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The Top Ranked Football Players by Rookie Year-1958
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 | Chuck Howley | LB | 72 |
| 2 | Bobby Mitchell | WR | 122 |
| 3 | Willie Davis | DL | 123 |
| 4 | Jim Taylor | RB | 131 |
| 5 | Don Maynard | WR | 148 |
| 6 | Jerry Kramer | OL | 154 |
| 7 | Alex Karras | DL | 197 |
| 8 | Frank Ryan | QB | 256 |
| 9 | Ray Nitschke | LB | 322 |
| 10 | Gene Hickerson | OL | 407 |
| 11 | Erich Barnes | DB | 422 |
| 12 | John David Crow | RB | 595 |
| 13 | Jimmy Orr | WR | 622 |
| 14 | Abe Woodson | DB | 652 |
| 15 | Wayne Walker | LB | 660 |
| 16 | Bill Glass | DL | 794 |
| 17 | Ken Gray | OL | 943 |
| 18 | Dale Meinert | LB | 971 |
| 19 | Dan Currie | LB | 998 |
| 20 | Red Phillips | WR | 1081 |
| 21 | Johnny Morris | WR | 1195 |
| 22 | Bobby Joe Conrad | WR | 1201 |
| 23 | Jim Gibbons | TE | 1342 |
| 24 | Dick Lynch | DB | 1353 |
| 25 | Lou Michaels | DL | 1422 |
| 26 | Fuzzy Thurston | OL | 1449 |
| 27 | Johnny Sample | DB | 1542 |
| 28 | Bill Anderson | E | 1659 |
| 29 | Clendon Thomas | DB | 1708 |
| 30 | Dave Whitsell | DB | 1916 |
| 31 | Charlie Bradshaw | OL | 1954 |
| 32 | Dan Lewis | RB | 2017 |
| 33 | Lou Michaels (K) | K | 2130 |
| 34 | Darrell Dess | OL | 2203 |
| 35 | John Baker | DL | 2237 |
| 36 | John Thomas | OL | 2375 |
| 37 | Don Bishop | DB | 2408 |
| 38 | Bill Jobko | LB | 2626 |
| 39 | Lenny Lyles | DB | 2648 |
| 40 | Phil King | RB | 2672 |
| 41 | Abe Woodson (KR) | KR | 2679 |
| 42 | Ed Cooke | DL | 2737 |
| 43 | Sherman Plunkett | OL | 2871 |
| 44 | Jim Ninowski | QB | 3154 |
| 45 | Jerry Mertens | DB | 3204 |
| 46 | Abe Woodson (PR) | PR | 3377 |
| 47 | Fred Dugan | TE | 3560 |
| 48 | King Hill | QB | 3586 |
| 49 | King Hill (P) | P | 3676 |
| 50 | Wayne H. Walker (K) | K | 3861 |
| 51 | Bob Mischak | OL | 4050 |
| 52 | Jim Shofner | DB | 4216 |
| 53 | Johnny Morris (PR) | PR | 4218 |
| 54 | Frank Youso | OL | 4334 |
| 55 | Dick Klein | OL | 4477 |
| 56 | Ken Webb | RB | 4672 |
| 57 | Dick Christy | RB | 4730 |
| 58 | Tom Louderback | LB | 5204 |
| 59 | Billy Lott | RB | 5475 |
| 60 | Jim McCusker | OL | 5543 |
| 61 | John Wittenborn | OL | 5723 |
| 62 | Dick Christy (KR) | KR | 5787 |
| 63 | Billy Atkins | DB | 5800 |
| 64 | Don Healy | DL | 6323 |
| 65 | Joe Lewis | DL | 6378 |
| 66 | Dick Lasse | LB | 6477 |
| 67 | Bill Roehnelt | LB | 6479 |
| 68 | Tom Rychlec | TE | 6496 |
| 69 | Dennit Morris | LB | 6564 |
| 70 | Billy Atkins (P) | P | 6677 |
| 71 | Walt Kowalczyk | RB | 7044 |
| 72 | Ernie Warlick | TE | 7136 |
| 73 | Dick Campbell | LB | 7165 |
| 74 | Merrill Douglas | RB | 7204 |
| 75 | Ray L. Brown | DB | 7419 |
| 76 | Billy Krisher | OL | 7614 |
| 77 | Dick Christy (PR) | PR | 7744 |
| 78 | Bobby Mitchell (PR) | PR | 7868 |
| 79 | Tony Teresa | RB | 7954 |
| 80 | Bobby Mitchell (KR) | KR | 7965 |
| 81 | Jerry Cornelison | OL | 8214 |
