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The Top Ranked Football Players by Rookie Year-1966
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 | Tom Mack | OL | 302 |
| 2 | Emmitt Thomas | DB | 332 |
| 3 | Gary Garrison | WR | 405 |
| 4 | Jim Hart | QB | 457 |
| 5 | John Niland | OL | 535 |
| 6 | Donny Anderson | RB | 872 |
| 7 | Gale Gillingham | OL | 919 |
| 8 | Tommy Nobis | LB | 954 |
| 9 | Mike Garrett | RB | 1168 |
| 10 | Jan Stenerud | K | 1228 |
| 11 | Milt Morin | TE | 1365 |
| 12 | Emerson Boozer | RB | 1447 |
| 13 | Bob Young | OL | 1532 |
| 14 | Walt Garrison | RB | 1609 |
| 15 | Garo Yepremian | K | 1622 |
| 16 | Johnny Roland | RB | 1643 |
| 17 | Ben Hawkins | WR | 1680 |
| 18 | Doug Buffone | LB | 1728 |
| 19 | Don Hansen | LB | 1920 |
| 20 | Ken Reaves | DB | 2027 |
| 21 | Tom Mitchell | TE | 2195 |
| 22 | Robert E. Brown | DL | 2272 |
| 23 | David Lee | P | 2369 |
| 24 | Pete Banaszak | RB | 2452 |
| 25 | Howard Twilley | WR | 2634 |
| 26 | Charlie Harraway | RB | 2657 |
| 27 | Brig Owens | DB | 2700 |
| 28 | Pete Lammons | TE | 2736 |
| 29 | Mike Eischeid (P) | P | 2969 |
| 30 | Dick Witcher | WR | 3057 |
| 31 | Rich Jackson | DL | 3093 |
| 32 | Bruce Van Dyke | OL | 3113 |
| 33 | Hoyle Granger | RB | 3203 |
| 34 | Paul Guidry | LB | 3262 |
| 35 | Randy Johnson | QB | 3427 |
| 36 | Mike Tilleman | DL | 3535 |
| 37 | Bob Kowalkowski | OL | 3590 |
| 38 | Glen Ray Hines | OL | 3636 |
| 39 | Eric Crabtree | WR | 3647 |
| 40 | Terry Owens | OL | 3980 |
| 41 | Aaron Brown | DL | 4048 |
| 42 | Doug Van Horn | OL | 4064 |
| 43 | Joe Beauchamp | DB | 4068 |
| 44 | Mel Tom | DL | 4234 |
| 45 | Gary Pettigrew | DL | 4412 |
| 46 | Karl Noonan | WR | 4453 |
| 47 | Randy Beisler | OL | 4472 |
| 48 | Mel Phillips | DB | 4495 |
| 49 | John Wilbur | OL | 4573 |
| 50 | Willie Young | OL | 4602 |
| 51 | Fred Hoaglin | OL | 4760 |
| 52 | Pat Matson | OL | 4905 |
| 53 | Walt Barnes | DL | 4979 |
| 54 | Jim Grabowski | RB | 4990 |
| 55 | Dave Long | DL | 5050 |
| 56 | Donny Anderson (P) | P | 5088 |
| 57 | Jim Lindsey | RB | 5231 |
| 58 | Charlie Gogolak | K | 5296 |
| 59 | Kent Kramer | TE | 5448 |
| 60 | Andy Rice | DL | 5672 |
| 61 | Rod Sherman | WR | 5688 |
| 62 | Larry Kaminski | OL | 5721 |
| 63 | Paul Crane | LB | 5810 |
| 64 | Al Randolph | DB | 6043 |
| 65 | Roy Shivers | RB | 6100 |
| 66 | Jim Tolbert | DB | 6174 |
| 67 | Steve Chomyszak | DL | 6270 |
| 68 | Fred Heron | DL | 6371 |
| 69 | Stan Hindman | DL | 6484 |
| 70 | Steve C. Smith | OL | 6628 |
| 71 | Fletcher Smith | DB | 6866 |
