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The Top Ranked Football Players by Rookie Year-1944
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 Van Buren | RB | 99 |
| 2 | Bruno Banducci | OL | 486 |
| 3 | Ed Sprinkle | DL | 940 |
| 4 | John Greene | E | 1722 |
| 5 | Vic Lindskog | OL | 2834 |
| 6 | Steve Van Buren (KR) | KR | 3968 |
| 7 | Howie Livingston | RB | 4241 |
| 8 | Duke Maronic | OL | 4676 |
| 9 | Mike Scarry | OL | 5128 |
| 10 | Bill Dudley (KR) | KR | 5489 |
| 11 | Doug Turley | E | 5915 |
| 12 | George Doherty | OL | 6131 |
| 13 | Bob Margarita | RB | 6461 |
| 14 | Saxon Judd | E | 6659 |
| 15 | Earl Audet | OL | 6945 |
| 16 | Bob Cifers (P) | P | 7267 |
| 17 | Jim Fordham | RB | 7807 |
| 18 | Bob Cifers | RB | 7871 |
| 19 | Charley Riffle | OL | 7959 |
| 20 | George Zorich | OL | 8161 |
| 21 | Al Grygo | RB | 8371 |
| 22 | Mel Bleeker | RB | 8408 |
| 23 | Roy McKay (P) | P | 8563 |
| 24 | Paul Duhart | RB | 8737 |
| 25 | Paul Mitchell | OL | 8812 |
| 26 | Les Dye | E | 8929 |
| 27 | Luke Lindon | OL | 9108 |
| 28 | Albie Reisz (P) | P | 9229 |
| 29 | Howard Maley (P) | P | 9452 |
| 30 | Tipp Mooney | RB | 9490 |
| 31 | Chet Pudloski | OL | 9511 |
| 32 | Steve Van Buren (PR) | PR | 9612 |
| 33 | Ray Kuffel | E | 9929 |
| 34 | John Weiss | E | 9964 |
| 35 | Les Lear | OL | 10122 |
| 36 | Ed Franco | OL | 10281 |
| 37 | Walter West | RB | 10282 |
| 38 | Bob Friedman | OL | 10394 |
| 39 | Bert Corley | OL | 10551 |
| 40 | Mike Micka | RB | 10678 |
| 41 | Joe Crowley | E | 10690 |
| 42 | Bob Margarita (KR) | KR | 10713 |
| 43 | Albie Reisz | QB | 10797 |
| 44 | Charlie McGibbony | RB | 10827 |
| 45 | Roy McKay | RB | 10859 |
| 46 | Bap Manzini | OL | 10867 |
| 47 | Rudy Smeja | E | 10880 |
| 48 | Mike Kabealo | RB | 11028 |
| 49 | Bill Blackburn (P) | P | 11047 |
| 50 | Elmer Merkovsky | OL | 11155 |
| 51 | Walt Szot | OL | 11272 |
| 52 | Abe Croft | E | 11476 |
| 53 | George Magulick | RB | 11477 |
| 54 | Scott Gudmundson | QB | 11660 |
| 55 | Bill Reinhard (PR) | PR | 11762 |
| 56 | Bill Reynolds (P) | P | 11782 |
| 57 | Ben Pucci | OL | 11807 |
| 58 | Harry Wynne | E | 12293 |
| 59 | Al Grygo (PR) | PR | 12434 |
| 60 | Bob Cifers (KR) | KR | 12435 |
| 61 | Vern Foltz | OL | 12436 |
| 62 | Ken Steinmetz | RB | 12456 |
| 63 | Albie Reisz (KR) | KR | 12543 |
| 64 | Howie Livingston (PR) | PR | 12544 |
| 65 | Jim Callahan (KR) | KR | 12545 |
| 66 | John McCarthy (P) | P | 12546 |
| 67 | Tom Corbo | OL | 12547 |
| 68 | Howie Livingston (KR) | KR | 12707 |
| 69 | Jim Magee | OL | 12876 |
| 70 | Jim North | OL | 12994 |
| 71 | Len Calligaro | RB | 12995 |
| 72 | Al Grygo (KR) | KR | 13131 |
| 73 | Morgan Tiller | E | 13132 |
| 74 | Chuck Tollefson | OL | 13206 |
| 75 | Clyde Ehrhardt | OL | 13294 |
| 76 | Bernie Semes | RB | 13406 |
| 77 | Mel Maceau | OL | 13472 |
| 78 | Chuck Taylor | RB | 13687 |
| 79 | Flip McDonald | E | 13950 |
| 80 | Tommy Mont | QB | 14227 |
| 81 | Howard Maley | RB | 14285 |
| 82 | Rocky Uguccioni | E | 14507 |
| 83 | John Popovich | RB | 14622 |
| 84 | John Morelli | OL | 14666 |
| 85 | John Durko | E | 14745 |
| 86 | Jack Keenan | OL | 14885 |
| 87 | Johnny Long | QB | 15020 |
| 88 | Jackie Lowther | RB | 15178 |
| 89 | John McCarthy | QB | 15314 |
| 90 | Paul Sanders | RB | 15577 |
| 91 | Ralph Calcagni | OL | 15633 |
| 92 | Bill Reynolds | RB | 15713 |
| 93 | Ed Korisky | OL | 15970 |
| 94 | Joe Yackanich | OL | 15989 |
| 95 | Jake Sweeney | OL | 16101 |
| 96 | John Karrs | RB | 16102 |
| 97 | Ed Stofko | QB | 16347 |
| 98 | Kenny Fryer | QB | 16348 |
| 99 | Wayne Clark | E | 16349 |
| 100 | Frank Turbert | QB | 16828 |
| 101 | Toimi Jarvi | QB | 16829 |
| 102 | Bob Sneddon | RB | 17023 |
| 103 | Johnny Jaffurs | OL | 17160 |
| 104 | Thron Riggs | OL | 17161 |
| 105 | John Batorski | E | 17297 |
| 106 | Dale Hansen | OL | 17437 |
| 107 | Frank Gaziano | OL | 17568 |
| 108 | Mitch Ucovich | OL | 17937 |
| 109 | Jim Callahan | RB | 18332 |
| 110 | John Ellis | OL | 18437 |
| 111 | Tom Kearns | OL | 18812 |
| 112 | Ev Sharp | OL | 19088 |
| 113 | Joe Parker | E | 19338 |
| 114 | Mike Mandarino | OL | 19339 |
| 115 | Al Akins | RB | 19425 |
| 116 | Charlie Ware | OL | 19814 |
| 117 | Frank Strom | OL | 19815 |
| 118 | Herb Kane | OL | 20060 |
| 119 | George Titus | OL | 20291 |
| 120 | Bill Reinhard | RB | 20781 |
| 121 | Don D. Griffin | RB | 23382 |
| 122 | John Maskas | OL | 27949 |
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