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The Top Ranked Football Players by Rookie Year-1976
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 | Steve Largent | WR | 66 |
| 2 | Mike Haynes | DB | 147 |
| 3 | Harry Carson | LB | 281 |
| 4 | Lee Roy Selmon | DL | 295 |
| 5 | Jackie Slater | OL | 364 |
| 6 | Gary Fencik | DB | 489 |
| 7 | Sammy White | WR | 539 |
| 8 | Chuck Muncie | RB | 568 |
| 9 | Randy Cross | OL | 679 |
| 10 | Gary Barbaro | DB | 768 |
| 11 | Danny White | QB | 787 |
| 12 | Mike Pruitt | RB | 882 |
| 13 | Pat Tilley | WR | 1224 |
| 14 | Carl Hairston | DL | 1239 |
| 15 | Reggie Williams | LB | 1402 |
| 16 | David Hill | TE | 1403 |
| 17 | Henry Marshall | WR | 1531 |
| 18 | Ben Williams | DL | 1650 |
| 19 | Richard Todd | QB | 1752 |
| 20 | Woodrow Lowe | LB | 1799 |
| 21 | Tony Galbreath | RB | 1834 |
| 22 | Jim Zorn | QB | 1927 |
| 23 | Tom Rafferty | OL | 2031 |
| 24 | Mike Reinfeldt | DB | 2104 |
| 25 | Pat Thomas | DB | 2110 |
| 26 | Pat McInally (P) | P | 2118 |
| 27 | Dave Logan | WR | 2145 |
| 28 | Duriel Harris | WR | 2211 |
| 29 | Gary Danielson | QB | 2214 |
| 30 | Sherman Smith | RB | 2244 |
| 31 | Whitney Paul | LB | 2334 |
| 32 | Tim Fox | DB | 2336 |
| 33 | Pat Haden | QB | 2388 |
| 34 | Wayne Morris | RB | 2393 |
| 35 | Larry Gordon | LB | 2480 |
| 36 | Mike Barber (TE) | TE | 2586 |
| 37 | Bennie Cunningham | TE | 2627 |
| 38 | Mario Clark | DB | 2702 |
| 39 | Steve J. Foley | DB | 2809 |
| 40 | Danny White (P) | P | 2865 |
| 41 | Chris Bahr | K | 2885 |
| 42 | Gary Dunn | DL | 2927 |
| 43 | Greg Buttle | LB | 2935 |
| 44 | Greg Coleman | P | 2939 |
| 45 | Carl Ekern | LB | 2945 |
| 46 | Butch Johnson | WR | 2979 |
| 47 | Joe Devlin | OL | 2998 |
| 48 | Mike Hegman | LB | 3292 |
| 49 | Leroy Jones | DL | 3348 |
| 50 | Archie Griffin | RB | 3393 |
| 51 | Mike Washington | DB | 3566 |
| 52 | Gary Shirk | TE | 3571 |
| 53 | Lawrence Pillers | DL | 3605 |
| 54 | Karl Lorch | DL | 3619 |
| 55 | Benny Ricardo | K | 3788 |
| 56 | Mike Dawson | DL | 3819 |
| 57 | Theo Bell (PR) | PR | 3846 |
| 58 | Ken Jones | OL | 3923 |
| 59 | Brian Baschnagel | WR | 4014 |
| 60 | Abdul Salaam | DL | 4115 |
| 61 | Theo Bell | WR | 4139 |
| 62 | Ricky Feacher | WR | 4163 |
| 63 | Bob Horn | LB | 4182 |
| 64 | Ray Pinney | OL | 4261 |
| 65 | Beasley Reece | DB | 4269 |
| 66 | Don Macek | OL | 4496 |
| 67 | James Hunter | DB | 4547 |
| 68 | Tom Glassic | OL | 4576 |
| 69 | Mike C. McCoy | DB | 4698 |
| 70 | Dwight Scales | WR | 4736 |
| 71 | Gary Burley | DL | 4762 |
| 72 | James C. White | DL | 4843 |
| 73 | Curtis Jordan | DB | 4941 |
| 74 | Wes Hamilton | OL | 5066 |
| 75 | Cedric Brown | DB | 5101 |
| 76 | Aaron Kyle | DB | 5105 |
| 77 | Ricky Thompson | WR | 5306 |
| 78 | Aundra Thompson | WR | 5347 |
| 79 | Sanders Shiver | LB | 5417 |
| 80 | Jay Saldi | TE | 5452 |
| 81 | Fred Steinfort | K | 5519 |
| 82 | Terry Stieve | OL | 5523 |
| 83 | Clark Gaines | RB | 5674 |
