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Aditya Singh aims to become the first full-blooded Indian-American in the NFL, viewing his potential success as a way to inspire others. After playing at UMass and Southern Connecticut, he is now on the NFL's radar ahead of the upcoming Draft.
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Earning an opportunity to play pro football is more than a dream for Aditya Singh. It’s a calling, an obligation to kick open a door for others to follow him out into the bright light.
“It means the absolute world to me,” Singh said. “That’s because it creates a sense of duty and responsibility and pride. Being a pioneer in this, I know that being in the game of football is far bigger than me and any monetary gain I would have, it’s going to open doors for so many people that look like me and are in my situation. It’s an unheard-of thing, I would be the first full-blooded Indian-American to be in the NFL if I’m presented the opportunity.”
The odds may be long, but Singh’s aspirations are off the charts. A defensive lineman, he graduated from UMass in 2022, then transferred to Division II Southern Connecticut, where he finally got on the field and kick-started his development, and then moved to Oklahoma Baptist, where he was able to showcase his skills more fully, is on the NFL’s radar as The Draft approaches this week. He was invited to play in The Dream Bowl and the FCS National Bowl, and met with several teams at a Pro Day at UMass.
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He’s looking to get that foot in the door, a training camp invitation, an audition, to show he’s durable and can hold his own in the center of any defensive line.
“To me, he showed a lot of will,” said Rob Eggerling, who coached the defense at Southern when Singh played there in 2023. “To say, ‘Coach, I’m willing to do extra, I’m willing to take this extra opportunity I get.’ We saw his work ethic, his ability to take coaching and take the skills he had and some new ones he learned from us and really accelerate his development.”
Singh, from New Jersey, played several sports growing up before concentrating on football and landing at East Brunswick High and getting his FBS shot at UMass. He began with the offensive line, and was tried at different positions, but never got on the field there, so he had three years of eligibility after graduating.
“It’s really about finding the coach that believes in you through and through,” he said.
Aditya Singh is a former college football player who graduated from UMass and played at Southern Connecticut and Oklahoma Baptist, now aiming for the NFL.
If successful, Aditya Singh would be the first full-blooded Indian-American to play in the NFL, serving as a pioneer for others in similar situations.
Aditya Singh has been invited to play in The Dream Bowl and the FCS National Bowl and participated in a Pro Day at UMass.
Aditya Singh plays as a defensive lineman, focusing on proving his durability and skills for a potential NFL career.

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At SCSU, Singh, 6 feet 1 and 285 pounds, settled in as an interior lineman and played in eight games for then head coach Tom Godek and Eggerling, who is now at Fordham, getting in on 10 tackles, one for a loss. “That was one of the most talented rosters I’ve ever been a part of,” Singh said, “especially in the defensive line room. So I really grew as a player being surrounded by such talented guys.”
Then he moved on to Oklahoma Baptist, also a Division II program, getting in on 69 tackles in 22 games, making the all-conference team this past season, in which he played on 710 of 793 snaps, ironman stuff for a D-lineman. He found the scheme played more to his strengths, as position coach Tyler Roberts was instrumental in his development there.
“They gave me an opportunity to really show the world who I’ve been this whole time,” Singh said.
After the season, Singh signed with High Intensity Management and agent Willie Fowler and things have been happening. At Test Football Academy’s Pro Day in New Jersey, he achieved a 29 1/2 inch vertical jump, a 4.7-second time in the 5-10-5 (a 5-yard sprint to one side, a 10-yard sprint back, and a 5-yard sprint through the start line), and also did well in the three-cone agility drills.
“He’s got some athletic ability for his size,” Eggerling said. “He’s got some strength, got some quickness, and for a guy his size he’s got good feet. That’s important for his position. He’s a smart football player and he uses his strengths to his advantage.”
Sanjay Beach, who played in the NFL in the late 1980s and 90s, and Brandon Chillar, who played in the 2000s, have Indian heritage. It’s believed Singh would be the first child of two Indian-born parents to play in the league, and his story has been covered by India’s international media. “That doesn’t create pressure,” he said. “It creates purpose.
“… It’s going to open up a whole new market for India and Indian-Americans who want to participate in this game,” Singh said. “It’s going to be an excellent venture for both sides. I’m going to be able to change people’s lives and make them dare to do something they thought they couldn’t or that’s viewed as taboo in their culture. I know there’s a bunch of kids who, deep down, would want to go through this process and achieve something even better than I can.”
At his pro day in New Jersey, he met with reps from the Giants, Jets, Patriots and 49ers. Singh’s NFL hopes, as a Division II player who bloomed so late, fall in the longshot category, but he’s been seen and and he brings some intangibles to go with the measurables. Once he gets on the field, he tends to show out, and now he has some film to back things up.
“I want (NFL teams) to know I embody a ‘last man standing’ attitude,” Singh said. “I may not be the most talented, the biggest, the strongest, but I know I am going to be the last man standing. That’s because of my durability and my will to win, because I have been in this college football journey for so long and I was able to thrive, toward the back end of my career when most people are on the way out. As the quarters wore on, I was even to pick up my motor a little bit in the fourth quarter, compared to dying out. The moment I walk into their facility, my sole purpose of existence is going to be to help them win.”