Pete Nygra

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Height:
6-4
Weight:
300
Position:
OL
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.
High School:
Brownsburg
Prev School:
Northern Illinois

PRONUNCIATION NYE-gruh

2025: Started 14th consecutive game at center for Louisville in the opener against Eastern Kentucky.

2024: Started all 13 games at center in his first season at Louisville ... Allowed just one sack in 848 snaps.

Before Louisville: Played three seasons at Northern Illinois …owns two seasons of eligibility … appeared in 28 career games, making 23 starts … started all 12 games at center for the No. 2 rushing team in the MAC in 2023 … named second team All-MAC by the Phil Steele … played every snap in 2023 … started 11 of 12 games at center in 2022; ranked second on the team in total snaps (758) as a redshirt freshman … did not allow a sack in 328 passing attempts while snapping to four different quarterbacks in 2022 … named NIU's Freshman of the Year at postseason banquet … allowed just one hit on the quarterback all season … led the NIU offensive line with a 95% effort grade for the season … NIU ranked second in the MAC and 34th nationally in rushing offense with 190.4 yards/game … led the MAC and ranked 10th in the country in fewest sacks allowed with just 12 surrendered all year for an average of 1.0/game … best performances came against Vanderbilt with an 84 % overall grade and 97 % effort and at Western Michigan with 84 % overall/96 % effort … PFF graded him at 80 % or higher three times, topped by an 83.4% mark against Ball State … earned Academic All-MAC and CSC Academic All-District honors … Saw action in three games in 2021 – at Buffalo (11-17), versus Western Michigan (11-23) and in the Cure Bowl (12-17) game versus Coastal Carolina in Orlando … used primarily as an extra blocker in Huskies' "jumbo" package.

High School: Ranked the No. 1 center in the state of Indiana by 247Sports … helped lead the Bulldogs to conference title in 2018 and state playoffs in 2020 … three-time varsity letterwinner and two-time team captain (2019 and 2020) … named team Most Valuable Player in 2020 and best offensive lineman in each of the last two years … member of the National Honor Society … active with Special Olympics, Beggars for the Poor and Family Promise … born on August 29 in Danville, Indiana … son of Susan and Mike Nygra.