| 84 | Norris Thomas | DB | 5720 |
| 85 | Dewey Selmon | LB | 5740 |
| 86 | Larry Evans | LB | 5943 |
| 87 | Steve A. Wilson | OL | 5987 |
| 88 | Steve Raible | WR | 6039 |
| 89 | Danny Reece (PR) | PR | 6085 |
| 90 | Pete Brock | OL | 6122 |
| 91 | Russ Bolinger | OL | 6124 |
| 92 | Ed Simonini | LB | 6182 |
| 93 | Dave Scott | OL | 6208 |
| 94 | Lee Nelson | DB | 6249 |
| 95 | Mike St. Clair | DL | 6305 |
| 96 | Dennis Lick | OL | 6308 |
| 97 | Paul Hofer | RB | 6488 |
| 98 | Ray Preston | LB | 6601 |
| 99 | Keith Moody (PR) | PR | 6678 |
| 100 | Louie Giammona | RB | 6793 |
| 101 | Richard Bishop | DL | 6949 |
| 102 | Jim Robinson | WR | 7087 |
| 103 | Mike Haynes (PR) | PR | 7333 |
| 104 | Perry Brooks | DL | 7462 |
| 105 | Clarence Chapman | DB | 7519 |
| 106 | Billy Brooks | WR | 7531 |
| 107 | Gary Davis | RB | 7591 |
| 108 | Frank Reed | DB | 7717 |
| 109 | Jim D. Jensen | RB | 7899 |
| 110 | Keith Moody (KR) | KR | 7928 |
| 111 | Tony Davis | RB | 7949 |
| 112 | Tim Collier | DB | 8019 |
| 113 | Mike Hogan | RB | 8023 |
| 114 | Ken Bordelon | LB | 8026 |
| 115 | Sammy Green | LB | 8226 |
| 116 | Craig Penrose | QB | 8347 |
| 117 | Dallas Hickman | DL | 8394 |
| 118 | Gary Davis (KR) | KR | 8519 |
| 119 | Brian Baschnagel (KR) | KR | 8588 |
| 120 | Butch Johnson (PR) | PR | 8589 |
| 121 | John Woodcock | DL | 8644 |
| 122 | Bubba Bean | RB | 8652 |
| 123 | Ike Forte | RB | 8709 |
| 124 | Isaac Hagins | WR | 8785 |
| 125 | Doug Beaudoin | DB | 8888 |
| 126 | Bob Simmons | OL | 8914 |
| 127 | Glenn Bujnoch | OL | 8943 |
| 128 | Artie Owens (KR) | KR | 8962 |
| 129 | Butch Johnson (KR) | KR | 8963 |
| 130 | Jerry Muckensturm | LB | 9044 |
| 131 | Bob Barber | DL | 9069 |
| 132 | John Lee | DL | 9100 |
| 133 | Terry Tautolo | LB | 9148 |
| 134 | Tinker Owens | WR | 9241 |
| 135 | John Sciarra (PR) | PR | 9251 |
| 136 | Dewey McClain | LB | 9259 |
| 137 | Kurt Knoff | DB | 9350 |
| 138 | Tom Hicks | LB | 9424 |
| 139 | Bobby Hammond | RB | 9524 |
| 140 | Artie Owens | WR | 9698 |
| 141 | Lonnie Perrin | RB | 9729 |
| 142 | Bobby Hammond (PR) | PR | 9790 |
| 143 | Tony Leonard (PR) | PR | 9871 |
| 144 | Henry Sheppard | OL | 9892 |
| 145 | John Walton | QB | 9999 |
| 146 | Shafer Suggs | DB | 10092 |
| 147 | Richard Osborne | TE | 10204 |
| 148 | Don Testerman | RB | 10351 |
| 149 | Duriel Harris (KR) | KR | 10354 |
| 150 | Kenny Harrison | WR | 10423 |
| 151 | Willie Shelby (PR) | PR | 10742 |
| 152 | Dan Jilek | LB | 10751 |
| 153 | Mike Kruczek | QB | 10772 |
| 154 | Jerry Golsteyn | QB | 10774 |
| 155 | Greg Boyd | DL | 10884 |
| 156 | Willie Shelby (KR) | KR | 11052 |
| 157 | Ron Lee | RB | 11320 |
| 158 | Paul Hofer (KR) | KR | 11347 |
| 159 | Loaird McCreary | TE | 11354 |
| 160 | Rick Engles | P | 11398 |
| 161 | Jim Gueno | LB | 11458 |
| 162 | Keith Moody | DB | 11813 |
| 163 | George Ragsdale (KR) | KR | 11933 |
| 164 | Clarence Chapman (KR) | KR | 11998 |
| 165 | Bobby Hammond (KR) | KR | 12060 |
