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You’re inevitably going to make some mistakes if you tweet as frequently as Adam Schefter does while doing his job. However, it’s a bit hard to understand the mix-up that led to him getting trolled by Penn State after he claimed a picture of a running back who last played for the Nittany Lions in 1999 was of a player who’s currently gearing up for the 2026 NFL Draft.
Hundreds of former college football players will hope to hear their name called when the NFL Draft kicks off in Pittsburgh next week. That includes Nick Singleton, who will be aiming to overcome a setback that transpired at the end of his final season at Penn State.
The running back was a highly-touted prospect coming out of high school and initially lived up to the hype when he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2022. He served as their primary starter for his first three seasons, but he was relegated to a backup role when Kaytron Allen took center stage in 2025.
Singleton decided to give scouts an extra chance to see what he brings to the table at the Senior Bowl, but that backfired when he fractured a bone in his right foot while gearing up for the showcase. He wasn’t able to do any drills at the NFL Combine but did meet with teams, and it does seem like he’ll be scooped up by someone at the draft this year.
If Adam Schefter is to be believed, Singleton will be a “mid-round pick,” but if he is to be believed, the RB is also a running back who has not taken a snap for Penn State for over 25 years.
Adam Schfter got trolled by Penn State after attaching a picture of Cordell Mitchell to a tweet about Nick Singleton
Cordell Mitchell was also a running back who spent four years at Penn State. He played there between 1996 and 1999 while racking up 998 rushing yards and four touchdowns compared to the 3,461 and 45 that Singleton finished with.
He would be a very deep cut if you found yourself engaging in the age-old male pastime of sitting around and naming old college footbal players, but for reasons that are hard to figure out, he was thrust back into the spotlight courtesy of Schefter, who attached a picture of Mitchell to a tweet concerning the progress Singleton has made when it comes to recovering from his injury.
How could Schefter possibly think this was Nick Singleton when he tweeted this out? pic.twitter.com/7wYn7ULXWh
— Devin Jackson (@RealD_Jackson) April 16, 2026
The NFL insider took it down before replacing it with an actual picture of Singleton, who was not sporting laughably outdated shoulder pads in a photograph that was clearly taken with a camera that was not limited by the technology available in the 1990s.
The official account for Penn State’s football team also decided to have some fun, as it dug up some Mitchell highlights out of the archives for a tongue-in-cheek tweet.
Heard a scoop Nick Singleton is back 👀
One of our favorite runs ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/DqnG37Jsr5
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) April 17, 2026
Well played.