J.R. Singleton

Photo by: Jeff Spaur

Photo by: KL6PHOTO LLC.

Photo by: KL6PHOTO LLC.

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-2
Weight:
305
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Gurnee, Ill.
High School:
Warren Township

Awards and Honors
Co-Captain (2024)
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 DL - Coaches (2024)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021, '23)
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2022)
Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team (2020)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F21, F22, S23, F23, S24)

2024
Co-captain ... All-Big 12 honorable mention ... played in 13 games, making 12 starts ... had career-best 32 tackles, including five for a loss ... led team with career-high 4.0 sacks ... also had seven quarterback hurries ... had career-high four tackles in wins against Iowa and UCF ... notched sacks against the Hawkeyes, Knights, North Dakota and Houston ... also forced a fumble against Houston ... finished Cyclone career having played in 49 games with 28 starts ... had 75 tackles, 10.5 tackles for a loss and 7.5 sacks in his career ... also had 15 quarterback hurries ... forced three fumbles in his career ... played on teams that reached two Big 12 Championship games and four bowl games.

2023
Saw action in all 13 games, making eight starts along the defensive line ... finished with 22 tackles and 3.5 sacks, as well as eight quarterback hurries ... notched his first career sack in a win against Oklahoma State ... had three tackles, including a sack, against TCU ... finished with a sack against Baylor and had another half sack against BYU ... was awarded jersey #58 prior to the season, worn by one Cyclone annually in remembrance of former assistant coach Curtis Bray.

2022
Played in nine games, making seven starts on the defensive line ... missed three games due to illness ... finished the season with nine tackles, including a season-high three against Iowa and Kansas State ... had a pair of tackles and forced a fumble against Ohio.

2021
First Team Academic All-Big 12 … played in 11 games as a reserve defensive lineman … started one game … had 12 tackles, 2.0 TFL and a forced fumble … tallied two tackles vs. UNI … had 0.5 TFL and a season-high three tackles vs. Iowa … tallied two stops vs. UNLV … had a tackle and forced a fumble vs. Texas … his lone tackle vs. Clemson in the Cheez-It Bowl went for a loss.

2020
Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team ... played in three games before securing a redshirt.

High School
Chose Iowa State over Illinois, Louisville and Michigan State … three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN … ranked as the 56^th-best defensive tackle and the 12^th-best player in Illinois by 247Sports … also a top-25 player in Illinois by Rivals and ESPN … three-year starter … IHSFCA Class 8A First-Team All-State selection and Lake County Player of the Year in 2019 … two-time all-conference pick … helped team go 13-1 as a senior, racking up 43 tackles, 23.0 TFL and 14 sacks … team made the Class 8A state championship game … led a defense in 2019 that allowed just 52 points, posted six shutouts, allowed just 115.0 yards per game and 38.5 rushing yards per game … named player of the week after recording three sacks vs. Stevenson … as a junior in 2018, recorded 50 tackles, 19.0 TFL and eight sacks … coached by Bryan McNulty.

Personal
Entrepreneurship major.