| 166 | Don Dufek | DB | 12087 |
| 167 | Bob Martin | LB | 12092 |
| 168 | Ernest Pough | WR | 12195 |
| 169 | Lenny Willis | WR | 12213 |
| 170 | John Sciarra | DB | 12252 |
| 171 | Lonnie Perrin (KR) | KR | 12269 |
| 172 | Brad Oates | OL | 12324 |
| 173 | Pat Tilley (PR) | PR | 12328 |
| 174 | Dan Lloyd | LB | 12338 |
| 175 | Troy Archer | DL | 12354 |
| 176 | Rusty Jackson | P | 12390 |
| 177 | Tony Davis (PR) | PR | 12483 |
| 178 | James Hunter (KR) | KR | 12518 |
| 179 | Willie Lee | DL | 12623 |
| 180 | Rick Jennings (KR) | KR | 12679 |
| 181 | Kevin McLain | LB | 12756 |
| 182 | Lawrence Gaines | RB | 12779 |
| 183 | Pat McInally | WR | 12886 |
| 184 | Scott Bull | QB | 12947 |
| 185 | Larry Dorsey | WR | 13077 |
| 186 | Mike C. McCoy (KR) | KR | 13102 |
| 187 | Charles Cornelius | DB | 13186 |
| 188 | Phil McKinnely | OL | 13187 |
| 189 | Tony Leonard | DB | 13221 |
| 190 | Mark Koncar | OL | 13448 |
| 191 | Billy Hardee | DB | 13458 |
| 192 | Isaac Hagins (KR) | KR | 13538 |
| 193 | Herb Lusk | RB | 13979 |
| 194 | Danny Reece | DB | 14158 |
| 195 | Leonard Willis (KR) | KR | 14205 |
| 196 | Ricky Feacher (PR) | PR | 14206 |
| 197 | Ricky Feacher (KR) | KR | 14352 |
| 198 | Jim Robinson (PR) | PR | 14396 |
| 199 | Louie Giammona (KR) | KR | 14482 |
| 200 | Dan Jiggetts | OL | 14663 |
| 201 | Johnnie Dirden (KR) | KR | 14834 |
| 202 | Steve Niehaus | DL | 14921 |
| 203 | Eddie Lewis | DB | 14927 |
| 204 | Aundra Thompson (KR) | KR | 14989 |
| 205 | Terry Joyce | P | 15061 |
| 206 | Ernie Jones (DB) | DB | 15121 |
| 207 | Scott Perry | DB | 15125 |
| 208 | Chuck Muncie (KR) | KR | 15156 |
| 209 | Jack Deloplaine (PR) | PR | 15157 |
| 210 | Charles Philyaw | DL | 15235 |
| 211 | Bruce Rhodes (PR) | PR | 15290 |
| 212 | Jack Deloplaine (KR) | KR | 15291 |
| 213 | Walter Tullis | WR | 15361 |
| 214 | Jerome Dove | DB | 15456 |
| 215 | Tom Moriarty | DB | 15463 |
| 216 | Dave Rozumek | LB | 15465 |
| 217 | Steve Myer | QB | 15513 |
| 218 | Leonard Willis (PR) | PR | 15549 |
| 219 | Beasley Reece (KR) | KR | 15691 |
| 220 | Jim Robinson (KR) | KR | 15692 |
| 221 | Dave Mays | QB | 15755 |
| 222 | Louie Giammona (PR) | PR | 15758 |
| 223 | Gordon Bell | RB | 15900 |
| 224 | Ron Coder | OL | 15908 |
| 225 | Karl Farmer (KR) | KR | 15953 |
| 226 | Jack Deloplaine | RB | 16039 |
| 227 | Tony Leonard (KR) | KR | 16080 |
| 228 | Wilbur Summers | P | 16115 |
| 229 | Ernest Pough (KR) | KR | 16441 |
| 230 | Howard Satterwhite | WR | 16442 |
| 231 | Rik Bonness | LB | 16494 |
| 232 | Gordon Bell (PR) | PR | 16577 |
| 233 | Tony Galbreath (KR) | KR | 16578 |
| 234 | Ron Singleton | OL | 16647 |
| 235 | Rick Jennings (PR) | PR | 16707 |
| 236 | Jimmy DuBose | RB | 16728 |
| 237 | Isaac Hagins (PR) | PR | 16813 |
| 238 | Jeb Blount | QB | 16814 |
| 239 | Jessie Green | WR | 16856 |
| 240 | Wally Pesuit | OL | 16901 |
| 241 | Johnnie Dirden | WR | 16930 |
| 242 | Gordon Bell (KR) | KR | 17148 |
| 243 | Ron McCartney | LB | 17205 |
