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