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The Top Ranked Football Players by
Rookie Year-1942
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 | Bill Dudley | RB | 820 |
| 2 | Vince Banonis | OL | 1326 |
| 3 | Ted Fritsch Sr. | RB | 1394 |
| 4 | Ted Fritsch Sr. (K) | K | 2149 |
| 5 | Chet Bulger | OL | 2193 |
| 6 | Ernie Steele | RB | 2805 |
| 7 | Bosh Pritchard | RB | 2887 |
| 8 | Tom Colella | RB | 3086 |
| 9 | Paul Stenn | OL | 3674 |
| 10 | Frank Liebel | E | 3750 |
| 11 | Jack Jacobs | QB | 4200 |
| 12 | Bosh Pritchard (PR) | PR | 4203 |
| 13 | Chuck Drulis | OL | 4525 |
| 14 | Charlie O'Rourke | QB | 4988 |
| 15 | Tony Bova | E | 5028 |
| 16 | Stu Clarkson | OL | 5183 |
| 17 | Dick Poillon (K) | K | 5526 |
| 18 | Neal Adams | E | 5598 |
| 19 | Bob Flowers | OL | 5964 |
| 20 | Bud Schwenk | QB | 6036 |
| 21 | Harry Buffington | OL | 6390 |
| 22 | Steve Lach | RB | 6420 |
| 23 | Tom Colella (P) | P | 6632 |
| 24 | Bob Westfall | RB | 6648 |
| 25 | Joe Zeno | OL | 6837 |
| 26 | Len Levy | OL | 6941 |
| 27 | Jack Jacobs (P) | P | 6999 |
| 28 | Al Hoptowit | OL | 7084 |
| 29 | Al Blozis | OL | 7097 |
| 30 | Paul Berezney | OL | 7323 |
| 31 | Ben Hightower | E | 7664 |
| 32 | Tiny Croft | OL | 7727 |
| 33 | Merle Hapes | RB | 7734 |
| 34 | Joe Gibson | OL | 7872 |
| 35 | Leo Cantor | RB | 7879 |
| 36 | Ernie Steele (PR) | PR | 7890 |
| 37 | Jake Fawcett | OL | 7922 |
| 38 | Billy deCorrevont | RB | 7934 |
| 39 | Chuck Avedisian | OL | 8013 |
| 40 | Dutch Elston | OL | 8063 |
| 41 | Roger Eason | OL | 8064 |
| 42 | Charlie O'Rourke (P) | P | 8105 |
| 43 | Frank Maznicki (K) | K | 8373 |
| 44 | Fred Meyer | E | 8469 |
| 45 | Bosh Pritchard (KR) | KR | 8480 |
| 46 | Ernie Steele (KR) | KR | 8569 |
| 47 | Chuck Sample | RB | 8843 |
| 48 | Ted Williams | RB | 8893 |
| 49 | Ray Frankowski | OL | 8931 |
| 50 | Joe Pasqua | OL | 9175 |
| 51 | Dick Poillon | RB | 9179 |
| 52 | Harvey Jones | RB | 9282 |
| 53 | Dick Poillon (P) | P | 9446 |
| 54 | Ted Fritsch Sr. (KR) | KR | 9613 |
| 55 | John Petchel | RB | 9688 |
| 56 | Jim Daniell | OL | 10176 |
| 57 | Ray Graves | OL | 10251 |
| 58 | John Petty | RB | 10284 |
| 59 | Ross Nagel | LB | 10597 |
| 60 | Billy deCorrevont (KR) | KR | 10626 |
| 61 | Steve Juzwik | RB | 10687 |
| 62 | Len Supulski | E | 10807 |
| 63 | Bill Kennedy | OL | 10865 |
| 64 | Ralph Fife | OL | 10900 |
| 65 | Andy Tomasic | RB | 10964 |
| 66 | John Wyhonic | OL | 11077 |
| 67 | Noah Mullins | RB | 11156 |
| 68 | Dick Erdlitz | RB | 11212 |
| 69 | Ken Hayden | OL | 11353 |
| 70 | Marv Whited | OL | 11379 |
| 71 | Roy Stuart | OL | 11394 |
| 72 | Steve Lach (P) | P | 11500 |
| 73 | Andy Tomasic (PR) | PR | 11617 |
| 74 | Merle Hapes (PR) | PR | 11763 |
| 75 | Murray Evans | QB | 11838 |
| 76 | John Kovatch | E | 11919 |
| 77 | Lloyd Cheatham | RB | 11936 |
| 78 | Curt Sandig (P) | P | 12040 |
| 79 | Junie Hovious | QB | 12095 |
| 80 | Merle Hapes (KR) | KR | 12164 |
| 81 | Bob Sweiger | RB | 12241 |
