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The Top Ranked Football Players by Rookie Year-1960
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 | Johnny Robinson | DB | 68 |
| 2 | Jim Otto | OL | 82 |
| 3 | Ron Mix | OL | 98 |
| 4 | Larry Wilson | DB | 143 |
| 5 | Larry Grantham | LB | 180 |
| 6 | Willie Wood | DB | 293 |
| 7 | Maxie Baughan | LB | 317 |
| 8 | Don Meredith | QB | 381 |
| 9 | Bobby Boyd | DB | 517 |
| 10 | Roger Brown | DL | 550 |
| 11 | Bob Talamini | OL | 631 |
| 12 | Sherrill Headrick | LB | 742 |
| 13 | Charley Hennigan | WR | 856 |
| 14 | Jim Houston | LB | 874 |
| 15 | Billy Cannon | TE | 917 |
| 16 | Gail Cogdill | WR | 933 |
| 17 | Abner Haynes | RB | 937 |
| 18 | Carroll Dale | WR | 1020 |
| 19 | Chris Burford | WR | 1027 |
| 20 | Dick Bass | RB | 1033 |
| 21 | Clem Daniels | RB | 1049 |
| 22 | Grady Alderman | OL | 1114 |
| 23 | Goose Gonsoulin | DB | 1217 |
| 24 | Tom Addison | LB | 1347 |
| 25 | Wayne Hawkins | OL | 1421 |
| 26 | Elbert Dubenion | WR | 1423 |
| 27 | Gino Cappelletti | WR | 1448 |
| 28 | Archie Matsos | LB | 1486 |
| 29 | Fred Williamson | DB | 1556 |
| 30 | Larry Garron | RB | 1616 |
| 31 | Tom Flores | QB | 1635 |
| 32 | Don Floyd | DL | 1782 |
| 33 | Paul Lowe | RB | 1791 |
| 34 | Bill Mathis | RB | 1835 |
| 35 | Tom Moore | RB | 1928 |
| 36 | Mel Branch | DL | 1933 |
| 37 | Doug Cline | LB | 1990 |
| 38 | Harry Jacobs | LB | 2033 |
| 39 | Bobby Joe Green | P | 2035 |
| 40 | Jim Hunt | DL | 2092 |
| 41 | Monty Stickles | TE | 2106 |
| 42 | Ernie Wright | OL | 2125 |
| 43 | Don Norton | WR | 2133 |
| 44 | Charley Tolar | RB | 2186 |
| 45 | Gino Cappelletti (K) | K | 2198 |
| 46 | Jim Norton | DB | 2209 |
| 47 | Len Rohde | OL | 2319 |
| 48 | Paul Maguire (P) | P | 2351 |
| 49 | Vince Promuto | OL | 2555 |
| 50 | Rod Breedlove | LB | 2566 |
| 51 | Ken Iman | OL | 2615 |
| 52 | Angelo Coia | WR | 2723 |
| 53 | Danny Villanueva (K) | K | 2779 |
| 54 | LaVerne Torczon | DL | 2790 |
| 55 | Jim Norton (P) | P | 2821 |
| 56 | Wahoo McDaniel | LB | 2825 |
| 57 | Wray Carlton | RB | 2941 |
| 58 | Danny Villanueva (P) | P | 2977 |
| 59 | Andy Stynchula | DL | 3056 |
| 60 | Ross Fichtner | DB | 3075 |
| 61 | Jim Colvin | DL | 3080 |
| 62 | Paul Rochester | DL | 3091 |
| 63 | Tom Day | DL | 3098 |
| 64 | Prentice Gautt | RB | 3101 |
| 65 | Bob Wetoska | OL | 3175 |
| 66 | Roger LeClerc (K) | K | 3186 |
| 67 | Willie Wood (PR) | PR | 3218 |
| 68 | Paul Maguire | LB | 3391 |
| 69 | Eldon Danenhauer | OL | 3404 |
| 70 | Willie West | DB | 3448 |
