The Buffalo Bills know they hit on their third-round rookie running back in 2019, but FOX Sports recently showed some respect to Devin Singeltary as well.
By most, Raiders running back Josh Jacobs was the top rookie on offense this past season. But in a four-candidate pool released by the outlet this week, Singletary was mentioned this week:
Who is your 2019 Offensive Rookie of the Year?
– @AZCardinals QB Kyler Murray
– @Raiders RB Josh Jacobs
– @Titans WR A.J. Brown
– @BuffaloBills Bills RB Devin Singletary pic.twitter.com/prWOCd9iOd— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 23, 2020
Jacobs and Singletary are both mentioned, along with Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray and Titans wide receiver AJ Brown. Those names alone show some big time respect for Singletary. Those three all had great rookie seasons, but Singletary did as well.
In 12 games played, Singletary had 775 yards rushing on a 5.1 yards per carry average. In the air Singletary had 29 catches for 194 yards. Singletary totaled four touchdowns on the year.
While the respect from FOX Sports is there, Singletary likely won’t be winning any hardware for his rookie campaign. He was good, but didn’t start the season as Buffalo’s No. 1 back, Frank Gore did, and he was limited due to a hamstring injury this year.
Regardless, a good sign for Buffalo’s future can be found in Singletary.
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