PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Earned four varsity letters at Stanford (2019-22), appearing in 27 games with 24 starts at center
• Two-time All-Pac-12 honorable mention (coaches; 2021-22) and an Academic All-Pac-12 honoree
• Earned his degree in Science, Tech., and Society

Senior (2022)
• Voted a team captain prior to the season
• Named All-Pac-12 honorable mention by the league's coaches
• Allowed four sacks; combined for 993 pass-blocking snaps in 2021 and 2022
• Included in the preseason watch lists for both the Outland Trophy and Rimington Trophy

Junior (2021)
• Named All-Pac-12 honorable mention by the league's coaches
• Started all 12 games with 12 starts at center, allowing only four sacks
• Made his first career start against Kansas State (Sept. 4)

Sophomore (2020)
• Appeared in one game

Freshman (2019)
• Appeared in two games
• Made his collegiate debut against Colorado (Nov. 9)
• Saw game action against Notre Dame (Nov. 30)

Prep
• Attended Highlands Ranch (2019) and played under head coach John Trahan
• A four-year letter winner and two-year team captain at Highlands Ranch
• Missed most of his senior season due to injury
• Also lettered in track and field (throws), where he won three consecutive state championships in the shot put (2016-18) and was a runner-up in the discus as a senior

Key Statistics
• A two-way contributor who played along the interior of the line on offense and defense
• On offense, credited with 117 pancake blocks as a junior
• Also posted 71 tackles (46 solo) with three sacks and five quarterback hurries on defense

Honors and Rankings
• 247Sports Composite ranking of three stars; the No. 1,141-ranked player nationally, the No. 15 center and the No. 7 player in the state of Colorado
• Graded by 247Sports as a three-star prospect; the No. 17 center and the No. 15 player player in the state of Colorado
• ESPN three-star prospect; the No. 213 player in his region, the No. 12 center and the No. 10 player in the state of Colorado
• Ranked as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com, the No. 7 center in the country and the No. 5 player in Colorado
• Named BSN Denver All-Colorado (2018)
• Denver Post All-Colorado honoree at defensive line (2017)
• CHSAA All-State first team honoree (2017)
• The Athlete of the Year in the South Metro League (2017)
• Two-time All-League first team selection (2016-17)

Personal
• Born February 9
• Son of Terry and Amy Nugent
• Father, Terry, was a quarterback at Colorado State and for the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts in the NFL
• Uncle, Brian, played at Washington State

Drake Nugent