| 71 | Dale Hackbart | DB | 3705 |
| 72 | Jacky Lee | QB | 3711 |
| 73 | Bruce Maher | DB | 3749 |
| 74 | Tony Banfield | DB | 3789 |
| 75 | Jack Spikes | RB | 3797 |
| 76 | Chuck Shonta | DB | 3962 |
| 77 | Smokey Stover | LB | 4007 |
| 78 | Dee Mackey | TE | 4084 |
| 79 | Dick Harris | DB | 4166 |
| 80 | Mike Hudock | OL | 4333 |
| 81 | Mike Dukes | LB | 4340 |
| 82 | Dick Felt | DB | 4374 |
| 83 | Bill Groman | WR | 4403 |
| 84 | Alan Miller | RB | 4436 |
| 85 | Gene Mingo (K) | K | 4447 |
| 86 | Charlie Bivins | RB | 4452 |
| 87 | Jack Rudolph | LB | 4534 |
| 88 | Mike Dowdle | LB | 4565 |
| 89 | Tom Watkins | RB | 4566 |
| 90 | Ron Burton | RB | 4596 |
| 91 | Daniel Colchico | DL | 4780 |
| 92 | Roger LeClerc | LB | 4820 |
| 93 | Larry Stephens | DL | 4825 |
| 94 | Walt Corey | LB | 4963 |
| 95 | Charlie Scales | RB | 4996 |
| 96 | George Izo | QB | 5011 |
| 97 | Don Rogers | OL | 5040 |
| 98 | Ross O'Hanley | DB | 5041 |
| 99 | Dalva Allen | DL | 5064 |
| 100 | Al Jamison | OL | 5089 |
| 101 | Dave Smith | RB | 5215 |
| 102 | Gene Mingo | RB | 5216 |
| 103 | Abner Haynes (PR) | PR | 5401 |
| 104 | Gene Prebola | TE | 5416 |
| 105 | Rich Michael | OL | 5461 |
| 106 | Chuck Janerette | DL | 5480 |
| 107 | Jim Welch | DB | 5507 |
| 108 | Bobby Franklin | DB | 5567 |
| 109 | Mark Johnston | DB | 5612 |
| 110 | Pervis Atkins | WR | 5675 |
| 111 | Harold Olson | OL | 5711 |
| 112 | Jon Gilliam | OL | 5746 |
| 113 | Gordy Holz | DL | 5777 |
| 114 | Curt Merz | OL | 5795 |
| 115 | Chuck McMurtry | DL | 5843 |
| 116 | Dick Guesman | DL | 5911 |
| 117 | Bob Khayat (K) | K | 5953 |
| 118 | Hogan Wharton | OL | 6096 |
| 119 | Tom Watkins (KR) | KR | 6214 |
| 120 | Sam DeLuca | OL | 6220 |
| 121 | Ron Nery | DL | 6338 |
| 122 | Jim Boeke | OL | 6342 |
| 123 | Bo Dickinson | RB | 6410 |
| 124 | Bob Whitlow | OL | 6544 |
| 125 | Jim Crawford | RB | 6591 |
| 126 | Butch Songin | QB | 6722 |
| 127 | Max Messner | LB | 6747 |
| 128 | Dave Webster | DB | 6757 |
| 129 | Don Fleming | DB | 6800 |
| 130 | Tom Watkins (PR) | PR | 6805 |
| 131 | Ken Adamson | OL | 6870 |
| 132 | Wayne Crow | RB | 6916 |
| 133 | Tom Moore (KR) | KR | 7007 |
| 134 | Al Reynolds | OL | 7058 |
| 135 | Bob Scholtz | OL | 7068 |
| 136 | Mike Magac | OL | 7071 |
| 137 | Clyde Washington | DB | 7143 |
| 138 | Thurlow Cooper | TE | 7420 |
| 139 | Wayne Crow (P) | P | 7469 |
| 140 | Ted Dean | RB | 7486 |
| 141 | Willie West (PR) | PR | 7492 |
| 142 | Doug Asad | TE | 7507 |
| 143 | Lou Cordileone | DL | 7576 |