| 244 | George Ragsdale | RB | 17206 |
| 245 | Melvin Jackson | OL | 17244 |
| 246 | Andy Bolton (KR) | KR | 17275 |
| 247 | Norris Weese (P) | P | 17310 |
| 248 | Melvin Morgan | DB | 17341 |
| 249 | Al Burleson | DB | 17479 |
| 250 | Roger Aldag | OL | 17482 |
| 251 | Don Bitterlich | K | 17558 |
| 252 | Glen Jackson | LB | 17590 |
| 253 | Keith Simons | DL | 17761 |
| 254 | Lenny Wills (PR) | PR | 17782 |
| 255 | Sonny Collins | RB | 17931 |
| 256 | Bruce Rhodes | DB | 17946 |
| 257 | Karl Farmer | WR | 18055 |
| 258 | Ian Sunter | K | 18116 |
| 259 | Art Stringer | LB | 18252 |
| 260 | John Schultz | WR | 18322 |
| 261 | Neil Lumsden | RB | 18411 |
| 262 | Leroy Clark | P | 18426 |
| 263 | Jerry Meyers | DL | 18608 |
| 264 | Rod Walters | OL | 18650 |
| 265 | Tim Baylor | DB | 18709 |
| 266 | Tony Galbreath (K) | K | 18807 |
| 267 | Steve Wagner | DB | 18850 |
| 268 | Ed McAleney | DL | 18912 |
| 269 | Steve Rivera | WR | 18936 |
| 270 | Joe Hollimon | DB | 18996 |
| 271 | Garth Ten Napel | LB | 19013 |
| 272 | Mike Kirkland | QB | 19327 |
| 273 | Tom Maher | TE | 19328 |
| 274 | Andy Bolton | RB | 19355 |
| 275 | Freddie Douglas | WR | 19449 |
| 276 | James Betterson | RB | 19509 |
| 277 | Jimbo Elrod | LB | 19733 |
| 278 | Lenny Wills (KR) | KR | 19808 |
| 279 | Tom Perko | LB | 19809 |
| 280 | Parnell Dickinson | QB | 20055 |
| 281 | Darnell Powell | RB | 20072 |
| 282 | Larry Brune | DB | 20190 |
| 283 | Lui Passaglia | K | 20222 |
| 284 | Eric Upton | OL | 20365 |
| 285 | John Palazeti | LB | 20572 |
| 286 | Ron Cherkas | DL | 20670 |
| 287 | Larry Mallory | DB | 20697 |
| 288 | Jeff Avery | WR | 20704 |
| 289 | Alan Moffat | OL | 20812 |
| 290 | Greg Fairchild | OL | 21005 |
| 291 | Larry Tittley | OL | 21016 |
| 292 | Lui Passaglia (P) | P | 21099 |
| 293 | Doug MacIver | OL | 21126 |
| 294 | Mark Kellar | RB | 21191 |
| 295 | Jeff Lloyd | DL | 21226 |
| 296 | Chuck McMann | RB | 21424 |
| 297 | York Hentschel | OL | 21460 |
| 298 | Randy Coffield | LB | 21740 |
| 299 | Bill Winters | OL | 21893 |
| 300 | Ken Novak | DL | 21932 |
| 301 | Al Burton | DL | 21954 |
| 302 | Kelvin Kirk | WR | 22216 |
| 303 | Steve R. Young | OL | 22242 |
| 304 | Pat McNeil | RB | 22345 |
| 305 | Dennis Franks | OL | 22386 |
| 306 | Skip Walker | RB | 22495 |
| 307 | Glynn Harrison | RB | 22528 |
| 308 | Herb McMath | DL | 22538 |
| 309 | Brian Fryer | WR | 22659 |
| 310 | Tim Berryman | DL | 22660 |
| 311 | Wentford Gaines | DB | 22700 |
| 312 | Randy Moore | DL | 22806 |
| 313 | Rick Jennings | RB | 22889 |
| 314 | Ecomet Burley | DL | 23000 |
| 315 | William Holliday | DB | 23070 |
| 316 | Ollie Bakken | LB | 23138 |
| 317 | Willie Shelby | RB | 23166 |
| 318 | Craig Cassady | DB | 23548 |
| 319 | Steve Poole | LB | 23722 |
| 320 | Brian Gervais | WR | 23776 |
| 321 | Greg Schaum | DL | 23811 |
| 322 | Rich Baska | LB | 24009 |
| 323 | Terry Kunz | RB | 24066 |
| 324 | Gabriel Gregoire | DL | 24097 |
