1940
| Pos. | Player | School |
| E | Chip Clark | Lexington |
| E | John Holmes | Raleigh |
| T | Andy Karres | Charlotte |
| T | Milton Bulock | Charlotte |
| G | George Karambelas | Asheville |
| G | Ralph Strayhorn | Durham |
| C | Dick Foreman | Albemarle |
| B | Buddy Luper | Rocky Mount |
| B | Bill Myers | Lexington |
| B | Joe Winner | Greensboro |
| B | Bob Sideman | Charlotte |
1941
| Pos. | Player | School |
| E | James Kivett | High Point |
| E | John Wilson | Raleigh |
| T | Ernest Knotts | Albemarle |
| T | Bill Davis | Wilson |
| G | Garland Wolfe | Greensboro |
| G | Don Lambeth | Lexington |
| C | Boyd Allen | Shelby |
| B | Jack Dempsey | Greensboro |
| B | Charlie Justice | Asheville |
| B | Jimmy Miller | Mount Airy |
| B | Gwyn Fletcher | Barium Springs |
1942
| Pos. | Player | School |
| E | Sandy Simmons | Mount Airy |
| E | Carl Tipton | Asheville |
| T | Bill Sisk | Mills Home |
| T | Louts Allen | Greensboro |
| G | Bill Wigg | Wilson |
| G | Emmett Semones | Mount Airy |
| C | Dave Sewell | Greensboro |
| BB | Arther Rivers | Reidsville |
| HB | Charlie Justice | Asheville |
| HB | Carl Sheppard | Gastonia |
| FB | Arnold Metcalfe | High Point |
1943
| Pos. | Player | School |
| E | Rex Benson | Raleigh |
| E | Charles James | Sanford |
| T | Harry Monday | Mount Airy |
| T | Tom Chambers | Winston-Salem |
| G | Leroy Martin | Raleigh |
| G | Kermit Coble | Greensboro |
| C | Jack Williams | Laurinburg |
| BB | Joe Harrell | Asheville |
| HB | Lee Spears | Lexington |
| HB | Jim Fetzer | Reidsville |
| FB | Jim Shoemaker | Charlotte |
1944
| Pos. | Player | School |
| E | Don Dunham | Salisbury |
| E | Jimmy Landis | Rocky Mount |
| T | Sid Martin | Raleigh |
| T | D.C. Evans | Laurinburg |
| G | Jimmy Knotts | Albemarle |
| G | Howard Morris | Greensboro |
| C | Tom Harris | Charlotte |
| BB | Jimmy Rogers | Reidsville |
| HB | Charlie Pearson | Gastonia |
| HB | Amos Gillette | Wilson |
| FB | Bill Poole | Chidren’s Home |
1945
| Pos. | Player | School |
| E | Bill Brewer | High Point |
| E | Larry Dempsey | Greensboro |
| T | Jack Gordon | Raleigh |
| T | Julian King | Children’s Home |
| G | Bill Slate | Mount Airy |
| G | Arlon Brande | Reidsville |
| C | Frank Penny | Durham |
| BB | Jimmy Rogers | Reidsville |
| HB | Curt McDonald | High Point |
| HB | Willis Murphrey | Roanoke Rapids |
| FB | Walton Ferrell | Raleigh |
1946
| Pos. | Player | School |
| E | Larry Dempsey | Greensboro |
| E | Gig Lloyd | Raleigh |
| E | David Sherrill | Fayetteville |
| E | Sprgeon Speight | Wilson |
| T | Bob Donaldson | Albemarle |
| T | Tom Medford | Waynesville |
| T | Pug Pearman | Charlotte Tech |
| T | Jim Stanton | Greensboro |
| G | Leon Bizell | New Bern |
| G | Bill Slate | Mount Airy |
| G | B.F. Huntley | Wadesboro |
| G | Claude White | Morganton |
| C | Donaldson Hooper | High Point |
| C | Jimmy Zrakas | Wilson |
| BB | Bill Eanes | Lexington |
| BB | Jimmy Rogers | Reidsville |
| HB | Bill Cox | Mount Airy |
| HB | Richard Foard | Charlotte Central |
| HB | Nub Smith | Fayetteville |
| HB | Max Thompson | Albemarle |
| FB | George Brinson | Elizabeth City |
| HB | Bobby Stutts | Burlington |
1947
| Pos. | Player | School |
| E | Kenneth Bridges | Shelby |
| E | Paul Cribb | LaGrange |
| E | Charles Lloyd | Raleigh |
| E | Rayvon Smith | Washington |
| T | Julian King | Children’s Home |
| T | Jerry Kiser | Shelby |
| T | Donald Meyers | Charlotte Central |
| T | Clyde Pickard | Burlington |
| T | J.P. Keen | Goldsboro |
| G | William Barringer | Salisbury |
| G | William Crocker | Raleigh |
| G | W.A. Hord, Jr. | Morganton |
| C | William Acker | Fayetteville |
| C | James Zrakas | Wilson |
| BB | Robert Clemmons | Greensboro |
| BB | William Eanes | Lexington |
| HB | Johnny Coble | Mount Airy |
| HB | Dickie Davis | Wilson |
| HB | Clyde Miller | Canton |
| HB | Carlton Roberson | Henderson |
| FB | William Smith | Fayetteville |
| RB | Robert Stutts | Burlington |
1948
| Pos. | Player | School |
| E | Dave Butler | Fayetteville |
| E | William Keziah | Burlington |
| E | Robert Poe | Durham |
| E | Kenneth Yarborough | High Point |
| T | Truett Grant | High Point |
| T | Robert Hodges | Kinston |
| T | Donald Kimel | Statesville |
| T | Harry Reeder | Harding |
| G | Wilson Alexander | R.J. Reynolds |
| G | Charles Atkins | Mount Airy |
| G | J.C. Britt | Fayetteville |
| G | Henry Carson | Lenoir |
| C | Raymond Green | Fayetteville |
| C | William Small | Burlington |
| B | Joe Attayek | Greensboro |
| B | Howard Cheshire | Fayetteville |
| B | Jack Cooke | Winston-Salem Hanes |
| B | William Eanes | Lexington |
| B | Carson Leach | Burlington |
| B | Red Smith | Children’s Home |
| B | Charles Smith | Wilmington |
| B | Richard Sommers | Raleigh |
1949
| Pos. | Player | School |
| E | Bill Bailey | Mount Airy |
| E | Benny Eller | Lenoir |
| E | Pat Harrington | Wilmington |
| E | Van Weatherspoon | Durham |
| T | Lewis Berry | Durham |
| T | Jimmy Hardy | Reidsville |
| T | Bobby Hodges | Kinston |
| T | Jerry Kincaid | Salisbury |
| G | Wilson Alexander | R.J. Reynolds |
| G | Harold Funderburk | Monroe |
| G | Fred Matthews | Burlington |
| G | Bill Peeler | Salisbury |
| C | J.B. Ashe | Charlotte Central |
| C | Douglas Bruton | Kinston |
| B | Joe Attayek | Greensboro |
| B | Harold Carter | Lexington |
| B | Worth Lutz | Durham |
| B | Darrell Small | Burlington |
| B | Red Smith | Children’s Home |
| B | Ray Tripplett | Wilkesboro |
| B | Larry Parker | Charlotte Central |
| B | Billy Williams | Henderson |
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