rivals Camp Series New Jersey in 2015 and 2016.

• Was invited to the Rivals Five-Star Challenge in Atlanta in 2016.

• Was named an Under Armour All-American as a senior but did not play in the game due to injury.

• Participated in New Jersey regional of Nike’s The Opening camp series in 2016.

• Was invited to Nike’s The Opening Finals in Beaverton, Ore., in 2016.

• Committed Dec. 22, 2016.

• Had a top five consisting of Alabama, Clemson, Michigan State, Michigan and Pittsburgh with other offers from Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Tennessee, Wisconsin and many more.

• Officially visited Michigan (Dec. 10, 2016) and Michigan State (Dec. 2, 2016).

• Linebackers coach Chris Partridge was in charge of Singleton’s recruitment; he is the former head coach at Paramus Catholic.

• Born May 28, 1999.

• The last time Singleton played in a game was inside Michigan Stadium on Sept. 2 before tearing his ACL.

• Though Singleton missed most of his final high school season, he was in the game as the clock ran out in Paramus’ 33-28 state championship win over St. Peter’s Prep.

• Singleton is the fourth player to commit from Paramus to Michigan since 2014, joining offensive lineman Juwann Bushell-Beatty, safety/linebacker Jabrill Peppers and defensive end Rashan Gary.

• His older brother, D.J. Singleton, just finished his junior year of college football at the University of Northern Iowa.

Singleton has the size, burst and athleticism to be a contributor as a true freshman, but it remains to be seen if he’ll be back up to full, college-ready speed after a torn ACL. It will be almost a year to the day from when Singleton injured his knee to when Michigan takes the field against Florida in Arlington, Texas, so it’ll be interesting to see if he’s healthy enough to push for playing time among a young, inexperienced linebacking corps.

Rivals.com Mid-Atlantic Recruiting Analyst Adam Friedman: “Michigan is getting a fantastic player and somebody that plays really well in space and is a big-time hitter. He sees the game very well. He’s able to read his keys very quickly and flies to the football. He sees running lanes very quickly and fills them, making big-time hits on running backs. He makes a lot of big-time plays in coverage and made a lot of interceptions during his junior year. He tore that ACL as a senior, but he will be able to play once he hits Michigan’s campus and he will be ready to go.”

Rivals.com West Recruiting Analyst Adam Gorney: “Singleton is a physically impressive linebacker. The four-star has no problem turning and running with backs or slot receivers on deep routes and he closes really well for someone his size. On the hoof, Singleton is one of the best-looking linebackers in the country.”