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The Top Ranked Football Players by Rookie Year-1947
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 | Pete Pihos | E | 316 |
| 2 | Dick Barwegan | OL | 449 |
| 3 | Charlie Trippi | RB | 765 |
| 4 | Don Paul | LB | 781 |
| 5 | Hugh Taylor | E | 812 |
| 6 | John Cannady | LB | 879 |
| 7 | Buddy Young | RB | 1046 |
| 8 | Hardy Brown | LB | 1275 |
| 9 | Elbie Nickel | E | 1298 |
| 10 | Julie Rykovich | RB | 1432 |
| 11 | Tommy James | DB | 1600 |
| 12 | Horace Gillom (P) | P | 1843 |
| 13 | George Ratterman | QB | 1870 |
| 14 | Frank Wydo | OL | 1872 |
| 15 | Dick Huffman | OL | 1956 |
| 16 | Don Kindt | DB | 1979 |
| 17 | Dick Hoerner | RB | 2190 |
| 18 | Ray Poole | E | 2240 |
| 19 | Ed Sharkey | LB | 2358 |
| 20 | Ray Ramsey | RB | 3015 |
| 21 | Tony Adamle | LB | 3389 |
| 22 | Bob Smith | DB | 3575 |
| 23 | Bill Mackrides | QB | 3712 |
| 24 | Gene Roberts | RB | 3826 |
| 25 | Joe Tereshinski | DL | 3843 |
| 26 | Horace Gillom | E | 3881 |
| 27 | Buddy Young (KR) | KR | 3903 |
| 28 | Al Baldwin | E | 3916 |
| 29 | George Gulyanics | RB | 3998 |
| 30 | Kelley Mote | E | 4238 |
| 31 | Weldon Humble | OL | 4914 |
| 32 | Frank Sinkovitz | LB | 5063 |
| 33 | Joe Golding | RB | 5123 |
| 34 | Alex Agase | OL | 5189 |
| 35 | Neill Armstrong | E | 5666 |
| 36 | Bob Smith (P) | P | 5745 |
| 37 | Red Moore | OL | 6203 |
| 38 | Glenn Davis | RB | 6301 |
| 39 | Clyde LeForce | QB | 6618 |
| 40 | Carroll Vogelaar | OL | 6786 |
| 41 | Jack Zilly | DL | 6856 |
| 42 | Fred Negus | OL | 7086 |
| 43 | Sam Vacanti | QB | 7215 |
| 44 | John Green | DL | 7302 |
| 45 | Ed Ecker | DL | 7365 |
| 46 | Tommy Kalmanir | RB | 7393 |
| 47 | Charlie Trippi (P) | P | 7590 |
| 48 | Ted Cook | E | 7712 |
| 49 | Harmon Rowe | DB | 7791 |
| 50 | John Kerns | OL | 7847 |
| 51 | Joe Glamp (K) | K | 7887 |
| 52 | Charlie Trippi (PR) | PR | 7889 |
| 53 | Barry French | OL | 7920 |
| 54 | Frank Minini (KR) | KR | 7937 |
| 55 | Plato Andros | OL | 8007 |
| 56 | Ray Ramsey (KR) | KR | 8047 |
| 57 | Hal Dean | OL | 8099 |
| 58 | Ray Poole (K) | K | 8301 |
| 59 | Gerry Cowhig | RB | 8382 |
| 60 | Bill Chipley | E | 8386 |
| 61 | Charlie Trippi (KR) | KR | 8389 |
| 62 | John Sanchez | OL | 8746 |
| 63 | George Gulyanics (P) | P | 8752 |
| 64 | Duke Iverson | RB | 8852 |
| 65 | John Mastrangelo | OL | 8892 |
| 66 | Ed Gustafson | OL | 9028 |
| 67 | Garland Williams | OL | 9067 |
| 68 | Fred Boensch | OL | 9071 |
| 69 | Bob Gaudio | OL | 9200 |
| 70 | Bill Schuler | OL | 9281 |
