- Donnie Shell, South Carolina State, Defensive Back (First Team All-MEAC 1973; MEAC Hall of Fame 1986; Black College Football Hall of Fame 2015; College Football Hall of Fame 1998; Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020)
- Eugene Sims, Morgan State, Linebacker (First Team All-MEAC 1972, 1973, 1974; Defensive Player of the Year 1973)
- Tracy Singleton, Howard, Wide Receiver (First Team All-MEAC 1980, 1981, 1982; Offensive Player of the Year 1981, 1982)
- Maurice Spencer, North Carolina Central, Defensive Back (First Team All-MEAC 1972, 1973; MEAC Hall of Fame 1986)
- Allen Suber, Bethune-Cookman, Quarterback (First Team All-MEAC 2001, 2002, 2003; Offensive Player of the Year 2002, 2003)
- John Taylor, Delaware State, Wide Receiver (First Team All-MEAC 1984, 1985; Offensive Player of the Year 1985; MEAC Hall of Fame 1993; Black College Football Hall of Fame 2019)
- Lyndon Trail, Norfolk State, Linebacker/Defensive Lineman (First Team All-MEAC 2012, 2013, 2014)
- Elsworth Turner, North Carolina A&T State, Quarterback (First Team All-MEAC 1975, 1976, 1977; Offensive Player of the Year 1976; MEAC Hall of Fame 2007)
- James Vertuno, Florida A&M, Placekicker (First Team All-MEAC 1988, 1989, 1990)
- Jay Walker, Howard, Quarterback (First Team All-MEAC 1992, 1993; Offensive Player of the Year 1993; MEAC Hall of Fame 2018)
- Ted White, Howard, Quarterback (First Team All-MEAC 1996; Offensive Player of the Year 1996; MEAC Hall of Fame 2010)
- Tracy White, Howard, Linebacker (First Team All-MEAC 2000, 2001, 2002; Defensive Player of the Year 2000, 2001; MEAC Hall of Fame 2017)
- Terrell Whitehead, Norfolk State, Defensive Back (First Team All-MEAC 2007, 2008, 2009)
- Vashon Winton, Delaware State, Quarterback (Rookie of the Year 2005)
I’m surprised that NCA&T’s Maurice Hicks wasn’t included. As I’ve said elsewhere, despite the total number of games played, Mo Hicks was no less than the 3rd best pure RB to ever play in the MEAC…and I’d be hard-pressed to name 2 other RBs ahead of him!