* 2008 Senior Bowl, Texas Vs. The Nation All-Star Challenge
* 2007 College Sporting News FCS Fabulous 50 All-America team
* 2007 All-Great West Football Conference first team
* 2007 The Sports Network FCS Special Teams Player of the Week
* 2007 GWFC Special Teams Player of the Week
* 2007 Street & Smith FCS Preseason All-America first team
* 2007 The Sports Network FCS Preseason All-America first team
* 2007 Lindy’s FCS Preseason All-America first team
* 2006 The Sports Network FCS All-America second team
* 2006 Football Gazette FCS All-America second team
* 2006 Football Gazette All-Northwest Region first team
* 2006 All-Great West Football Conference first team
* 2005 Associated Press I-AA All-America second team
* 2005 Football Gazette I-AA All-America second team
* 2005 CollegeSportsReport.com All-Division I-AA first team
* 2005 Football Gazette All-Region first team
* 2005 All-GWFC first team (media), second team (coaches)
* 2004 Honorable mention All-GWFC
* I-AA.org National Weekly All-Star
* Three-time Football Gazette Special Teams Player of the Week
* Three-time GWFC Special Teams Player of the Week
“Drago” caught the eye of many around the nation not only with his strong leg, but also his accuracy ... Will play in two postseason all-star games including the Senior Bowl on Jan. 26, 2008, in Mobile, Ala., and the Texas Vs. The Nation All-Star Challenge on Feb. 2, 2008, in El Paso, Texas ... Felt like the Maytag repair man over his final two seasons with only 27 attempts in 2007 and 30 attempts in 2006, but still would have led NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) in punting as a junior and finish second as a senior ... Program's all-time leader in punting average (44.46 avg.) ... Finished with 47 punts over 50 yards ... Had 61 punts inside the 20, 32 touchbacks and four fair catches out of 158 attempts ... Continues to work hard on his strength, flexibility and consistency ... 2007 SEASON(SENIOR): Led the Great West Football Conference in punting at 45.4 yards per kick and would have been second in NCAA Division I FCS, but needed 3.6 punts per game to qualify nationally ... Named to the 2007 College Sporting News FCS Fabulous 50 All-America team ... Landed all-conference first team honors ... Placed 11 of 27 punts inside the 20 yard line and had eight touchbacks ... Had eight punts over 50 yards including a 70-yard effort in the 41-38 win over Sam Houston State (9-15-07) ... His peformance against Sam Houston State earned him Sports Network and Great West Special Teams Player of the Week honors ... Had a 62-yarder on the road at Western Illinois (9-29-07) -- one of two games he placed two punts inside the 20 ... Drago was 2 for 2 inside the 20 yard line in the 27-21 win at Minnesota (10-20-07) and 2 of 3 in the 40-14 win at Central Michigan (9-22-07) ... Named to the 2007 Street & Smith and Lindy’s College Previews FCS Preseason All-America first team ... Displayed his athletic ability in season opener, completing a 47-yard pass to teammate John Richardson on a fourth down play vs. Stephen F. Austin (9-8-07) ... 2006 SEASON (JUNIOR): Led the Great West Football Conference in punting with an average of 46.2 yards per kick ... Named to The Sports Network and Football Gazette FCS All-America second teams ... Earned first team all-conference honors ... Punted only 30 times, but had 14 of 50-plus yards including a season-high 67 yarder in the 17-9 win at Stephen F. Austin (9-30-06) ... It was one of three punters over 50 yards against SFA ... Had 14 punts inside the 20-yard line and seven touchbacks ... Recorded three punts inside the 20 in three games against Ball State (9-23-06), Georgia Southern (10-7-06) and Mississippi Valley State ... Averaged over 50 yards per kick in five games ... 2005 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Would have led NCAA I-AA in punting with an average of 46.5 yards per kick ... Tops in the Great West Football Conference ... Named to the Associated Press and Football Gazette I-AA All-America second teams ... Selected to the CollegeSportsReport.com All-Division I-AA and Football Gazette All-Northwest Region first team ... Selected the All-GWFC first team by media, second team by the coaches ... His 79-yard punt at No. 11 Southern Illinois (11-19-05) was the second longest in school history ... Averaged 55.8 yards per punt on four attempts against the Salukis ... Earned I-AA.org National Weekly All-Star, and Football Gazette and GWFC Special Team Player of the Week honors for that performance ... Twice earned the Football Gazette and GWFC weekly award in 2005 ... Had 16 punts of 50+ yards, 11 touchbacks, 10 inside the opponents 20 and two fair catches ... Second team Preseason All-Great West Football Conference ... 2004 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 11 games for the Bison ... Punted 54 times for an average of 41.3 yards ... Had 16 punts inside the 20-yard line ... Boomed nine kicks for 50-plus yards ... Honorable mention All-GWFC by vote of coaches, second team performer by media ... GWFC and Football Gazette Special Teams Player of the Week (11-2-04) after punting six times for an average of 46.7, including a season best 63-yarder against nationally-ranked Northwestern State (10-30-04) ... Dropped four kicks inside the 20-yard line vs. the Demons ... Had two games with eight punts, averaging 35.4 yards against Nicholls State (10-2-04) and 46 yards against nationally-ranked Cal Poly (10-23-04) ... Also had four kicks inside the 20 in season finale vs. nationally ranked UC Davis (11-13-04) ... Averaged a season-best 48.6 yards per kick at Weber State (11-6-04), and also recorded two solo tackles ... 2003 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season with a redshirt in the Bison grid program ... HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-conference and all-area and honorable mention all-state for Richards High School and coach Gary Kerhonen ... Caught 51 passes for 1,109 yards and 16 TDs while averaging 21.7 yards per catch for an 11-1 team his senior season ... Averaged 42 yards as a punter ... Was also a captain on his baseball team ... PERSONAL: University studies major ... Completed internship with D-S Beverages in promotions and promotional sales during the summer ... Lists music, sports and PS2 as his hobbies ... Has one younger brother ... Son of Carol Kurucar of Oak Lawn and Pete Tomich.
Dragosavich’s Career Bests
Most Punt Attempts: 8 vs. Cal Poly, 10-23-04; at Nicholls State, 10-2-04
Best Punt Average: 56.5 vs. Illinois State, 11-3-07 (2/113 yards)
Longest Punt: 79 yards at Southern Illinois, 11-19-05
Punts Inside the 20: 4 at UC Davis, 11-13-04; vs. Northwestern State, 10-30-04
50+ Yard Punts: 47
60+ Yard Punts: 11
70+ Punts: 2
PUNTING
Season G No. Yards Avg. LG BLK TB FC 50+ I20
2004 11 54 2229 41.3 63 1 6 4 9 16
2005 11 47 2186 46.5 79 1 11 2 16 20
2006 11 30 1385 46.2 67 0 7 1 14 14
2007 11 27 1225 45.4 70 1 8 0 8 11
Career 44 158 7025 44.5 79 3 32 7 47 61
DEFENSIVE POINT CHART
Season G UT AT TT FF FR P,BU-D INT KB Pts. Sacks Penetr’s
2004 11 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
2005 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
2006 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 44 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0