| 71 | Fritz Barzilauskas | OL | 9298 |
| 72 | Jack Finlay | OL | 9482 |
| 73 | Ed Cody | RB | 9662 |
| 74 | Bev Wallace | QB | 9737 |
| 75 | Joe Margucci | RB | 9770 |
| 76 | Red Cochran (PR) | PR | 9823 |
| 77 | Bill Milner | OL | 9907 |
| 78 | Pat McHugh (PR) | PR | 9957 |
| 79 | Jack Martin | OL | 10024 |
| 80 | Buddy Young (PR) | PR | 10180 |
| 81 | Tommy Kalmanir (KR) | KR | 10240 |
| 82 | Jack Carpenter | OL | 10336 |
| 83 | Paul McKee | E | 10407 |
| 84 | Bob Fenimore | RB | 10493 |
| 85 | Burr Baldwin | E | 10529 |
| 86 | Pat McHugh | DB | 10753 |
| 87 | Joe Golding (KR) | KR | 10873 |
| 88 | Chet Kozel | OL | 10897 |
| 89 | Tommy Kalmanir (PR) | PR | 10927 |
| 90 | Frank Hubbell | E | 10954 |
| 91 | Alex Wizbicki | DB | 11024 |
| 92 | Joe Duckworth | E | 11025 |
| 93 | Hub Bechtol | E | 11049 |
| 94 | Hal Thompson | E | 11074 |
| 95 | Cecil Souders | E | 11132 |
| 96 | Vic Schwall | RB | 11140 |
| 97 | Wally Dreyer | RB | 11308 |
| 98 | Ed Cody (KR) | KR | 11898 |
| 99 | Ralph Sazio | OL | 11899 |
| 100 | John Galvin (P) | P | 12037 |
| 101 | Red Cochran | P | 12038 |
| 102 | Wally Dreyer (KR) | KR | 12158 |
| 103 | Sugarfoot Anderson | E | 12288 |
| 104 | Ray Ramsey (PR) | PR | 12430 |
| 105 | Amos Harris | OL | 12583 |
| 106 | Denny Crawford | OL | 12703 |
| 107 | Joe Golding (PR) | PR | 12704 |
| 108 | Don Kindt (KR) | KR | 12837 |
| 109 | Elmore Harris (KR) | KR | 12838 |
| 110 | Joe Watt (PR) | PR | 12839 |
| 111 | Bill Bass (PR) | PR | 12992 |
| 112 | Len McCormick | OL | 13128 |
| 113 | John E. Brown | OL | 13199 |
| 114 | Bill Bass (KR) | KR | 13274 |
| 115 | Ed Champagne | OL | 13330 |
| 116 | Frank Minini | RB | 13336 |
| 117 | Julie Rykovich (KR) | KR | 13402 |
| 118 | Joe Margucci (PR) | PR | 13560 |
| 119 | Ted Scalissi (KR) | KR | 13561 |
| 120 | Ed Grain | OL | 13854 |
| 121 | Ralph Davis | OL | 13883 |
| 122 | Gene Roberts (KR) | KR | 13944 |
| 123 | Joe Margucci (KR) | KR | 13945 |
| 124 | Red Cochran (KR) | KR | 13946 |
| 125 | Glenn Davis (PR) | PR | 14099 |
| 126 | Ermal Allen | QB | 14222 |
| 127 | Jerry Niles | QB | 14223 |
| 128 | Joe Watt (KR) | KR | 14224 |
| 129 | Wally Dreyer (PR) | PR | 14225 |
| 130 | Gene Wilson | E | 14266 |
| 131 | Ben Raimondi | QB | 14505 |
| 132 | Jerry Mulready | E | 14506 |
| 133 | Bill Cregar | OL | 14579 |
| 134 | Bob J. Kelly | RB | 14581 |
| 135 | George Cheverko | RB | 14697 |
| 136 | Paul Gibson | E | 14700 |
| 137 | Ernie Case | QB | 14743 |
| 138 | Ted Scruggs | E | 14897 |
| 139 | Bill Gray | OL | 14934 |
