Michael Jurgens

Michael Jurgens (born January 1, 2000) is an American football center for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wake Forest and was selected by the Vikings in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL draft.

Early life and college career
Jurgens was born on January 1, 2000, and grew up in Damascus, Maryland. He attended Damascus High School where he was team captain and was a top offensive lineman, helping the team go 42–0 in his career. He was named first-team All-Met, All-State, and the team offensive lineman of the year as a junior, and then was first-team All-Met and the MCPS Coaches 3A-2A Player of the Year as a senior. He played at the Maryland Crab Bowl all-star game and set Damascus records for single-game, season and career pancake blocks. He committed to play college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons as a three-star recruit.

Jurgens redshirted as a true freshman at Wake Forest in 2018 while appearing in two games. He then played 13 games in 2019, and started eight games in 2020 while playing center. In 2021, he started all 13 games at center and helped them to 11 wins which included a Gator Bowl victory, earning honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors. He again started all 13 games in 2022 and repeated as an honorable mention All-ACC selection. He opted to return for a final season in 2023. He was team captain and was chosen second-team All-ACC in his last year.

Professional career
Jurgens was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round (230th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft.