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The Top Ranked Football Players by Rookie Year-1953
Notes: This is a list of the greatest football players to start their pro career in the year listed.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Joe Schmidt | LB | 86 |
| 2 | Jim Ringo | OL | 146 |
| 3 | Rosey Brown | OL | 170 |
| 4 | Doug Atkins | DL | 289 |
| 5 | Bill Forester | LB | 398 |
| 6 | Bill Pellington | LB | 557 |
| 7 | Bob St. Clair | OL | 620 |
| 8 | Ray Wietecha | OL | 706 |
| 9 | Gene Lipscomb | DL | 760 |
| 10 | Harley Sewell | OL | 1083 |
| 11 | Jack Stroud | OL | 1091 |
| 12 | Roger Zatkoff | LB | 1173 |
| 13 | Bob Schnelker | E | 1216 |
| 14 | Tom Scott | DL | 1222 |
| 15 | Ken Konz | DB | 1234 |
| 16 | Dick Modzelewski | DL | 1297 |
| 17 | Tom Brookshier | DB | 1372 |
| 18 | Marv Matuszak | LB | 1396 |
| 19 | Johnny Olszewski | RB | 1444 |
| 20 | Jess Richardson | DL | 1464 |
| 21 | Harland Svare | LB | 1482 |
| 22 | Howie Ferguson | RB | 1509 |
| 23 | Charlie Ane Jr. | OL | 1517 |
| 24 | Gern Nagler | E | 1668 |
| 25 | Lew Carpenter | RB | 1914 |
| 26 | Frank Fuller | DL | 2126 |
| 27 | Ed Husmann | DL | 2132 |
| 28 | Leo Elter | RB | 2210 |
| 29 | Rudy Bukich | QB | 2326 |
| 30 | Al Carmichael | RB | 2390 |
| 31 | Carl Karilivacz | DB | 2415 |
| 32 | Don Boll | OL | 2455 |
| 33 | Bob Fry | OL | 2651 |
| 34 | Al Carmichael (KR) | KR | 2712 |
| 35 | Kline Gilbert | OL | 2911 |
| 36 | Ollie Spencer | OL | 2949 |
| 37 | John Carson | TE | 2951 |
| 38 | Chuck Noll | OL | 3062 |
| 39 | Gil Mains | DL | 3130 |
| 40 | Fred Bruney | DB | 3801 |
| 41 | Doug Hogland | OL | 3975 |
| 42 | Al Carmichael (PR) | PR | 4061 |
| 43 | Val Joe Walker | DB | 4597 |
| 44 | Art DeCarlo | DB | 4671 |
| 45 | Bob Gaona | OL | 5017 |
| 46 | Gene Gedman | RB | 5186 |
| 47 | Tom Catlin | LB | 5468 |
| 48 | Tommy O'Connell | QB | 6559 |
| 49 | Billy Reynolds (PR) | PR | 6789 |
| 50 | Billy Reynolds | RB | 6880 |
| 51 | Johnny Hatley | OL | 6931 |
| 52 | Ted Marchibroda | QB | 7104 |
| 53 | Jim Psaltis | DB | 7293 |
| 54 | Hal Giancanelli | RB | 7379 |
| 55 | Ken Konz (PR) | PR | 7912 |
| 56 | John Kreamcheck | DL | 8101 |
| 57 | Jimmy Sears | DB | 8383 |
| 58 | Don Johnson | RB | 8463 |
| 59 | Jack Scarbath | QB | 8511 |
| 60 | Lou Tepe | OL | 9160 |
| 61 | Paul Carr | DB | 9163 |
| 62 | Bob Peviani | LB | 9217 |
| 63 | Jack Manley | LB | 9320 |
| 64 | Bob Griffin | LB | 9359 |
| 65 | Jim Root | QB | 9597 |
| 66 | John Morton | LB | 9598 |
| 67 | Bob McNamara | DB | 9813 |
| 68 | Harry Babcock | E | 10107 |
| 69 | Billy Reynolds (KR) | KR | 10188 |
| 70 | Tom Higgins | OL | 10359 |
| 71 | Brad Myers | RB | 10455 |
| 72 | Jerry Watford | OL | 10933 |
| 73 | Tom McCormick | RB | 10972 |
| 74 | Fred Bruney (PR) | PR | 10974 |
| 75 | Nick Chickillo | DL | 11021 |