| 72 | Frank Cornish III | DL | 6884 |
| 73 | Ed Weisacosky | LB | 6922 |
| 74 | Jerry Inman | DL | 6984 |
| 75 | Francis Peay | OL | 7034 |
| 76 | Frank Emanuel | LB | 7592 |
| 77 | Austin Denney | TE | 7782 |
| 78 | Rodger Bird (PR) | PR | 8131 |
| 79 | Jerry Shay | DL | 8203 |
| 80 | Brian Piccolo | RB | 8305 |
| 81 | Bobby Williams (KR) | KR | 8307 |
| 82 | Johnny Roland (PR) | PR | 8385 |
| 83 | Les Shy | RB | 8400 |
| 84 | Tom Barrington | RB | 8421 |
| 85 | Karl Sweetan | QB | 8643 |
| 86 | Bill Malinchak | WR | 8653 |
| 87 | Randy Beverly | DB | 8696 |
| 88 | Doug Moreau | TE | 8876 |
| 89 | Doug Satcher | LB | 9087 |
| 90 | Charlie Harper | OL | 9178 |
| 91 | Rodger Bird | DB | 9331 |
| 92 | Bruce Anderson | DL | 9384 |
| 93 | John Stofa | QB | 9398 |
| 94 | Gerry Allen | RB | 9440 |
| 95 | Ike Kelley | LB | 9569 |
| 96 | Rick Norton | QB | 9781 |
| 97 | Willie Asbury | RB | 9785 |
| 98 | Sam Ball | OL | 9875 |
| 99 | Jim Vellone | OL | 9896 |
| 100 | Bobby Burnett | RB | 9916 |
| 101 | Brian Schweda | DL | 9946 |
| 102 | Stan Mitchell | RB | 9994 |
| 103 | Doug Davis | OL | 10036 |
| 104 | Dick Hart | OL | 10120 |
| 105 | Larry Gagner | OL | 10320 |
| 106 | Russ C. Smith | RB | 10328 |
| 107 | Bobby Crockett | WR | 10333 |
| 108 | Dick Daniels | DB | 10427 |
| 109 | Goldie Sellers | DB | 10435 |
| 110 | Mike A. Johnson | DB | 10449 |
| 111 | Joe Szczecko | DL | 10477 |
| 112 | Robert Brown (TE) | TE | 10564 |
| 113 | Ted Vactor (PR) | PR | 11061 |
| 114 | Bob Cappadona | RB | 11100 |
| 115 | Bob Petrella | DB | 11103 |
| 116 | Gene Thomas | RB | 11258 |
| 117 | Earl Christy (KR) | KR | 11349 |
| 118 | Earl Christy (PR) | PR | 11350 |
| 119 | Ron Medved | DB | 11404 |
| 120 | Sam Brunelli | OL | 11547 |
| 121 | Ron Lamb | RB | 11580 |
| 122 | Bob Bruggers | LB | 11592 |
| 123 | Johnnie Robinson (PR) | PR | 11603 |
| 124 | Bob Neff (KR) | KR | 11657 |
| 125 | Goldie Sellers (KR) | KR | 11747 |
| 126 | Willie Townes | DL | 11865 |
| 127 | Houston Ridge | DL | 11987 |
| 128 | Max Choboian | QB | 12002 |
| 129 | Roy Shivers (KR) | KR | 12003 |
| 130 | Bobby Williams | DB | 12256 |
| 131 | George Rice | DL | 12262 |
| 132 | Bill Cody | LB | 12468 |
| 133 | Emerson Boozer (KR) | KR | 12525 |
| 134 | Jack Harper | RB | 12526 |
| 135 | Ronnie Blye (KR) | KR | 12633 |
| 136 | Randy Schultz | RB | 12740 |
| 137 | Jim Griffin | DL | 12749 |
| 138 | John Dockery | DB | 12762 |
| 139 | Mike Garrett (PR) | PR | 12817 |
| 140 | Charlie Bryant (KR) | KR | 12888 |
| 141 | Rod Sherman (PR) | PR | 12980 |
| 142 | Les Shy (KR) | KR | 13108 |