| 82 | Johnny Sample (PR) | PR | 8249 |
| 83 | Johnny Sample (KR) | KR | 8350 |
| 84 | Johnny Morris (KR) | KR | 8352 |
| 85 | Dick Lucas | TE | 8388 |
| 86 | Bobby Gordon | DB | 8471 |
| 87 | M.C. Reynolds | QB | 8494 |
| 88 | Ralph M. Anderson | WR | 8526 |
| 89 | John Wittenborn (K) | K | 8762 |
| 90 | Frank Kuchta | LB | 8799 |
| 91 | Ken Hall | RB | 8927 |
| 92 | Proverb Jacobs | OL | 9059 |
| 93 | Larry Krutko | RB | 9441 |
| 94 | Charlie Brueckman | LB | 9773 |
| 95 | Lenny Lyles (KR) | KR | 9897 |
| 96 | Jerry Kramer (K) | K | 9961 |
| 97 | Jackie Simpson | LB | 10061 |
| 98 | Ray L. Brown (P) | P | 10194 |
| 99 | Bobby Joe Conrad (PR) | PR | 10242 |
| 100 | Jim Shofner (PR) | PR | 10304 |
| 101 | Vern Valdez | DB | 10314 |
| 102 | Bobby Joe Conrad (KR) | KR | 10454 |
| 103 | Jackie M. Simpson | DB | 10474 |
| 104 | John Guzik | LB | 10667 |
| 105 | Leon Burton | RB | 10803 |
| 106 | Buzz Guy | OL | 10985 |
| 107 | Urban Henry | DL | 11009 |
| 108 | Bobby Joe Conrad (K) | K | 11181 |
| 109 | John Diehl | DL | 11333 |
| 110 | Leon Burton (KR) | KR | 11608 |
| 111 | Bob Stransky | RB | 11750 |
| 112 | Ken Hall (KR) | KR | 11751 |
| 113 | Leon Burton (PR) | PR | 12275 |
| 114 | Jimmy Orr (P) | P | 12309 |
| 115 | Billy Atkins (K) | K | 12331 |
| 116 | Bob Watters | DL | 12356 |
| 117 | Dick Dorsey | WR | 12423 |
| 118 | Jim Shanley (PR) | PR | 12691 |
| 119 | Bobby Gordon (P) | P | 12867 |
| 120 | Mike Sommer | RB | 12922 |
| 121 | Les Walters | DB | 13117 |
| 122 | Phil King (KR) | KR | 13118 |
| 123 | Ken Webb (KR) | KR | 13266 |
| 124 | Don Maynard (PR) | PR | 13392 |
| 125 | Jim Wulff | DB | 14124 |
| 126 | Sam Etcheverry | QB | 14696 |
| 127 | Dean Philpott | RB | 14736 |
| 128 | C.R. Roberts | RB | 14791 |
| 129 | Don Sutherin | DB | 15069 |
| 130 | Jim Shanley | RB | 15303 |
| 131 | Gene Selawski | OL | 15337 |
| 132 | Charlie Jackson | DB | 15705 |
| 133 | Jim R. Jones | DB | 15964 |
| 134 | Jon Jelacic | DL | 16051 |
| 135 | Russ Jackson | QB | 17217 |
| 136 | Frank Rigney | OL | 17249 |
| 137 | Bill Striegel | OL | 17287 |
| 138 | Don Luzzi | DL | 17368 |
| 139 | Jim Rountree | DB | 17595 |
| 140 | Neil Habig | OL | 17743 |
| 141 | Dave Thelen | RB | 17770 |
| 142 | Dave Burkholder | LB | 17841 |
| 143 | Joe Poirier | RB | 18009 |
| 144 | Tom Hinton | OL | 18167 |
| 145 | Ed Learn | DB | 18229 |
| 146 | Don Stephenson | LB | 18232 |
| 147 | Ron Brewer | LB | 18382 |
| 148 | Sonny Homer | E | 18602 |
| 149 | Gar Warren | LB | 18756 |
| 150 | Farrell Funston | E | 18898 |
| 151 | Bill Britton | LB | 19143 |
| 152 | Bobby Jack Oliver | DL | 20106 |
| 153 | Jim Letcavits | E | 20126 |
| 154 | Gerry Nesbitt | LB | 20312 |
| 155 | Gerry Philp | E | 20474 |
| 156 | Bob Renn | WR | 20611 |
| 157 | Joe Francis | QB | 21013 |
| 158 | Ernie White | RB | 21341 |
| 159 | Howie Cissell | RB | 21446 |
| 160 | Walt Radzick | DL | 21462 |
| 161 | Don McDonald | DB | 21580 |
