Drake Nettles

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Position:
Placekicker
Height:
5-11
Weight:
182
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Council Bluffs, Iowa
High School:
Lewis Central

Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020, 2022)
Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team (2019)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F21, S22, F22)

2022
Played in five games, going 5-for-5 on extra point attempts and 1-for-3 on field goal tries ... made a 36-yard field goal against Texas Tech.

2021
Saw action in one game (UNLV), averaging 44.3 yards on three kickoffs.

2020
First Team Academic All-Big 12 ... handled kickoffs for the second half of the season, appearing in seven games … averaged 56.3 yards on 42 kickoffs … his pooch kickoff vs. Oregon in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl was recovered for on-side kick … had two touchbacks.

2019
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School
One of the top kickers in Iowa … three-year starter … two-time all-state selection and three-time all-district pick … first-team all-state in Class 3A by the Des Moines Register … rated as a top-100 kicker by Kohl’s Kicking … as a senior, led the state in kickoff average (56.5 ypk) and made 8-of-10 field goals for a team that went 11-1 … recorded 69 touchbacks, which also led the state … had a long field goal of 54 yards and was 69-of-71 on PATs … was also the team’s punter, averaging 38.0 yards per punt with a long of 59 yards … was 5-of-11 on field goals and 47-of-50 on PATs as a junior … averaged 55.9 yards per kickoff and had 36 touchbacks … averaged 37.0 yards per punt … made 6-of-11 field goals and 39-of-42 PATs as a sophomore … also lettered in baseball and track & field, earning all-district honors in baseball and was a state qualifier (4X400) in track … coached by Jim Duggan.

Personal
Born April 12, 2001 … son of Bill and Jenny Nettles … mechanical engineering major.