Drake Nugent

American football player (born 2001)

Drake Nugent
Nugent at 2024 Rose Bowl
Michigan Wolverines – No. 60
PositionCenter
ClassGraduate Student
Personal information
Born: (2001-02-09) February 9, 2001 (age 23)
Lone Tree, Colorado, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight301 lb (137 kg)
Career history
College
  • Stanford (2019–2022)
  • Michigan (2023–present)
Bowl games
High schoolHighlands Ranch (Colorado)
Career highlights and awards
  • Stats at ESPN.com

Drake Johnathon Nugent (born February 9, 2001) is an American football center. Nugent played for Michigan and Stanford. In 2023, Nugent was first-team All-Big Ten, helping Michigan win a national championship.

Early life and high school career

Nugent was born in Lone Tree, Colorado, and attended Highlands Ranch High School. He played high school football on both offense and defense and was selected as an All-Colorado player in 2017 and 2018.[1]

College career

Stanford

Nugent played college football for Stanford from 2019 to 2022. He started 24 consecutive games at center for the 2021 and 2022 Stanford Cardinal football teams. He was also selected twice as a Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll player in 2021 and 2022.[1]

Michigan

In December 2022, Nugent entered the NCAA transfer portal and accepted an offer from the University of Michigan.[2]

In 2023, following his transfer, Nugent started all 15 games at center for Michigan’s national championship team. Nugent was voted First-team All-Big Ten and was a Rimington Trophy finalist.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
(1.87 m) 		298 lb
(135 kg) 		33 in
(0.84 m) 		9 in
(0.23 m)		 5.23 s 1.83 s 3.05 s 4.50 s 7.33 s 29.5 in
(0.75 m)		 8 ft 5 in
(2.57 m)		 25 reps
All values from NFL Combine[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Drake Nugent". Stanford University. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Tony Garcia. "Michigan football adds senior Stanford OL Drake Nugent via transfer portal". Detroit Free Press.
  3. ^ "Drake Nugent Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Drake Nugent College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

External links

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