| 143 | Phil Vandersea | LB | 13190 |
| 144 | Ted Vactor | DB | 13191 |
| 145 | Barry Brown | LB | 13333 |
| 146 | Sammy Price | RB | 13334 |
| 147 | Henry Dyer | RB | 13454 |
| 148 | Nick Eddy | RB | 13468 |
| 149 | Walt Garrison (KR) | KR | 13490 |
| 150 | Charlie King | DB | 13509 |
| 151 | Don E. Davis | DL | 13542 |
| 152 | Monte Ledbetter | WR | 13708 |
| 153 | Jim Tolbert (KR) | KR | 13805 |
| 154 | Mike Ciccolella | LB | 13840 |
| 155 | Ron Berger | DL | 14010 |
| 156 | Dave Cahill | DL | 14018 |
| 157 | Curt Gentry | DB | 14182 |
| 158 | George Youngblood | DB | 14284 |
| 159 | Emmitt Thomas (KR) | KR | 14361 |
| 160 | Randy Minniear | RB | 14413 |
| 161 | Allen Aldridge Sr. | DL | 14451 |
| 162 | Tom Kennedy | QB | 14488 |
| 163 | Bob Neff (PR) | PR | 14608 |
| 164 | Donny Anderson (KR) | KR | 14609 |
| 165 | Wade Traynham | K | 14730 |
| 166 | Jim M. LeClair | QB | 14769 |
| 167 | John Matlock | OL | 14788 |
| 168 | Larry Cox | DL | 14792 |
| 169 | Dave Osborn (KR) | KR | 14876 |
| 170 | Johnny Roland (KR) | KR | 14998 |
| 171 | Tom Barrington (KR) | KR | 14999 |
| 172 | Roy Shivers (PR) | PR | 15165 |
| 173 | Andre White | TE | 15299 |
| 174 | Dave Plump (KR) | KR | 15300 |
| 175 | Mike Garrett (KR) | KR | 15416 |
| 176 | Dave Hathcock (KR) | KR | 15557 |
| 177 | Mike Eischeid (K) | K | 15558 |
| 178 | Bob Sherlag | WR | 15696 |
| 179 | Phil Harris (KR) | KR | 15817 |
| 180 | Allen Smith (KR) | KR | 15961 |
| 181 | Ronnie Blye | RB | 16145 |
| 182 | Ceasar Belser | DB | 16278 |
| 183 | Ben Hawkins (PR) | PR | 16330 |
| 184 | Tim Van Galder | QB | 16331 |
| 185 | Bob Riggle | DB | 16394 |
| 186 | Steve F. Jackson | LB | 16470 |
| 187 | Ron Rector | RB | 16519 |
| 188 | Rodger Bird (KR) | KR | 16586 |
| 189 | Tony Jeter | TE | 16587 |
| 190 | Willie Walker | WR | 16588 |
| 191 | Ralph Wenzel | OL | 16666 |
| 192 | Jerry R. Jones | OL | 16848 |
| 193 | Lonnie Wright | DB | 16849 |
| 194 | Bob Neff | DB | 16869 |
| 195 | Bill Cottrell | OL | 17018 |
| 196 | Arunas Vasys | LB | 17085 |
| 197 | Jerry Campbell | LB | 17113 |
| 198 | Nick Rassas | DB | 17256 |
| 199 | Jeff Smith | LB | 17280 |
| 200 | John Roderick | WR | 17427 |
| 201 | Carl McAdams | DL | 17585 |
| 202 | Tom Richardson | WR | 17673 |
| 203 | Doug Moreau (K) | K | 17800 |
| 204 | Jim Weatherwax | DL | 17828 |
| 205 | John Mangum Sr. | DL | 17875 |
| 206 | Pep Menefee | WR | 17934 |
| 207 | Frank Andruski | DB | 17968 |
| 208 | Jim Ward | QB | 18058 |
| 209 | Tom Wilkinson | QB | 18098 |
| 210 | Bill Keating | DL | 18140 |
| 211 | Steve Sloan | QB | 18224 |