| 162 | Len Chandler | E | 21598 |
| 163 | Clare Exelby | DB | 22310 |
| 164 | Ed Learn (PR) | PR | 22391 |
| 165 | Tony Kehrer | RB | 23110 |
| 166 | Jackie Simpson (K) | K | 23349 |
| 167 | Bob Brodhead | QB | 23351 |
| 168 | Doug Brown | OL | 23395 |
| 169 | Bob Jewett | E | 23411 |
| 170 | Don Sutherin (PR) | PR | 23483 |
| 171 | Danny Banda | LB | 23516 |
| 172 | John Casey | DL | 23656 |
| 173 | Vern Vaughn | E | 24180 |
| 174 | Joe Carruthers | OL | 25544 |
| 175 | Ron Murphy | DL | 26055 |
| 176 | Don Paquette | DB | 26125 |
| 177 | James Pace | RB | 26229 |
| 178 | John Varone | RB | 26382 |
| 179 | Dale Klassen | OL | 26976 |
| 180 | J.T. Seaholm | DL | 27026 |
| 181 | Jim Van Pelt | QB | 27202 |
| 182 | Doug Brown (K) | K | 27220 |
| 183 | Bobby Mulgado | RB | 27461 |
| 184 | Mike Hagler | RB | 27895 |
| 185 | Jim Rountree (KR) | KR | 28044 |
| 186 | Dick Hunter | E | 28073 |
| 187 | Len Chandler (PR) | PR | 28980 |
| 188 | Chuck Holloway | E | 29315 |
| 189 | Earl Keeley | QB | 29342 |
| 190 | Jim Van Pelt (K) | K | 29522 |
| 191 | Gerry Nesbitt (P) | P | 29532 |
| 192 | Jim Bakhtiar | RB | 29622 |
| 193 | Ernie White (KR) | KR | 29666 |
| 194 | Jim Phillips | OL | 29754 |
| 195 | Dick Craddock | LB | 29942 |
| 196 | Mel Gillett | LB | 30058 |
| 197 | Gerry Thompkins | QB | 30186 |
| 198 | Gerry Philp (PR) | PR | 30374 |
| 199 | Mike Davies | DB | 30378 |
| 200 | Clare Exelby (PR) | PR | 30730 |
| 201 | Barry Cyr | RB | 31848 |
| 202 | Paul Fedor | E | 32087 |
| 203 | Nelson Yarbrough | QB | 32294 |
| 204 | Bobby Jack Oliver (K) | K | 32521 |
| 205 | Mike Hagler (KR) | KR | 32626 |
| 206 | Lou Elias | RB | 32652 |
| 207 | Lennie King | DB | 33159 |
| 208 | Mike Hagler (PR) | PR | 33637 |
| 209 | Sonny Homer (PR) | PR | 33782 |
| 210 | Curt Iaukea | OL | 33961 |
| 211 | Jim Rountree (PR) | PR | 34154 |
| 212 | Larry Cowart | LB | 34191 |
| 213 | Ralph Pfeifer | RB | 34392 |
| 214 | Ted Mikliechuk | LB | 34436 |
| 215 | Don Sutherin (K) | K | 34439 |
| 216 | Dave King | DB | 34555 |
| 217 | Ed Stowe | LB | 34733 |
| 218 | Bobby Mulgado (P) | P | 34934 |
| 219 | Bob Renn (P) | P | 35169 |
| 220 | Chuck Holloway (KR) | KR | 35170 |
| 221 | Jackie Simpson (PR) | PR | 35182 |
| 222 | Tom Whitehouse | DL | 35386 |
| 223 | Danny Banda (PR) | PR | 35458 |
| 224 | Cleve Wester | DL | 35463 |
| 225 | Howie Cissell (PR) | PR | 35950 |
| 226 | Jackie Simpson (KR) | KR | 35951 |
| 227 | John Smart | RB | 36135 |
| 228 | Ralph Pfeifer (PR) | PR | 36136 |
| 229 | Dave King (PR) | PR | 36320 |
| 230 | Wally Lencz | RB | 36584 |
| 231 | Danny Banda (KR) | KR | 36912 |
| 232 | Ernie White (PR) | PR | 36913 |
| 233 | Dick Hunter (PR) | PR | 37176 |
| 234 | Bill Britton (PR) | PR | 37480 |
| 235 | Lou Elias (PR) | PR | 37717 |
| 236 | Don Berger | OL | 38242 |
| 237 | Bert Novis | OL | 38511 |
| 238 | Joe Nicely | OL | 38889 |
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