Drake Johnathon Nugent (born February 9, 2001) is an American football center. Nugent played for Michigan and

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. 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.

College career

Stanford

Nugent played college football for Stanford from 2019 to 2022. He started 24 consecutive games at center for the

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and

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s. He was also selected twice as a Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll player in 2021 and 2022.

Michigan

In December 2022, Nugent entered the NCAA transfer portal and accepted an offer from the University of Michigan. He is the starting center for the

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. He was named to the watch list for both the Outland Trophy and the Rimington Award in August 2023.

References

External links

Stanford Cardinal bio

Michigan Wolverines bio
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