| 212 | Brig Owens (K) | K | 18327 |
| 213 | Theophile Viltz | DB | 18328 |
| 214 | Bruce Bennett | DB | 18502 |
| 215 | Jimmy Heidel | DB | 18574 |
| 216 | Mike Dennis (RB) | RB | 18692 |
| 217 | Bill Briggs | DL | 18705 |
| 218 | Charlie E. Brown | DB | 18723 |
| 219 | Preston Ridlehuber | RB | 18829 |
| 220 | Ray Schmautz | LB | 18941 |
| 221 | Ronald Sbranti | LB | 18942 |
| 222 | Wally Gabler | QB | 18973 |
| 223 | George Chesser | RB | 19074 |
| 224 | Freeman White | TE | 19167 |
| 225 | Charlie W. Johnson | DL | 19231 |
| 226 | Roy Schmidt | OL | 19281 |
| 227 | Chuck Harrison | OL | 19286 |
| 228 | Bruce McLenna | RB | 19334 |
| 229 | Howard Starks | DB | 19469 |
| 230 | Billy W. Johnson | DB | 19513 |
| 231 | Charlie Bryant | RB | 19541 |
| 232 | Garry Lefebvre | WR | 19546 |
| 233 | Bob Lueck | OL | 19999 |
| 234 | Karl Singer | OL | 20075 |
| 235 | Earl Christy | DB | 20100 |
| 236 | Dave Tobey | LB | 20146 |
| 237 | Mike Kellogg | RB | 20512 |
| 238 | Scotty Glacken | QB | 20513 |
| 239 | Jim Todd | RB | 20639 |
| 240 | Tom Cichowski | OL | 20640 |
| 241 | Mike Wadsworth | OL | 20848 |
| 242 | Bob Werl | DL | 20978 |
| 243 | Dave Daniels | DL | 20979 |
| 244 | William Yearby | DL | 20980 |
| 245 | Vilnis Ezerins | RB | 21282 |
| 246 | Ray Lychak | OL | 21299 |
| 247 | Jim Jackson | DB | 21396 |
| 248 | Bob Steiner | OL | 21433 |
| 249 | Ron Meyer | QB | 21579 |
| 250 | Edgar Poles | LB | 21594 |
| 251 | Dick Smith | DB | 21797 |
| 252 | Jim Waskiewicz | OL | 21880 |
| 253 | Hugh Oldham | WR | 21937 |
| 254 | Gord Brown | DL | 21950 |
| 255 | Tom Beynon | OL | 21975 |
| 256 | John Michaluk | LB | 21976 |
| 257 | Mike Webster (1944) | DL | 22048 |
| 258 | Jack Thornton | LB | 22087 |
| 259 | John Carrell | LB | 22171 |
| 260 | Dave Hathcock | DB | 22451 |
| 261 | Bob Richardson | DB | 22486 |
| 262 | Johnnie Robinson | DB | 22692 |
| 263 | Lew Scott | DB | 22693 |
| 264 | Phil Harris | DB | 22694 |
| 265 | Vic Purvis | DB | 22695 |
| 266 | Wayne DeSutter | OL | 22812 |
| 267 | Whit Canale | DL | 22813 |
| 268 | Jason Franci | WR | 23106 |
| 269 | Pierre Desjardins | OL | 23213 |
| 270 | Ted Vactor (KR) | KR | 23270 |
| 271 | Bill Scott | DB | 23553 |
| 272 | Peter Howlett | RB | 23907 |
| 273 | Dean Wink | DL | 23984 |
| 274 | Bob Pickens | OL | 24270 |
| 275 | Cliff Shaw | LB | 24421 |
| 276 | John Kelly | OL | 24536 |
| 277 | Dick Kasperek | OL | 25015 |
| 278 | Allen Smith | RB | 25115 |
| 279 | Frank McRae | DL | 25176 |
| 280 | Tom Bleick | DB | 25177 |
| 281 | Billy Clay | DB | 25250 |