| 144 | Charley Diamond | OL | 7667 |
| 145 | Charlie Hardy | WR | 7695 |
| 146 | Pervis Atkins (KR) | KR | 7861 |
| 147 | Mack Yoho | DL | 7880 |
| 148 | Jack Spikes (K) | K | 7885 |
| 149 | Charlie McNeil | DB | 7901 |
| 150 | Gerry Samuel | DL | 8058 |
| 151 | Larry Garron (KR) | KR | 8103 |
| 152 | Don Manoukian | OL | 8116 |
| 153 | Bo Farrington | WR | 8167 |
| 154 | Charley Britt | DB | 8185 |
| 155 | Monte Crockett | TE | 8269 |
| 156 | Orlando Ferrante | OL | 8337 |
| 157 | Bill Shockley (K) | K | 8381 |
| 158 | Dan McGrew | OL | 8462 |
| 159 | Thomas Stephens | TE | 8467 |
| 160 | Fred Julian | DB | 8637 |
| 161 | Johnny Pyeatt | DB | 8638 |
| 162 | Gene Cockrell | OL | 8647 |
| 163 | Ken Kirk | LB | 8663 |
| 164 | Roger Davis | OL | 8717 |
| 165 | George Fields | DL | 8735 |
| 166 | Oscar Lofton | WR | 8736 |
| 167 | Abner Haynes (KR) | KR | 8761 |
| 168 | Bill E. Brown | LB | 8839 |
| 169 | Jetstream Smith | RB | 8840 |
| 170 | Joe Schaffer | LB | 8841 |
| 171 | Charlie Bivins (KR) | KR | 8861 |
| 172 | Dan Chamberlain | WR | 8915 |
| 173 | Dave Rolle | RB | 8916 |
| 174 | Tom Osborne | WR | 8922 |
| 175 | Bob Denton | DL | 8968 |
| 176 | Frank Mestnik | RB | 8988 |
| 177 | Dick Bass (KR) | KR | 8991 |
| 178 | Bob Reifsnyder | DL | 9010 |
| 179 | Carmen Cavalli | DL | 9011 |
| 180 | Don Deskins | DL | 9012 |
| 181 | Roger Donnahoo | DB | 9013 |
| 182 | Charlie Flowers | RB | 9024 |
| 183 | Chuck Gavin | DL | 9103 |
| 184 | Jim Greer | WR | 9105 |
| 185 | Ted Dean (KR) | KR | 9137 |
| 186 | Gorden Kelley | LB | 9158 |
| 187 | Nick Mumley | DL | 9159 |
| 188 | Billy Cannon (KR) | KR | 9167 |
| 189 | Pervis Atkins (PR) | PR | 9168 |
| 190 | Hugh McInnis | TE | 9190 |
| 191 | Jerry Stalcup | LB | 9194 |
| 192 | Al Day | LB | 9215 |
| 193 | Ted Dean (PR) | PR | 9273 |
| 194 | Bob Garner | DB | 9299 |
| 195 | Jim Sorey | DL | 9316 |
| 196 | Howard Clark | TE | 9317 |
| 197 | Roger Ellis | LB | 9371 |
| 198 | Dick Pesonen | DB | 9386 |
| 199 | Hal Smith | DL | 9423 |
| 200 | Willmer Fowler | RB | 9427 |
| 201 | Hubert Bobo | LB | 9488 |
| 202 | Al Hoisington | TE | 9508 |
| 203 | Charley Leo | OL | 9685 |
| 204 | Dick Guesman (K) | K | 9739 |
| 205 | John McMullan | OL | 9771 |
| 206 | Ron Burton (PR) | PR | 9795 |
| 207 | Jim Barton | OL | 9814 |
| 208 | Johnny Green | QB | 9906 |
| 209 | Paul Oglesby | OL | 9925 |
| 210 | Palmer Pyle | OL | 9979 |
| 211 | Jack Klotz | OL | 10090 |
| 212 | Mack Yoho (K) | K | 10093 |
| 213 | Bob Laraba | LB | 10114 |
| 214 | Jack Laraway | LB | 10155 |
