Drake Nugent Season 2022

Career Accolades

• Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
• Two-time All-Pac-12 honorable mention offensive line - Coaches (2021, 2022)
• All-Pac-12 fourth team center (Phil Steele)
• Team Technician Award

As a Senior (2022)

• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• All-Pac-12 fourth team center (Phil Steele)
• All Pac-12 honorable mention center (Coaches)
• Team Technician Award
• Started all 12 games at center

As a Junior (2021)

• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention offensive line - Coaches 
• Started all 12 games at center
• Made his first career start, starting at center against Kansas State (Sept. 4)

As a Sophomore (2020)

• Played in one game

As a Freshman (2019)

• Played in two games - eligible to retain year of eligibility via NCAA redshirt rules
• Made his collegiate debut in his home state against Colorado (Nov. 9) and also played in the season finale against Notre Dame (Nov. 30)

Prior to Stanford 

• Prepped at Highlands Ranch (Colo.) under head coach John Trahan
• Nation’s sixth-best center by PrepStar, seventh by Rivals, 12th by ESPN, 17th by 247Sports
• Colorado’s fourth-best recruit by PrepStar, fifth by Rivals, 10th by ESPN, 15th by 247Sports
• Four-year starter
• Two-time team captain
• Missed most of senior year due to injury
• BSN Denver All-Colorado (2018)
• Denver Post all-Colorado defensive line (2017)
• CHSAA all-state first team (2017)
• South Metro Athlete of the Year (2017)
• All-league first team (2016)
• 71 tackles (46 solo), three sacks and five hurries on defense, and 117 pancakes on offense, as a junior
• Also competed in track
• Three-time state champion in the shot put (2016-18)
• State runner-up in the discus (2018)

Personal

• Son of Amy and Terry Nugent
• Father played football at Colorado State and in the NFL 
• Uncle, Brian Nugent, played football at Washington State
• Has two older siblings, Shane and Abbey