The following Bulldogs have been selected as First Team All-Americans, to participate in college all-star teams, or were members of the Drake All-Century Team.

First Team All-Americans PlayerCommitteePositionYear(s) chosen Ted Sloane All Sports Magazine End 1925 Johnny Bright American Football Coaches Association RB 1951 Mike Samples American Football Coaches Association DT 1972 Pat Dunsmore American Football Coaches Association TE 1981 Craig Wederquist Associated Press OL 1982 Matt Garvis American Football Coaches Association LB 1995 Mike Foster American Football Coaches Association DL 1999, 2000 Billy Cundiff American Football Coaches Association K 2000, 2001 Aaron Overton Sports Network WR 2002 Ira Vandever Sports Network QB 2002 Grant Knowles Sports Network OG 2004 James Mickley Sports Network TE 2004 Scott Phaydavong Sports Network RB 2004, 2005, 2006 Andy Green Sports Network S 2006, 2007 Dain Taylor American Football Coaches Association DL 2010

All-Star game appearances

PlayerGameYear(s) chosen Ted Sloane East–West Shrine Game 1925 Herb Hedlund East–West Shrine Game 1938 Pug Manders East–West Shrine Game & Chicago Tribune All-Star Game 1939 Ralph Gruben North–South Senior All-Star Game 1946 Tom Bienemann North–South Senior All-Star Game 1950 Dick Steere North–South Senior All-Star Game 1950 Johnny Bright East–West Shrine Game 1951 Tom Newell Copper Bowl 1958 Karl Kassulke Blue–Gray Football Classic 1962 Jack Matiar Blue–Gray Football Classic 1978 Jack Matiar Senior Bowl 1979 Rick Casko Blue–Gray Football Classic 1980 John Ware Blue–Gray Football Classic 1981 Dennis McKnight Senior Bowl 1981 Billy Cundiff East Coast Bowl 2002 Aaron Overton East Coast Bowl 2002 Grant Knowles East Coast Bowl 2004 Scott Phaydavong East Coast Bowl 2006 Eric Saubert East–West Shrine Game & Senior Bowl 2016

All-Century Team PlayerPositionYears for Bulldogs Bud Adams Lineman 1939–1941 Herb Hedlund Lineman 1936–1938 Dennis McKnight G 1923–1927 Charlie Pell Lineman 1904–1906 Mike Samples DT 1970–1972 Marv Shearer Lineman 1954–1957 Pete Solverson Lineman 1970–1973 Dick Steere G 1947–1950 Craig Wederquist OL 1979–1982 Joe Worobec G 1970–1972 Tom Bienemann DE 1947–1950 William Bliss End 1898–1901 Pat Dunsmore TE 1979–1982 Jerry Mertens CB 1954–1957 Manley Sarnowsky End 1963–1966 Ted Sloane End 1923–1925 Doug Winslow WR 1969–1972 Bill Boelter Back 1921–1923 Johnny Bright HB/LB 1949–1951 Karl Kassulke S 1961–1962 Lynn King Back 1928–1930 Roger LaBrasca Back 1954–1957 Pug Manders FB / HB 1936–1938 Duane Miller DB/WR 1966–1969 Floyd Miller Back 1947–1950 Dick Nesbitt RB 1927–1929 Glen Simons Back 1911–1913 Amero Ware Back 1979–1982 Buford Waterhouse Back 1955–1956 Felix Wright DB 1977–1980 Waldo Don Carlos C 1928–1930 Russell Sprong C 1915–1919

See also Drake Bulldogs

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