| 76 | Sonny Grandelius | RB | 11377 |
| 77 | Ed Mioduszewski | DB | 11446 |
| 78 | Monte Brethauer | DB | 11576 |
| 79 | Buford Long | DB | 11651 |
| 80 | Billy Anderson | DB | 11692 |
| 81 | Don Bingham (KR) | KR | 12152 |
| 82 | Jimmy Sears (KR) | KR | 12153 |
| 83 | Lew Carpenter (PR) | PR | 12154 |
| 84 | Ed Barker | E | 12284 |
| 85 | Bob McNamara (PR) | PR | 12534 |
| 86 | Ken Konz (P) | P | 12570 |
| 87 | Pete Brown (P) | P | 12571 |
| 88 | Hal Giancanelli (KR) | KR | 12829 |
| 89 | Mel Embree | E | 12830 |
| 90 | Monte Brethauer (P) | P | 12870 |
| 91 | Clive Rush (P) | P | 13158 |
| 92 | Jack Little | OL | 13208 |
| 93 | Jimmy Sears (PR) | PR | 13268 |
| 94 | Buck McPhail | RB | 13394 |
| 95 | Ralph Jecha | OL | 13435 |
| 96 | Gene Filipski | RB | 13476 |
| 97 | Harland Carl | RB | 13554 |
| 98 | Lloyd Lowe (PR) | PR | 13555 |
| 99 | Bob Van Doren | DL | 13680 |
| 100 | Clive Rush | E | 13681 |
| 101 | Don Bingham (PR) | PR | 14375 |
| 102 | Lew Carpenter (KR) | KR | 14376 |
| 103 | Jack Del Bello | QB | 14500 |
| 104 | Don Bingham | RB | 14614 |
| 105 | Bob L. Smith | RB | 14740 |
| 106 | Paul Held | QB | 14741 |
| 107 | Chet Lagod | OL | 15011 |
| 108 | Gib Dawson | RB | 15422 |
| 109 | Lloyd Lowe | DB | 15423 |
| 110 | Hal Miller | OL | 15569 |
| 111 | Ray Nagel | QB | 15570 |
| 112 | Frank McPhee | DB | 15706 |
| 113 | Ken Bahnsen | RB | 15826 |
| 114 | Willie Carter | RB | 15969 |
| 115 | John Alderton | DL | 16451 |
| 116 | John J. Michels | OL | 16452 |
| 117 | Paul Dekker | E | 16636 |
| 118 | George Mrkonic | OL | 16939 |
| 119 | Everett Douglas | OL | 17289 |
| 120 | Don Steinbrunner | OL | 17805 |
| 121 | Joe Ramona | OL | 18065 |
| 122 | Billy Autrey | OL | 18204 |
| 123 | Gene Filipski (KR) | KR | 18721 |
| 124 | Bobby Kuntz | RB | 19296 |
| 125 | Pete Brown | OL | 19488 |
| 126 | Kaye Vaughan | OL | 19613 |
| 127 | Don Walsh | DL | 20129 |
| 128 | Hal Ledyard | QB | 20546 |
| 129 | Bill Bewley | E | 20911 |
| 130 | Tony Curcillo | DB | 20913 |
| 131 | Nick Miller (DB) | DB | 21221 |
| 132 | Roy Stevenson | OL | 21766 |
| 133 | Dave Suminski | OL | 22015 |
| 134 | Gene Filipski (PR) | PR | 22737 |
| 135 | Ray Baillie | DL | 22823 |
| 136 | Bill Sowalski | E | 22836 |
| 137 | Tom Hugo | LB | 24106 |
| 138 | Gene Donaldson | OL | 24510 |
| 139 | Bob Brady | DL | 24702 |
| 140 | Doug McNichol | DL | 26069 |
| 141 | Bill Bewley (K) | K | 26208 |
| 142 | Ron Kelly | LB | 26479 |
| 143 | Mike Kovac | OL | 28134 |
| 144 | Laurie Hodgson | LB | 29007 |
| 145 | Gerry Doucette | QB | 29188 |
| 146 | Art Darch | DL | 29298 |
| 147 | Doug Killoh | DB | 29886 |
| 148 | Bobby Marlow | RB | 30740 |
| 149 | Bobby Dawson | DB | 31628 |
| 150 | Billy Graham | RB | 33275 |
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