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Football’s Devin Singletary Drafted by the Buffalo Bills
4/26/2019 10:43:00 PM | Football
Florida Atlantic University junior running back Devin Singletary was drafted by the Buffalo Bills (3rd round, the 74th pick overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft on Friday night.
Singletary was the leading running back for both FAU and Conference USA the last two seasons and led an assault on both record books, while etching himself as one of the nation's all-time career and single season touchdown leaders. On Friday, he led the Owls once more as the first Owl and the first C-USA player taken in this year's draft.
The native of Deerfield Beach, Florida, known as "Motor," is the eigth FAU player taken in the NFL draft since the program's inception in 2001. He will become the 40th Owl to sign a professional contract with a NFL team and the third highest Owl taken, behind only D'Joun Smith (Indianapolis Colts, 65th in 2015) and Rob Housler (Arizona Cardinals, 69th in 2011). Singletary is the second FAU player to be drafted by the Buffalo Bills (Randell Johnson, 7th round 2014).
Devin Singletary Full Bio
Singletary was the leading running back for both FAU and Conference USA the last two seasons and led an assault on both record books, while etching himself as one of the nation's all-time career and single season touchdown leaders. On Friday, he led the Owls once more as the first Owl and the first C-USA player taken in this year's draft.
The native of Deerfield Beach, Florida, known as "Motor," is the eigth FAU player taken in the NFL draft since the program's inception in 2001. He will become the 40th Owl to sign a professional contract with a NFL team and the third highest Owl taken, behind only D'Joun Smith (Indianapolis Colts, 65th in 2015) and Rob Housler (Arizona Cardinals, 69th in 2011). Singletary is the second FAU player to be drafted by the Buffalo Bills (Randell Johnson, 7th round 2014).
Devin Singletary Full Bio
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