No. 66 – San Francisco 49ers | |
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Position: | Center |
Personal information | |
Born: | Denver, Colorado, U.S.[ citation needed ] | February 9, 2001
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 | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Practice squad |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Drake Johnathon Nugent (born February 9, 2001) is an American professional football center for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and Michigan Wolverines. Nugent was a first-team All-Big Ten selection, winning a national championship with Michigan in 2023.
Nugent grew up 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]
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]
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.
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 | |
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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] |
On April 27, 2024, Nugent signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent. [5] [6] He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad. [7] [8]
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