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Jersey Number 76
Drew Nichols
- Position:
- OL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 298
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Murrieta, Calif.
- High School:
- Murrieta Valley
Second-year offensive lineman redshirted his first season in East Lansing in 2025.
2025 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action . . . redshirted . . . named one of MSU’s Scout Team Players of the Week vs. Penn State . . . enrolled at Michigan State in January 2025 and competed in spring practice.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Started at right tackle for Murrieta Valley and helped the Nighthawks to an 11-3 record and a berth in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 championship game as a senior in 2024 . . . was named Murrieta Valley’s player of the game in the semifinal win over Oaks Christian . . . ranked one of the best offensive guard prospects in the nation in the Class of 2025 by ESPN (No. 28), On3 (No. 61) and 247Sports (No. 81) . . . rated one of the best overall players in the state of California in the Class of 2025 by ESPN (No. 48), Rivals (No. 70), On3 (No. 83) and 247Sports (No. 96) . . . listed among the top overall players in the West Region by ESPN (No. 82) . . . played for Coach George Wilson . . . owns an impressive 4.3 grade-point average . . . as a junior, named to the All-Inland First Team by The Press Enterprise and was a first-team all-conference selection (Big West – Upper League) . . . his father, Matt, lettered in football at Oregon in 1997.
2025 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Did not see game action . . . redshirted . . . named one of MSU’s Scout Team Players of the Week vs. Penn State . . . enrolled at Michigan State in January 2025 and competed in spring practice.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Started at right tackle for Murrieta Valley and helped the Nighthawks to an 11-3 record and a berth in the CIF Southern Section Division 2 championship game as a senior in 2024 . . . was named Murrieta Valley’s player of the game in the semifinal win over Oaks Christian . . . ranked one of the best offensive guard prospects in the nation in the Class of 2025 by ESPN (No. 28), On3 (No. 61) and 247Sports (No. 81) . . . rated one of the best overall players in the state of California in the Class of 2025 by ESPN (No. 48), Rivals (No. 70), On3 (No. 83) and 247Sports (No. 96) . . . listed among the top overall players in the West Region by ESPN (No. 82) . . . played for Coach George Wilson . . . owns an impressive 4.3 grade-point average . . . as a junior, named to the All-Inland First Team by The Press Enterprise and was a first-team all-conference selection (Big West – Upper League) . . . his father, Matt, lettered in football at Oregon in 1997.
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