| 215 | Dave Ross | TE | 10162 |
| 216 | Fred Ford | RB | 10163 |
| 217 | Fred Murphy | WR | 10164 |
| 218 | Bob Simms | LB | 10186 |
| 219 | Nyle McFarlane | RB | 10276 |
| 220 | Chuck Muelhaupt | OL | 10385 |
| 221 | Henry Bell | RB | 10388 |
| 222 | Phil Blazer | OL | 10389 |
| 223 | Bernard Buzyniski | LB | 10489 |
| 224 | Buddy Alliston | LB | 10490 |
| 225 | Carl Smith | RB | 10491 |
| 226 | Gary Finneran | DL | 10502 |
| 227 | Ron Stehouwer | OL | 10517 |
| 228 | Joe Hergert | LB | 10657 |
| 229 | Ted Greene | LB | 10658 |
| 230 | Jack Davis | OL | 10694 |
| 231 | Jack Stone | OL | 10784 |
| 232 | Charlie Kendall | DB | 10801 |
| 233 | Pat Epperson | TE | 10802 |
| 234 | Sam Horner | RB | 10824 |
| 235 | Joe Kulbacki | RB | 10895 |
| 236 | George Shirkey | DL | 10908 |
| 237 | Rich Mostardo | DB | 11000 |
| 238 | Ron Sabal | OL | 11013 |
| 239 | Al Witcher | TE | 11019 |
| 240 | Hunter Enis | QB | 11137 |
| 241 | Dan Lanphear | DL | 11158 |
| 242 | Joe Womack | RB | 11159 |
| 243 | Ray Armstrong | DL | 11160 |
| 244 | Ron Botchan | LB | 11228 |
| 245 | Willie West (KR) | KR | 11237 |
| 246 | Don Herndon | RB | 11286 |
| 247 | Tom Greene (P) | P | 11298 |
| 248 | J.W. Brodnax | RB | 11376 |
| 249 | Bob E. Bryant | TE | 11473 |
| 250 | Don Allen | RB | 11474 |
| 251 | Walter Beach | DB | 11589 |
| 252 | Johnny Robinson (PR) | PR | 11605 |
| 253 | Pat Heenan | DB | 11606 |
| 254 | Bill Shockley | RB | 11683 |
| 255 | Willie Smith | OL | 11687 |
| 256 | Charlie Milstead (P) | P | 11776 |
| 257 | Carl Larpenter | OL | 11832 |
| 258 | Jack Larscheid (PR) | PR | 11889 |
| 259 | Mike McGee | OL | 11981 |
| 260 | Joe Kulbacki (PR) | PR | 12005 |
| 261 | Dick Harris (PR) | PR | 12149 |
| 262 | Bill Shockley (KR) | KR | 12422 |
| 263 | Joe Hergert (K) | K | 12450 |
| 264 | Bob Garner (PR) | PR | 12687 |
| 265 | Paul Lowe (KR) | KR | 12688 |
| 266 | Ron Burton (KR) | KR | 12689 |
| 267 | John Kapele | DL | 12752 |
| 268 | Billy Brewer | DB | 12821 |
| 269 | Fred Ford (KR) | KR | 12822 |
| 270 | John White | TE | 12823 |
| 271 | Bobby Boyd (PR) | PR | 12982 |
| 272 | Joe Cannavino | DB | 13081 |
| 273 | Mike Nichols | OL | 13085 |
| 274 | Charlie Kempinska | OL | 13115 |
| 275 | Dick Bass (PR) | PR | 13264 |
| 276 | Sam Horner (KR) | KR | 13265 |
| 277 | Dan Callahan | OL | 13389 |
| 278 | Rex Johnston (KR) | KR | 13390 |
| 279 | Richie Lucas | QB | 13446 |
| 280 | Joe Young | DL | 13478 |
| 281 | Walter Napier | DL | 13479 |
| 282 | Bob Yates | OL | 13512 |
| 283 | Eddie Meyer | OL | 13548 |
