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The Top Ranked Football Players by Rookie Year-1949
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 | Chuck Bednarik | OL | 150 |
| 2 | Norm Van Brocklin | QB | 194 |
| 3 | Tank Younger | RB | 473 |
| 4 | Warren Lahr | DB | 529 |
| 5 | George Blanda | QB | 576 |
| 6 | Don Doll | DB | 843 |
| 7 | Abe Gibron | OL | 890 |
| 8 | George Taliaferro | RB | 982 |
| 9 | Bobby Thomason | QB | 1001 |
| 10 | Bill Fischer | OL | 1246 |
| 11 | Billy Stone | RB | 1259 |
| 12 | Bill Walsh | OL | 1331 |
| 13 | Bill McPeak | DL | 1393 |
| 14 | Rob Goode | RB | 1405 |
| 15 | Ed Henke | DL | 1481 |
| 16 | Tom Landry | DB | 1496 |
| 17 | Jim Finks | QB | 1611 |
| 18 | John Hoffman | RB | 1701 |
| 19 | Cloyce Box | E | 1725 |
| 20 | Chick Jagade | RB | 1760 |
| 21 | George Blanda (K) | K | 1889 |
| 22 | Norm Van Brocklin (P) | P | 1891 |
| 23 | Jerry Williams | DB | 1918 |
| 24 | Brad Ecklund | OL | 1923 |
| 25 | Harry Dowda | DB | 2417 |
| 26 | Laurie Niemi | OL | 2456 |
| 27 | Billy Grimes | RB | 2981 |
| 28 | Joe Geri | RB | 3132 |
| 29 | Bill Austin | OL | 3261 |
| 30 | Al DeRogatis | DL | 3365 |
| 31 | Tom Landry (P) | P | 3790 |
| 32 | Frank Tripucka | QB | 3996 |
| 33 | Frank Ziegler | RB | 4264 |
| 34 | Len Szafaryn | OL | 4357 |
| 35 | Sherman Howard | RB | 4629 |
| 36 | Vitamin Smith | RB | 4645 |
| 37 | Lou Ferry | DL | 4725 |
| 38 | Jim Cain | DL | 5278 |
| 39 | Darrell Hogan | LB | 5411 |
| 40 | Tommy W. Thompson | LB | 5497 |
| 41 | John Panelli | LB | 5687 |
| 42 | Tom Wham | DL | 5797 |
| 43 | Barney Poole | DL | 5834 |
| 44 | Dick Woodard | LB | 6102 |
| 45 | John Prchlik | DL | 6336 |
| 46 | Joe Geri (P) | P | 6361 |
| 47 | Rip Collins | RB | 6451 |
| 48 | Clarence Self | DB | 6518 |
| 49 | Billy Grimes (KR) | KR | 6788 |
| 50 | Vitamin Smith (PR) | PR | 6841 |
| 51 | Pete Wissmann | LB | 6875 |
| 52 | George Buksar | LB | 6879 |
| 53 | Sam Cathcart | RB | 6972 |
| 54 | George Taliaferro (KR) | KR | 7067 |
| 55 | Joe Geri (K) | K | 7105 |
| 56 | Bill Schroll | LB | 7625 |
| 57 | Bob Summerhays | LB | 7909 |
| 58 | Dan Orlich | DL | 7958 |
| 59 | Joe Sutton | DB | 8102 |
| 60 | Paul Barry | RB | 8169 |
| 61 | Pete Stout | RB | 8411 |
| 62 | Billy Grimes (PR) | PR | 8441 |
| 63 | Vitamin Smith (KR) | KR | 8605 |
| 64 | Buddy Tinsley | OL | 8617 |
| 65 | Hal Herring | LB | 8618 |
| 66 | George Taliaferro (P) | P | 8939 |
| 67 | Harper Davis | DB | 8977 |
| 68 | Clyde Scott | RB | 9121 |
| 69 | Dick Wilkins | E | 9129 |
| 70 | Hosea Rodgers | RB | 9429 |
| 71 | Paul Salata | E | 9605 |
| 72 | John Rauch | QB | 9652 |
| 73 | Ed Berrang | DL | 9653 |
| 74 | Herb Siegert | OL | 9791 |
| 75 | Bob Gage (PR) | PR | 10075 |
| 76 | Sam Cathcart (PR) | PR | 10192 |
| 77 | Don Panciera | QB | 10305 |