| 282 | Billy Johnson (DB) | DB | 25251 |
| 283 | Ed Turek | RB | 25335 |
| 284 | Taft Reed | DB | 25560 |
| 285 | Craig Murray | DB | 25637 |
| 286 | Ron Everett | DL | 26357 |
| 287 | Dave Plump | DB | 26359 |
| 288 | Chuck Arrobio | OL | 26408 |
| 289 | Greg Kent | OL | 26603 |
| 290 | Ian MacLeod | DB | 26688 |
| 291 | Ron Arends | DB | 26764 |
| 292 | Dave Hettema | OL | 26861 |
| 293 | George Allen | OL | 26901 |
| 294 | Trent Walters | RB | 26940 |
| 295 | Pierre Dumont | LB | 26945 |
| 296 | Don Gerhardt | DL | 27474 |
| 297 | Joe Wellborn | OL | 27614 |
| 298 | Rudy Reschke | LB | 27825 |
| 299 | Mitch Zalnasky | E | 28036 |
| 300 | Dick Tyson | OL | 28287 |
| 301 | Pat Killorin | OL | 28288 |
| 302 | Howard Starks (PR) | PR | 28405 |
| 303 | Ron Martin | OL | 28545 |
| 304 | Jim Boudreaux | OL | 28715 |
| 305 | Billy Doss | LB | 28746 |
| 306 | Ken Galloway | E | 28769 |
| 307 | George Spanach | OL | 28843 |
| 308 | Mike Gray | WR | 29016 |
| 309 | Bill Restelli | OL | 29068 |
| 310 | Frank Roy | OL | 29534 |
| 311 | Buddy Eilers | DL | 29739 |
| 312 | Benjy Dial | QB | 29753 |
| 313 | Loren Buser | LB | 30185 |
| 314 | Dave Moton | E | 30255 |
| 315 | Tom Thomson | DB | 30344 |
| 316 | Bill Starr | TE | 30485 |
| 317 | Chick Graning | DB | 31071 |
| 318 | Jerry Jones | DB | 31218 |
| 319 | Jim Avery | DL | 31580 |
| 320 | Trent Walters (PR) | PR | 31597 |
| 321 | Trent Walters (KR) | KR | 31908 |
| 322 | Hugh Oldham (KR) | KR | 32303 |
| 323 | Ed Turek (PR) | PR | 32315 |
| 324 | Bill Gaskins | DB | 32531 |
| 325 | Roger Kettlewell | DB | 32620 |
| 326 | Wayne Foster | DL | 33178 |
| 327 | Ed Turek (KR) | KR | 33363 |
| 328 | Karl Sweetan (K) | K | 33483 |
| 329 | Ed Hulse | LB | 33669 |
| 330 | Roger Kettlewell (P) | P | 33910 |
| 331 | Billy Moore (KR) | KR | 34145 |
| 332 | Dan Pride | LB | 34542 |
| 333 | Glenn Ellison | LB | 34543 |
| 334 | Larry Eilmes | RB | 34588 |
| 335 | Garry Lefebvre (P) | P | 34699 |
| 336 | Jesse Van Stokes | DB | 35235 |
| 337 | Jesse Van Stokes (PR) | PR | 35362 |
| 338 | Dwayne Crozier | OL | 35601 |
| 339 | Billy Moore | RB | 36051 |
| 340 | Jesse Van Stokes (KR) | KR | 36130 |
| 341 | Charlie E. Brown (KR) | KR | 36504 |
| 342 | Mike Ringer | QB | 36693 |
| 343 | Everett Fullwood | E | 36748 |
| 344 | Gil Petmanis | DB | 36763 |
| 345 | Craig Murray (PR) | PR | 37040 |
| 346 | Gil Petmanis (PR) | PR | 37592 |
| 347 | Ian MacLeod (PR) | PR | 37716 |
| 348 | Garry Lefebvre (PR) | PR | 37814 |
| 349 | Bill Gaskins (PR) | PR | 38024 |
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