Eric Singleton Jr.
| Florida Gators | |
|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 28, 2005 |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Alexander (Douglasville, Georgia) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Eric Singleton Jr. is an American college football wide receiver for the Florida Gators. He previously played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Auburn Tigers.
Early life
Singleton Jr. attended Robert S. Alexander High School in Douglasville, Georgia. During his high school career, he had 101 receptions, 1,567 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns. A three star prospect, he originally committed to play college football at Western Kentucky University before flipping to Georgia Tech.[1]
College career
As a true freshman at Georgia Tech in 2023, Singleton Jr. was named a freshman All-American after starting 10 of 12 games and recording 48 receptions for 714 yards and six touchdowns.[2][3] He returned to Georgia Tech for his sophomore season in 2024.[4][5]
On December 9, 2024, Singleton announced that he would enter the transfer portal. On December 23, 2024, Singleton announced that he plans to attend and play football at Auburn University.[6]
Statistics
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 10 | 48 | 714 | 14.9 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 10 | 56 | 754 | 13.5 | 3 | 21 | 131 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 2025 | Auburn | 12 | 12 | 58 | 534 | 9.2 | 3 | 14 | 61 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2026 | Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 27 | 26 | 148 | 2,257 | 15.3 | 26 | 8 | 67 | 8.4 | 2 | |
Personal life
Singleton's cousin Darvin Adams was also a wide receiver at Auburn and was the leading receiver on Auburn's 2010 National Championship team.[7]
References
- ^ "Georgia Tech Flips Western Kentucky Wide Receiver Commit Eric Singleton Jr". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets On SI. December 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
- ^ Georgia Tech receiver Eric Singleton named freshman all-American
- ^ Eric Singleton continues to collect postseason awards
- ^ SEC poachers came for Georgia Tech’s Eric Singleton, who wasn’t interested
- ^ Georgia Tech has versatile, deep group of wide receivers
- ^ Lederman, Eli (December 9, 2024). "Source: Ga. Tech WR Singleton enters portal". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Clemente, Christian (December 23, 2024). "Auburn lands Georgia Tech WR Eric Singleton Jr., the No. 3 player from the transfer portal". 247Sports. Retrieved September 9, 2025.