| 78 | Bob Oristaglio | DL | 10506 |
| 79 | Jerry Williams (PR) | PR | 10616 |
| 80 | Wally Triplett (PR) | PR | 10662 |
| 81 | Mike Boyda | P | 10815 |
| 82 | Bob Gage | RB | 10871 |
| 83 | Dick Hensley | E | 10952 |
| 84 | Billy Stone (PR) | PR | 11073 |
| 85 | Dan Garza | E | 11370 |
| 86 | Lou Kusserow | LB | 11429 |
| 87 | Wally Triplett | RB | 11568 |
| 88 | Jack Salscheider (KR) | KR | 11612 |
| 89 | Mario DeMarco | OL | 11758 |
| 90 | Rip Collins (P) | P | 11780 |
| 91 | Paul Patterson | RB | 11896 |
| 92 | Don Doll (KR) | KR | 12012 |
| 93 | Joe Hollingsworth | RB | 12498 |
| 94 | Harry Dowda (KR) | KR | 12700 |
| 95 | Jerry Williams (KR) | KR | 12835 |
| 96 | Vito Kissell | LB | 12990 |
| 97 | Clarence Self (PR) | PR | 13271 |
| 98 | Sam Cathcart (KR) | KR | 13272 |
| 99 | Jack Kirby (KR) | KR | 13401 |
| 100 | Don Garlin | RB | 13447 |
| 101 | Rob Goode (KR) | KR | 13558 |
| 102 | Tom Landry (PR) | PR | 13683 |
| 103 | George Taliaferro (PR) | PR | 13820 |
| 104 | Stan Heath | QB | 13942 |
| 105 | Vic Vasicek | OL | 14029 |
| 106 | Paul Shoults (KR) | KR | 14220 |
| 107 | Bill Long (P) | P | 14256 |
| 108 | Ken Cooper | OL | 14428 |
| 109 | Leon Cochran | RB | 15014 |
| 110 | Buddy Burris | OL | 15127 |
| 111 | Jim Lukens | E | 15309 |
| 112 | Martin Wendell | OL | 15573 |
| 113 | Paul Shoults | RB | 15574 |
| 114 | Earl Howell | RB | 15710 |
| 115 | Homer Hobbs | OL | 15757 |
| 116 | Dick Rifenburg | E | 15829 |
| 117 | Barney Hafen | DL | 16096 |
| 118 | Bob DeMoss | QB | 16342 |
| 119 | Bill Kelley | E | 16594 |
| 120 | Frank Tripucka (P) | P | 16638 |
| 121 | Ed Sustersic | RB | 16940 |
| 122 | George Sims | DB | 16941 |
| 123 | Clete Fischer | RB | 17059 |
| 124 | Charley Quilter | OL | 17365 |
| 125 | Paul Page | RB | 17806 |
| 126 | John Weaver | OL | 18205 |
| 127 | Jack Salscheider | RB | 18330 |
| 128 | Odell Stautzenberger | OL | 18434 |
| 129 | Jim Wade | RB | 19084 |
| 130 | Bob Simpson | E | 19283 |
| 131 | Joe Soboleski | OL | 19316 |
| 132 | Pete Tillman | OL | 19452 |
| 133 | Wilbur Volz | RB | 19453 |
| 134 | Lew Holder | E | 20059 |
| 135 | John Goldsberry | DL | 20722 |
| 136 | Frank LoVuolo | E | 20768 |
| 137 | George Murphy | RB | 20982 |
| 138 | Bill Long | E | 21397 |
| 139 | Jon Jenkins | OL | 21398 |
| 140 | Wayne Kingery | RB | 22089 |
| 141 | George Brown | OL | 22238 |
| 142 | Joe Ethridge | OL | 22531 |
| 143 | Bob Balog | OL | 23493 |
| 144 | Bob Pifferini Sr. | OL | 24296 |
| 145 | Jon Baker | DL | 26432 |
| 146 | Frank Gaul | OL | 27290 |
| 147 | Herb Ellis | OL | 27291 |
| 148 | Fred Black | LB | 27673 |
| 149 | Tino Sabuco | OL | 28107 |
| 150 | Al Russas | OL | 29276 |
| 151 | Joe W. Morgan | OL | 29623 |
| 152 | George Arnett | OL | 35369 |
| 153 | Steve Mendryk | DB | 37359 |
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