Bucknell University Athletics
2026 Spring Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 48
Max Dresens
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Wayland, Mass.
- High School:
- Wayland HS
2025 (Freshman): Reserve linebacker, did not see game action.
Wayland HS: Member of the football and track and field teams at Wayland High School … two-year team captain on the gridiron … League MVP as a junior and senior … D4 Divisional All-State as a junior … named to All-Scholastic Team by Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and MetroWest Daily Sports … part of league championship teams in 2023 (8-3) and 2024 (9-2) … broke the school's single-season rushing yards record with 1,762 … recorded 43 career touchdowns, despite missing his entire sophomore season due to injury … averaged 10.3 yards per carry in his career … also logged 181 career tackles.
Personal: Max Dresens...born May 15, 2006 in Newton, Mass. … son of Gretchen and Paul Dresens … has three older brothers: Zack, Nick, and Jack … Zack (soccer) and Nick (football) were both student-athletes at Tufts, and Jack plays soccer at St. Anselm … father played football at Tufts and is in the school's Athletics Hall of Fame … grandfather, W. Scott Cooledge, played hockey at Harvard … mother is a 1990 Bucknell graduate.
Wayland HS: Member of the football and track and field teams at Wayland High School … two-year team captain on the gridiron … League MVP as a junior and senior … D4 Divisional All-State as a junior … named to All-Scholastic Team by Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and MetroWest Daily Sports … part of league championship teams in 2023 (8-3) and 2024 (9-2) … broke the school's single-season rushing yards record with 1,762 … recorded 43 career touchdowns, despite missing his entire sophomore season due to injury … averaged 10.3 yards per carry in his career … also logged 181 career tackles.
Personal: Max Dresens...born May 15, 2006 in Newton, Mass. … son of Gretchen and Paul Dresens … has three older brothers: Zack, Nick, and Jack … Zack (soccer) and Nick (football) were both student-athletes at Tufts, and Jack plays soccer at St. Anselm … father played football at Tufts and is in the school's Athletics Hall of Fame … grandfather, W. Scott Cooledge, played hockey at Harvard … mother is a 1990 Bucknell graduate.
In The Herd - 2026 Bucknell Reunion Weekend
Sunday, May 31
NCAA East First Round Preview And Wade Shomper, Alex Lea, Evie Bliss And Brylee Tereska Features
Monday, May 25
Patriot League Baseball Championship Series Game Three Recap 5-20-2026
Wednesday, May 20
Patriot League Baseball Championship Series Game Two Highlights 5-19-2026
Tuesday, May 19







































































