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 then played 13 games in 2019, and started eight games in 2020 while playing
center. He again started all 13 games in 2022 and repeated as an honorable mention All-ACC selection. He was team captain and was chosen second-team All-ACC in his last year. ==Professional career==