Drake Nugent

Drake Johnathon Nugent (born February 9, 2001) is an American football center for Michigan. A native of Colorado, he played college football for Stanford from 2019 to 2022 and entered the NCAA transfer portal after the 2022 season.

Drake Nugent
Nugent in 2023
Michigan Wolverines – No. 60
PositionCenter
ClassGraduate Student
Personal information
Born: (2001-02-09) February 9, 2001
Lone Tree, Colorado, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight301 lb (137 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolHighlands Ranch (Colorado)

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] He is the starting center for the 2023 Michigan Wolverines football team.[3][4] He was named to the watch list for both the Outland Trophy and the Rimington Award in August 2023.[5]

References
  1. "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. Angelique S. Chengelis (August 20, 2023). "'New change': Drake Nugent set to take center stage for Michigan". The Detroit News.
  4. Tony Garcia (August 30, 2023). "Drake Nugent needed to 'spark' love for football. Transferring to Michigan did just that". Detroit Free Press.
  5. "Michigan Football Center Drake Nugent Will Be In The Running For A Prominent Award". SI.com. August 5, 2023.
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