| 140 | Dick Handley | OL | 15016 |
| 141 | Joe Kodba | OL | 15017 |
| 142 | Ralph Stewart | OL | 15094 |
| 143 | Joe Glamp | RB | 15659 |
| 144 | Mike Kasap | OL | 15711 |
| 145 | Roy Kurrasch | E | 15832 |
| 146 | Elmer Madar | E | 16098 |
| 147 | Rudy Mobley | RB | 16221 |
| 148 | Allen Smith (E) | E | 16343 |
| 149 | Vin Scott | OL | 16509 |
| 150 | Bob McClure | OL | 16514 |
| 151 | Bryant Meeks | OL | 16786 |
| 152 | Marshall Shurnas | E | 16827 |
| 153 | Jim Mello | RB | 17133 |
| 154 | Jim Wright | OL | 17158 |
| 155 | Bill Smyth | DL | 17434 |
| 156 | Jim Kekeris | OL | 17435 |
| 157 | Leo Nobile | OL | 17451 |
| 158 | Gorham Getchell | E | 17565 |
| 159 | Joe Watt | RB | 17627 |
| 160 | Alex Sidorik | OL | 17656 |
| 161 | Bert Piggott | RB | 17676 |
| 162 | Hank Harris | OL | 17677 |
| 163 | Thurman Garrett | OL | 18266 |
| 164 | Ed Jeffers | OL | 18696 |
| 165 | Dick Stovall | OL | 18706 |
| 166 | Gil Meyer | E | 18808 |
| 167 | Hubert Shurtz | OL | 18809 |
| 168 | Len Masini | RB | 19049 |
| 169 | Al Satterfield | OL | 19086 |
| 170 | Paul White | RB | 19336 |
| 171 | Harlan Wetz | OL | 19454 |
| 172 | Bill Hachten | OL | 19579 |
| 173 | Ted Scalissi | RB | 19580 |
| 174 | Charlie Elliott | OL | 19698 |
| 175 | Paul Duke | OL | 19699 |
| 176 | Bob Leonetti | OL | 19938 |
| 177 | Don Weedon | OL | 19939 |
| 178 | Roland Nabors | OL | 20173 |
| 179 | Joe Haynes | OL | 20290 |
| 180 | Spiro Dellerba | RB | 20405 |
| 181 | Bernie Gallagher | OL | 20516 |
| 182 | Bill Bass | RB | 20517 |
| 183 | Bill Collins | OL | 20518 |
| 184 | Ernie Williamson | OL | 20723 |
| 185 | George Savitsky | OL | 20960 |
| 186 | Ben Chase | OL | 21182 |
| 187 | George Tobin | OL | 21399 |
| 188 | Caleb Martin | OL | 21581 |
| 189 | Walt Heap | RB | 21616 |
| 190 | Jim Dewar | RB | 21659 |
| 191 | George Wilde | RB | 21742 |
| 192 | Mike Garzoni | OL | 21743 |
| 193 | Ed Stacco | OL | 21829 |
| 194 | Wally Yonamine | RB | 21927 |
| 195 | John Wright (RB) | RB | 22090 |
| 196 | Tom Rodgers | OL | 22091 |
| 197 | Don Talcott | OL | 22175 |
| 198 | Bob David | OL | 22448 |
| 199 | Jack Sommers | OL | 22533 |
| 200 | Lee Tevis | RB | 22704 |
| 201 | Hugo Marcolini | RB | 22814 |
| 202 | Robert Hazelhurst | RB | 23807 |
| 203 | Gene Malinowski | RB | 24068 |
| 204 | Charles Smith | RB | 24380 |
| 205 | Eddie Allen | RB | 24463 |
| 206 | Lee Tevis (K) | K | 24923 |
| 207 | Bill O'Brien | RB | 25095 |
| 208 | Elmore Harris | RB | 25178 |
| 209 | Don Loucks | DB | 37481 |
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