| 284 | John H. Harris | DB | 13613 |
| 285 | Tony Discenzo | OL | 13676 |
| 286 | Bob E. Lee | OL | 13810 |
| 287 | Glenn Davis (WR) | WR | 13811 |
| 288 | Ed Kovac | RB | 13935 |
| 289 | Rex Johnston (PR) | PR | 14092 |
| 290 | Bob Waters | QB | 14131 |
| 291 | Don Ellersick | DB | 14367 |
| 292 | Rex Johnston | RB | 14368 |
| 293 | Thomas Stephens (PR) | PR | 14495 |
| 294 | Donald Chelf | OL | 14544 |
| 295 | Dick Frey | DL | 14546 |
| 296 | Bill Lapham | OL | 14552 |
| 297 | Jim Mooty (KR) | KR | 14612 |
| 298 | Marvin Terrell | OL | 14832 |
| 299 | Leroy Moore | DL | 14904 |
| 300 | Clem Daniels (KR) | KR | 15002 |
| 301 | Sam Horner (P) | P | 15049 |
| 302 | Stan Fanning | OL | 15091 |
| 303 | Jim Mooty | DB | 15172 |
| 304 | Paul Winslow | DB | 15173 |
| 305 | Glenn Shaw | RB | 15420 |
| 306 | Gene Gossage | DL | 15651 |
| 307 | Don Stallings | DL | 15702 |
| 308 | Elbert Dubenion (KR) | KR | 15703 |
| 309 | John Wilcox | DL | 15704 |
| 310 | Riley Morris | LB | 15910 |
| 311 | Bobby G. Jackson | DB | 15915 |
| 312 | Gary Wisener | DB | 16262 |
| 313 | Darrell Harper | K | 16337 |
| 314 | Tom Greene | QB | 16338 |
| 315 | Wahoo McDaniel (P) | P | 16366 |
| 316 | Dick Grecni | LB | 16447 |
| 317 | Bob Laraba (P) | P | 16713 |
| 318 | Clyde Washington (P) | P | 16937 |
| 319 | Garney Henley | DB | 17186 |
| 320 | Bob Khayat | OL | 17204 |
| 321 | Ron Lancaster | QB | 17236 |
| 322 | Dave Ames | RB | 17359 |
| 323 | Al Bansavage | LB | 17430 |
| 324 | Bob Scrabis | QB | 17562 |
| 325 | Monk Bailey | DB | 17824 |
| 326 | Billy Locklin | DL | 18156 |
| 327 | Lovell Coleman | RB | 18245 |
| 328 | Ernie Barnes | OL | 18516 |
| 329 | Jim Leo | DL | 18604 |
| 330 | Jim Conroy | LB | 18624 |
| 331 | Jim Andreotti | LB | 18643 |
| 332 | Gerhard Schwedes | RB | 19083 |
| 333 | James Stinnette | RB | 19188 |
| 334 | George Belotti | OL | 19371 |
| 335 | Jim Crotty | DB | 19490 |
| 336 | Steve Cotter | DL | 19551 |
| 337 | Bill Mitchell | LB | 19633 |
| 338 | Lonnie Dennis | OL | 19661 |
| 339 | Bill Burrell | LB | 19711 |
| 340 | Charlie Milstead | DB | 19811 |
| 341 | Ray Norton | RB | 19812 |
| 342 | Jim Carphin | E | 19892 |
| 343 | Neal Beaumont | DB | 19903 |
| 344 | Dick Cohee | RB | 20002 |
| 345 | Bill Crawford | DL | 20254 |
| 346 | Jim Reynolds | E | 20379 |
| 347 | Zeke Smith | LB | 20428 |
| 348 | Larry Dumelie | DB | 20465 |
| 349 | Byron Bradfute | OL | 20578 |
| 350 | Charley Ellzey | OL | 20857 |
| 351 | Pete Manning | DB | 20931 |
| 352 | Warren Rabb | QB | 21094 |
