Former Montana State star Alex Singleton may have only recorded one tackle in his NFL debut, but his overall performance earned him high marks from experts upon a breakdown of the film.

The linebacker was listed as the Philadelphia Eagles’ highest graded defensive player from the team’s preseason opener against Tennessee on Thursday, earning a 91 on a scale of 0-100 according to Pro Football Focus.

PFF is an advanced football statistics website which works with all 32 NFL teams and a number of NCAA Division I football programs. The site uses a network of analysts to assign grades to every player from every game of the NFL season, according to its website.

Each player is assigned a grade on a scale from -2 to 2 on each play they appear in the game.

Singleton played in 57 defensive snaps in the 27-10 loss to the Titans, according to SB Nation’s Bleeding Green Nation, as well as 13 special teams plays.

Inside the Iggles, a popular fan blog with Fansided, said “(Singleton’s) aggressiveness stood out on the tape for sure,” despite not showing up much in the stat column.

While taken from a small sample size, it is clearly a good start for Singleton, who is battling for spot on the 53-man roster spot following three stellar seasons in the Canadian Football League.

The former All-Big Sky Conference performer for the Bobcats was the CFL’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player in 2017 for Great Falls native and Calgary head coach Dave Dickenson’s Stampeders. He also led the CFL in tackles last season as the Stampeders captured a Grey Cup under Dickenson in their third straight appearance in the title game.

Singleton signed a future’s contract with the Eagles in January following the conclusion of the CFL season.

Singleton was listed as third on Philly’s depth chart at outside linebacker heading into the contest, according to SB Nation.

The Eagles take on Jacksonville on Thursday at 5 p.m. MT.

Grady Higgins is the News Now reporter for the Tribune, focusing on digital-first stories in news and sports. He can be reached at ghiggins@greatfallstribune.com. To support his work, subscribe today and receive a special offer.