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The Top Ranked Football Players by Rookie Year-1952
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 | Gino Marchetti | DL | 93 |
| 2 | Bill George | LB | 107 |
| 3 | Frank Gifford | RB | 158 |
| 4 | Ollie Matson | RB | 168 |
| 5 | Night Train Lane | DB | 226 |
| 6 | Bobby Dillon | DB | 251 |
| 7 | Hugh McElhenny | RB | 287 |
| 8 | Yale Lary | DB | 437 |
| 9 | Bud McFadin | DL | 497 |
| 10 | Dick Stanfel | OL | 510 |
| 11 | Bob Toneff | DL | 590 |
| 12 | Duane Putnam | OL | 634 |
| 13 | Eddie LeBaron | QB | 690 |
| 14 | Bob Gain | DL | 704 |
| 15 | Billy Howton | E | 731 |
| 16 | Ray Renfro | RB | 796 |
| 17 | Babe Parilli | QB | 818 |
| 18 | Jim David | DB | 899 |
| 19 | Will Sherman | DB | 925 |
| 20 | Bert Rechichar | DB | 1021 |
| 21 | Wayne Robinson | LB | 1037 |
| 22 | Fred Williams | DL | 1233 |
| 23 | Dave Hanner | DL | 1241 |
| 24 | Lum Snyder | OL | 1337 |
| 25 | Dick Alban | DB | 1384 |
| 26 | Sam Baker (K) | K | 1493 |
| 27 | Pete Brewster | E | 1567 |
| 28 | Marion Campbell | DL | 1637 |
| 29 | Bill Bishop | DL | 1651 |
| 30 | Volney Peters | DL | 1706 |
| 31 | George Tarasovic | DL | 1787 |
| 32 | Yale Lary (P) | P | 1823 |
| 33 | Jim Dooley | TE | 1862 |
| 34 | Bill McColl | E | 2088 |
| 35 | Sam Baker (P) | P | 2095 |
| 36 | Pat Summerall (K) | K | 2148 |
| 37 | Skeet Quinlan | RB | 2594 |
| 38 | Bob Miller | DL | 2708 |
| 39 | Bobby Cross | OL | 2917 |
| 40 | Charley Powell | DL | 2933 |
| 41 | Ollie Matson (KR) | KR | 2960 |
| 42 | Jerry Helluin | DL | 3196 |
| 43 | Pat Summerall | DL | 3361 |
| 44 | Joe Campanella | LB | 3499 |
| 45 | Stan Campbell | OL | 3901 |
| 46 | Ed Modzelewski | RB | 3902 |
| 47 | Don Heinrich | QB | 4006 |
| 48 | Bert Rechichar (K) | K | 4024 |
| 49 | Deral Teteak | LB | 4085 |
| 50 | Dick Yelvington | OL | 4098 |
| 51 | Yale Lary (PR) | PR | 4229 |
| 52 | Len Teeuws | OL | 4467 |
| 53 | Hugh McElhenny (PR) | PR | 4584 |
| 54 | Sonny Gandee | LB | 4652 |
| 55 | Jack Hoffman | DL | 4779 |
| 56 | Johnny Williams | DB | 4912 |
| 57 | Roy Barni | DB | 5207 |
| 58 | Herman Clark | OL | 5277 |
| 59 | Johnny Petitbon | DB | 6110 |
| 60 | Bibbles Bawel | DB | 6436 |
| 61 | Ollie Matson (PR) | PR | 6728 |
| 62 | Pat Brady | P | 6744 |
| 63 | Ray Beck | OL | 7344 |
| 64 | John Huzvar | RB | 7421 |
| 65 | George Kennard | OL | 7572 |
| 66 | Sam Baker (RB) | RB | 7596 |
| 67 | Eddie LeBaron (P) | P | 7700 |
| 68 | Gordon Polofsky | LB | 7779 |
| 69 | Jerry A. Smith | OL | 8258 |
| 70 | Hugh McElhenny (KR) | KR | 8543 |
| 71 | Gary Kerkorian | QB | 8604 |
| 72 | Bert Rechichar (PR) | PR | 8964 |
| 73 | Marv McFadden | OL | 9226 |
| 74 | Bob Carey | E | 9264 |
| 75 | George Sulima | E | 9269 |
| 76 | Pete Ladygo | OL | 9342 |
| 77 | Bob Stringer | DB | 9397 |
| 78 | Don Menasco | DB | 9523 |
| 79 | Stan Williams | DB | 9595 |
| 80 | Pat Cannamela | LB | 9599 |
| 81 | Steve Ruzich | OL | 9608 |
| 82 | Johnny Williams (PR) | PR | 9779 |
| 83 | Maury Nipp | OL | 9819 |
| 84 | Pat Knight | LB | 9943 |
| 85 | Hal Faverty | LB | 10050 |
| 86 | Blaine Earon | DL | 10278 |
| 87 | Keever Jankovich | LB | 10279 |
| 88 | Bobby Jack Floyd | RB | 10409 |
| 89 | Pat O'Donahue | DL | 10450 |
| 90 | Skeet Quinlan (KR) | KR | 10552 |
| 91 | Cliff Anderson | E | 10714 |
| 92 | Skeet Quinlan (PR) | PR | 10765 |