| 82 | Curt Sandig (KR) | KR | 12295 |
| 83 | Frank Grigonis | RB | 12296 |
| 84 | Steve Lach (PR) | PR | 12297 |
| 85 | Frank Maznicki | RB | 12402 |
| 86 | Tom Colella (KR) | KR | 12438 |
| 87 | Ray Ebli | E | 12454 |
| 88 | Steve Juzwik (PR) | PR | 12709 |
| 89 | Steve Lach (KR) | KR | 12710 |
| 90 | Steve Juzwik (KR) | KR | 12845 |
| 91 | Bob deLauer | OL | 12996 |
| 92 | Jimmy Nelson (KR) | KR | 12997 |
| 93 | Leo Cantor (KR) | KR | 12998 |
| 94 | Pres Johnston | RB | 12999 |
| 95 | Chet Wetterlund | QB | 13015 |
| 96 | Curt Sandig | RB | 13059 |
| 97 | Bob Ingalls | OL | 13135 |
| 98 | Emil Banjavic | RB | 13136 |
| 99 | Bill Combs | E | 13408 |
| 100 | Frank Hrabetin | OL | 13494 |
| 101 | Joe Stringfellow | RB | 13567 |
| 102 | John Lascari | E | 13689 |
| 103 | Vern Martin | RB | 13690 |
| 104 | George Speth | OL | 13825 |
| 105 | Hub Barker | RB | 14102 |
| 106 | Jack Stackpool | RB | 14229 |
| 107 | Ted Williams (KR) | KR | 14230 |
| 108 | Mickey Sanzotta | RB | 14288 |
| 109 | Bill Petrilas | RB | 14509 |
| 110 | Dick Erdlitz (K) | K | 14510 |
| 111 | Joe Allton | OL | 14747 |
| 112 | Harry Seltzer | RB | 15024 |
| 113 | Sig Sigurdson | E | 15025 |
| 114 | Tom Farris | QB | 15026 |
| 115 | Bob Maddock | OL | 15179 |
| 116 | Ed Kasky | OL | 15180 |
| 117 | John Binotto | RB | 15315 |
| 118 | Leo Brennan | OL | 15426 |
| 119 | Clint Wager | E | 15578 |
| 120 | Jim Blumenstock | RB | 15579 |
| 121 | Sloko Gill | OL | 15580 |
| 122 | Tom M. Brown | E | 15581 |
| 123 | Larry Sartori | OL | 15837 |
| 124 | Walt Fedora | RB | 15971 |
| 125 | Charlie Behan | E | 16103 |
| 126 | Pete Kmetovic | RB | 16104 |
| 127 | Rupe Thornton | OL | 16149 |
| 128 | Alf Bauman | DL | 16260 |
| 129 | Bobby Robertson | OL | 16351 |
| 130 | John Naioti | RB | 16352 |
| 131 | Hank Goodman | OL | 16455 |
| 132 | Sonny Liles | OL | 16481 |
| 133 | Bob Priestley | E | 16599 |
| 134 | Frank Morris | RB | 16600 |
| 135 | Hubbard Law | OL | 16620 |
| 136 | Jimmy Nelson | RB | 16717 |
| 137 | Urban Odson | OL | 16766 |
| 138 | Warren Plunkett | RB | 17162 |
| 139 | Joe Tofil | E | 17299 |
| 140 | George Sirochman | OL | 17438 |
| 141 | Gordon Paschka | RB | 17439 |
| 142 | Noble Doss | RB | 17536 |
| 143 | Ed Hiemstra | OL | 17679 |
| 144 | Rufus Deal | RB | 17680 |
| 145 | Larry Knorr | E | 17808 |
| 146 | Curt Mecham | RB | 18071 |
| 147 | Jack Wilson | RB | 18072 |
| 148 | Emmett Barrett | OL | 18207 |
| 149 | Art Albrecht | OL | 18333 |
| 150 | Larry Brahm | OL | 18334 |
| 151 | Nick Kerasiotis | OL | 18562 |
| 152 | Norm Olsen | OL | 18698 |
| 153 | George Watts | OL | 18813 |
| 154 | Fred Vant Hull | OL | 19089 |
| 155 | Joe Lamas | OL | 19217 |
| 156 | John Polanski | RB | 19341 |
| 157 | Bill Halverson | OL | 19455 |
| 158 | Al Couppee | OL | 19746 |
| 159 | Bernie Kapitansky | OL | 19942 |
| 160 | Red Seick | OL | 20175 |
| 161 | Charlie Timmons | RB | 22697 |
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