| 353 | Corky Tharp | DB | 21115 |
| 354 | Jack Larscheid | RB | 21979 |
| 355 | Garney Henley (PR) | PR | 22196 |
| 356 | Doug Daigneault | DB | 22218 |
| 357 | Meco Poliziani | RB | 22479 |
| 358 | Charlie Scales (KR) | KR | 22663 |
| 359 | Jack Larscheid (KR) | KR | 22842 |
| 360 | Dick Johnson | WR | 23020 |
| 361 | Jim Copeland (DB) | DB | 23024 |
| 362 | Neal Beaumont (P) | P | 23427 |
| 363 | Lebron Shields | DL | 23666 |
| 364 | Bill Miller (DB) | DB | 24086 |
| 365 | Claire Branch | RB | 24109 |
| 366 | Ken Kilrea | LB | 24475 |
| 367 | Bill Mitchell (K) | K | 24665 |
| 368 | Bill Lopasky | OL | 24691 |
| 369 | Larry Fleisher | DL | 24704 |
| 370 | Frank Cosentino | QB | 24786 |
| 371 | John Kenerson | DL | 24809 |
| 372 | Ron Ray | OL | 25336 |
| 373 | Mike Wright (1938) | DL | 25459 |
| 374 | Ray Jauch | RB | 26346 |
| 375 | Neal Beaumont (PR) | PR | 26878 |
| 376 | Toby Deese | OL | 27309 |
| 377 | Terry Bunting | OL | 27317 |
| 378 | Jimmy Walden | QB | 27421 |
| 379 | Ray Smith (RB) | RB | 28095 |
| 380 | Roy Cameron | RB | 28408 |
| 381 | Jim Conroy (P) | P | 28530 |
| 382 | Vernon Cole | QB | 29101 |
| 383 | Dave Barrus | DL | 29163 |
| 384 | Dave Shaw (OL) | OL | 29179 |
| 385 | Dick Cohee (KR) | KR | 29200 |
| 386 | Steve Hmiel | LB | 29412 |
| 387 | George Grant | DL | 29764 |
| 388 | Bill Miller (PR) | PR | 29801 |
| 389 | Ken Don | LB | 30015 |
| 390 | George Grant (K) | K | 31353 |
| 391 | Bob Jarus | RB | 32542 |
| 392 | Len Wilson | DB | 33007 |
| 393 | Garney Henley (KR) | KR | 33268 |
| 394 | Roy Cameron (KR) | KR | 33649 |
| 395 | Ray Jauch (KR) | KR | 34149 |
| 396 | John Blyth | DL | 34271 |
| 397 | Lovell Coleman (KR) | KR | 34389 |
| 398 | Doug Daigneault (KR) | KR | 34703 |
| 399 | Bob MacDonald | OL | 35236 |
| 400 | Jim Copeland (KR) | KR | 35365 |
| 401 | Roy Cameron (PR) | PR | 35575 |
| 402 | Ray Smith (KR) | KR | 35948 |
| 403 | Neal Beaumont (KR) | KR | 36133 |
| 404 | Bill Herron | E | 36166 |
| 405 | Don Soberdash | RB | 36526 |
| 406 | James Woodruff (PR) | PR | 36665 |
| 407 | Larry Dumelie (KR) | KR | 36666 |
| 408 | Pete Howard | E | 36925 |
| 409 | Ted Foret | DL | 36970 |
| 410 | Jimmy Webster | RB | 37108 |
| 411 | James Woodruff (KR) | KR | 37595 |
| 412 | Meco Poliziani (PR) | PR | 37934 |
| 413 | Ron Nietupski | DL | 37980 |
| 414 | Lovell Coleman (PR) | PR | 38295 |
| 415 | James Woodruff | DB | 38899 |
| 416 | Paul D. Palmer | DB | 38900 |
| 417 | Lionel Conacher Jr. | DB | 39202 |
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