| 93 | Bibbles Bawel (PR) | PR | 10975 |
| 94 | Ray Renfro (PR) | PR | 10984 |
| 95 | Fred L. Miller | OL | 11022 |
| 96 | Steve Dowden | OL | 11023 |
| 97 | Eddie Macon | DB | 11104 |
| 98 | Dick Logan | OL | 11241 |
| 99 | Bill Reichardt (K) | K | 11288 |
| 100 | Claude Hipps | DB | 11475 |
| 101 | Don Stevens (KR) | KR | 12008 |
| 102 | Joe Moss | OL | 12009 |
| 103 | John Brewer Jr. | RB | 12010 |
| 104 | Will Sherman (PR) | PR | 12155 |
| 105 | Tom Calvin | RB | 12372 |
| 106 | Frank Gifford (KR) | KR | 12535 |
| 107 | Mike Mergen | OL | 12536 |
| 108 | Bert Rechichar (P) | P | 12572 |
| 109 | Jim Clark | OL | 12582 |
| 110 | Ralph Goldston | RB | 12599 |
| 111 | Don Stevens | RB | 12694 |
| 112 | Don Stevens (PR) | PR | 12695 |
| 113 | Frank Gifford (PR) | PR | 12696 |
| 114 | Mike Sikora | OL | 12697 |
| 115 | Jimmy Lesane | DB | 12769 |
| 116 | Dick Doyle | DB | 12831 |
| 117 | Ken Casner | DL | 12832 |
| 118 | Yale Lary (KR) | KR | 12833 |
| 119 | Johnny Williams (KR) | KR | 12987 |
| 120 | Bill Reichardt | RB | 13122 |
| 121 | Ellsworth Kingery | DB | 13123 |
| 122 | Marv Berschet | OL | 13124 |
| 123 | Hal Mitchell | OL | 13269 |
| 124 | Ed Kissell | DB | 13395 |
| 125 | Hank Lauricella (P) | P | 13427 |
| 126 | Byron Bailey | RB | 13466 |
| 127 | Jim Lansford | OL | 13556 |
| 128 | Dick Fugler | OL | 13619 |
| 129 | Bob Dees | DL | 13682 |
| 130 | Johnny Karras | RB | 13816 |
| 131 | Dewey McConnell | LB | 14096 |
| 132 | Burrell Shields | RB | 14501 |
| 133 | Ralph Thomas | E | 14502 |
| 134 | Billy Tidwell | RB | 14615 |
| 135 | Ken Barfield | OL | 14616 |
| 136 | Jack Spinks | OL | 14670 |
| 137 | Hank Lauricella | RB | 14882 |
| 138 | Ted Daffer | DL | 15012 |
| 139 | Robert Patton | OL | 15424 |
| 140 | Carl Mayes | RB | 15571 |
| 141 | Don Klosterman | QB | 15827 |
| 142 | Jack Bighead | DL | 16217 |
| 143 | Tom Johnson (1931) | DL | 16592 |
| 144 | George Schmidt | DL | 16715 |
| 145 | Keith Flowers | OL | 17156 |
| 146 | Tom Dublinski | QB | 17997 |
| 147 | Bob Kelley | OL | 18176 |
| 148 | Ron Atchison | DL | 18244 |
| 149 | Steve Patrick | DL | 18410 |
| 150 | Johnny Bright | RB | 18492 |
| 151 | Reg Whitehouse | OL | 19608 |
| 152 | Chet Miksza | LB | 19981 |
| 153 | Ron Watton | LB | 20201 |
| 154 | Gerry James | RB | 20423 |
| 155 | Marty Martinello | DL | 20544 |
| 156 | Don Barry | LB | 20787 |
| 157 | Vic Chapman | E | 21302 |
| 158 | Babe Parilli (P) | P | 21682 |
| 159 | Joe Stracina | LB | 21769 |
| 160 | Eddie Macon (KR) | KR | 21980 |
| 161 | Ted Elsby | DL | 22546 |
| 162 | Merv Collins | DL | 22646 |
| 163 | Reg Whitehouse (K) | K | 23285 |
| 164 | Eddie Macon (PR) | PR | 24338 |
| 165 | Gerry James (K) | K | 24596 |
| 166 | Vic Chapman (P) | P | 25122 |
| 167 | Steve Bendiak | DB | 25352 |
| 168 | Tom Moran | E | 25759 |
| 169 | Byron Bailey (KR) | KR | 26707 |
| 170 | Larry Isbell | E | 28719 |
| 171 | John Blaicher | RB | 30214 |
| 172 | Alex Ponton | LB | 30226 |
| 173 | Harry Lampman | E | 30602 |
| 174 | Don Pinhey | RB | 31899 |
| 175 | Larry Isbell (P) | P | 32860 |
| 176 | Don Pinhey (PR) | PR | 34395 |
| 177 | Karl Hilzinger | DB | 37093 |
| 178 | Johnny Fedosoff | DB | 37596 |
| 179 | Johnny Fedosoff (PR) | PR | 37936 |
| 180 | Freddy Hamilton | OL | 38866 |
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