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The Top Ranked Football Players by Rookie Year-1945
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 | Bob Waterfield | QB | 494 |
| 2 | Paul Lipscomb | OL | 1205 |
| 3 | Bob Waterfield (K) | K | 1790 |
| 4 | Ben Agajanian | K | 1841 |
| 5 | Bob Waterfield (P) | P | 2076 |
| 6 | Visco Grgich | OL | 2460 |
| 7 | Paul Christman | QB | 2474 |
| 8 | Al DeMao | OL | 2748 |
| 9 | Clyde Goodnight | E | 3804 |
| 10 | Babe Dimancheff | RB | 3892 |
| 11 | Gil Bouley | OL | 3972 |
| 12 | Mike Lazetich | OL | 4679 |
| 13 | Ed Neal | OL | 4909 |
| 14 | Nolan Luhn | E | 5016 |
| 15 | Bob Shaw | E | 5170 |
| 16 | Damon Tassos | OL | 5209 |
| 17 | John Adams | OL | 5819 |
| 18 | Edgar F. Jones | RB | 5872 |
| 19 | Al Lolotai | OL | 5981 |
| 20 | Bus Mertes | RB | 6191 |
| 21 | Bill Dudley (P) | P | 6549 |
| 22 | Steve Bagarus | RB | 6755 |
| 23 | Bob Zimny | OL | 7380 |
| 24 | Herb Coleman | OL | 7812 |
| 25 | Dave Ryan | QB | 8005 |
| 26 | Don Greenwood | RB | 8581 |
| 27 | Bob Livingstone | RB | 8596 |
| 28 | John Koniszewski | OL | 9377 |
| 29 | John Harrington | E | 9439 |
| 30 | Sal Rosato | RB | 9525 |
| 31 | Gil Steinke | RB | 9533 |
| 32 | Abe Karnofsky (KR) | KR | 9670 |
| 33 | Steve Bagarus (KR) | KR | 9672 |
| 34 | Steve Bagarus (PR) | PR | 9673 |
| 35 | Buzz Warren | QB | 9708 |
| 36 | Steve Nemeth (K) | K | 9928 |
| 37 | Tom Dean | OL | 9952 |
| 38 | John Lucente | RB | 10052 |
| 39 | Dave Ryan (KR) | KR | 10195 |
| 40 | Pat West | RB | 10424 |
| 41 | Bob Cowan | RB | 10530 |
| 42 | Windell Williams | E | 10589 |
| 43 | Sid Tinsley (P) | P | 10816 |
| 44 | Zip Hanna | OL | 10898 |
| 45 | Sam Fox | E | 11027 |
| 46 | Charley Mehelich | DL | 11060 |
| 47 | Bruno Niedziela | OL | 11167 |
| 48 | Steve Filipowicz | RB | 11552 |
| 49 | Dave Ryan (PR) | PR | 11615 |
| 50 | Forrest Hall (KR) | KR | 11616 |
| 51 | Ralph Foster | OL | 11654 |
| 52 | Buzz Warren (PR) | PR | 11761 |
| 53 | Bob Livingstone (PR) | PR | 11903 |
| 54 | Chuck DeShane | RB | 11955 |
| 55 | Jack Dugger | OL | 12045 |
| 56 | Cliff Speegle | OL | 12163 |
| 57 | Don Nolander | OL | 12291 |
| 58 | Forrest Hall | RB | 12292 |
| 59 | Don Deeks | OL | 12355 |
| 60 | Edgar F. Jones (KR) | KR | 12433 |
| 61 | Bob Livingstone (KR) | KR | 12542 |
| 62 | Ernie Bonelli | RB | 12706 |
| 63 | Jack Morton | E | 12881 |
| 64 | Glen Stough | OL | 13276 |
| 65 | Nick Sacrinty | QB | 13405 |
| 66 | Frank Szymanski | OL | 13464 |
| 67 | Bill Lund | RB | 13492 |
| 68 | Russ Mosley | RB | 13563 |
| 69 | Bruce P. Smith | RB | 13604 |
| 70 | Babe Dimancheff (KR) | KR | 13823 |
| 71 | Charley Eikenberg | QB | 13949 |
| 72 | Roger Harding | OL | 14166 |
| 73 | Mike Klotovich | RB | 14226 |
| 74 | Leon Pense | RB | 14381 |
| 75 | Art Mergenthal | OL | 14767 |
| 76 | Quentin Klenk | OL | 15019 |
| 77 | Jack Itzel | RB | 15312 |
| 78 | Steve Nemeth | QB | 15313 |
| 79 | Hal Springer | E | 15576 |
| 80 | Jack Kramer | OL | 15712 |
| 81 | Sid Tinsley | RB | 16100 |
| 82 | Lee Presley | RB | 16223 |
| 83 | Rudy Sikich | OL | 16346 |
| 84 | Dick Weber | QB | 16596 |
| 85 | Don Wells | E | 16597 |
| 86 | Carl Grate | OL | 16944 |
| 87 | John Doolan | E | 17060 |
| 88 | Paul Collins (QB) | QB | 17061 |
| 89 | George Fritts | OL | 17159 |
| 90 | Vince Oliver | QB | 17296 |
| 91 | Ralph Ruthstrom | RB | 17353 |
| 92 | Army Tomaini | OL | 17936 |
| 93 | Vince Mazza | E | 18070 |
| 94 | Forrest Masterson | OL | 18331 |
| 95 | Dick Mesak | OL | 18436 |
| 96 | Reid Lennan | OL | 18811 |
| 97 | Luke Higgins | OL | 19582 |
| 98 | Elmer Madarik | RB | 19592 |
| 99 | George Koch | RB | 19700 |
| 100 | Joe Winkler | OL | 19701 |
| 101 | Ellis Jones | OL | 19941 |
| 102 | Bernie Crimmins | OL | 20519 |
| 103 | Bob Eckl | OL | 20773 |
| 104 | Gonzalo Morales | RB | 20925 |
| 105 | Bob Wiese | RB | 21401 |
| 106 | Bob DeFruiter | RB | 23218 |
| 107 | Ken Keuper | RB | 23461 |
| 108 | Nick Forkovitch | RB | 24618 |
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