| 325 | Mike Nott | QB | 24102 |
| 326 | Bill Harrison | RB | 24147 |
| 327 | Gordie Knowlton | LB | 24317 |
| 328 | Tom Kudaba | OL | 24335 |
| 329 | Tom Alward | OL | 24725 |
| 330 | Wonder Monds | DB | 24821 |
| 331 | Clarence Hawkins | RB | 24848 |
| 332 | Tommy Marvaso | DB | 24849 |
| 333 | Greg Blankenship | LB | 24918 |
| 334 | Randy Graham | DB | 25030 |
| 335 | Kelvin Kirk (KR) | KR | 25041 |
| 336 | Pat Staub | OL | 25082 |
| 337 | Charles Aiu | OL | 25119 |
| 338 | Steve Taylor | DB | 25174 |
| 339 | Brian Hedges | DL | 25187 |
| 340 | Mike Gibbons | OL | 25201 |
| 341 | Robert Sparks | DB | 25231 |
| 342 | Ron Hunt | OL | 25234 |
| 343 | Kelvin Kirk (PR) | PR | 25504 |
| 344 | Steve Gelley | DB | 25534 |
| 345 | Randy R. Johnson | OL | 25613 |
| 346 | John O'Leary | RB | 25675 |
| 347 | Joe Hollimon (PR) | PR | 25751 |
| 348 | Bill Craven | DB | 25786 |
| 349 | Everett Little | OL | 25862 |
| 350 | Jim Burrow | DB | 26281 |
| 351 | Bill Norton | OL | 26379 |
| 352 | Angelo Wells | DL | 26391 |
| 353 | Melvin Mitchell | OL | 26564 |
| 354 | Greg Johnson | DL | 27005 |
| 355 | Joe Hollimon (KR) | KR | 27817 |
| 356 | Orrin Olsen | OL | 27948 |
| 357 | Brian O'Hara | WR | 28006 |
| 358 | Chuck Wills | DB | 28076 |
| 359 | Ian Sunter (P) | P | 28185 |
| 360 | Doug Falconer | DB | 28227 |
| 361 | Ken Long | OL | 28950 |
| 362 | Freeman Johns | WR | 29925 |
| 363 | Keith Barnette | RB | 30180 |
| 364 | Ken Starch | RB | 30181 |
| 365 | Bob Patton | OL | 30302 |
| 366 | Skip Walker (KR) | KR | 30370 |
| 367 | Bobby Easter | RB | 30427 |
| 368 | Bill Hatanaka | WR | 30490 |
| 369 | Bill Hatanaka (PR) | PR | 30621 |
| 370 | Gary Tufford | WR | 31384 |
| 371 | Jim Eidson | OL | 31459 |
| 372 | Randy Young | OL | 31576 |
| 373 | Rick Koswin | WR | 31630 |
| 374 | Cornelius Walker | DL | 31633 |
| 375 | Donnie McGraw | RB | 31841 |
| 376 | Billy Hardee (PR) | PR | 31947 |
| 377 | Donnie Thomas | LB | 32283 |
| 378 | Gary Shugrue | DL | 32284 |
| 379 | Bill Ziegler | RB | 32405 |
| 380 | Rick Appleby | TE | 32736 |
| 381 | Paul Whaley | RB | 32852 |
| 382 | Gary Mueller | LB | 32988 |
| 383 | Len Platt | WR | 33748 |
| 384 | Larry Giles | WR | 33893 |
| 385 | Norris Thomas (KR) | KR | 33894 |
| 386 | Neil Lumsden (K) | K | 34019 |
| 387 | Walt Bauer | TE | 34020 |
| 388 | Rudy McClinon | DB | 34254 |
| 389 | Brian O'Hara (KR) | KR | 34376 |
| 390 | Edgar Bell | OL | 34507 |
| 391 | Bill Hatanaka (KR) | KR | 34685 |
| 392 | Jeff Avery (P) | P | 34686 |
| 393 | Glenn Lott | DB | 34806 |
| 394 | Al Burleson (KR) | KR | 35352 |
| 395 | Ian MacPherson | OL | 35559 |
| 396 | Paul Brock | OL | 35655 |
| 397 | Melvin Wilson | DB | 35825 |
| 398 | John Dilworth | DB | 36582 |
| 399 | Glen Leach | DB | 36731 |
| 400 | Bill Harrison (KR) | KR | 37164 |
| 401 | Robert Sparks (KR) | KR | 37165 |
| 402 | Brian O'Hara (PR) | PR | 37926 |
| 403 | Al Burleson (PR) | PR | 38017 |
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