.png) Nugent at2024 Rose Bowl | |
| No. 66 –San Francisco 49ers | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (2001-02-09)February 9, 2001 (age 24) Denver, Colorado, U.S.[citation needed] |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 298 lb (135 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Highlands Ranch (Colorado) |
| College: | Stanford (2019–2022) Michigan (2023) |
| Undrafted: | 2024 |
| Career history | |
| |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
Drake Johnathon Nugent (born February 9, 2001) is an American professionalfootballcenter for theSan Francisco 49ers of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theStanford Cardinal andMichigan Wolverines. Nugent was a first-teamAll-Big Ten selection, winning anational championship with Michigan in 2023.
Nugent grew up inLone Tree, Colorado, and attendedHighlands 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]
Nugent played college football for Stanford from 2019 to 2022. He started 24 consecutive games at center for the2021 and2022 Stanford Cardinal football teams. He was also selected twice as a Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll player in 2021 and 2022.[1]
In December 2022, Nugent entered theNCAA transfer portal and accepted an offer from theUniversity 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 aRimington Trophy finalist.
| 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 ft1+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 fromNFL Combine[3][4] | ||||||||||||
On April 27, 2024, Nugent signed with theSan Francisco 49ers as anundrafted free agent.[5][6] He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.[7][8] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2025.[9]
