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The Top Ranked Football Players by Rookie Year-1968
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 | Ron Yary | OL | 34 |
| 2 | Art Shell | OL | 164 |
| 3 | Claude Humphrey | DL | 204 |
| 4 | Harold Jackson | WR | 262 |
| 5 | Curley Culp | DL | 318 |
| 6 | Elvin Bethea | DL | 352 |
| 7 | Fred Carr | LB | 680 |
| 8 | Larry Csonka | RB | 718 |
| 9 | Dick Anderson | DB | 722 |
| 10 | Charlie Sanders | TE | 777 |
| 11 | Forrest Blue | OL | 871 |
| 12 | Coy Bacon | DL | 923 |
| 13 | Russ Washington | OL | 1004 |
| 14 | Bob Trumpy | TE | 1011 |
| 15 | Blaine Nye | OL | 1125 |
| 16 | Marv Hubbard | RB | 1153 |
| 17 | Haven Moses | WR | 1182 |
| 18 | Bob Johnson | OL | 1245 |
| 19 | MacArthur Lane | RB | 1370 |
| 20 | Greg Landry | QB | 1379 |
| 21 | Bobby Bryant | DB | 1398 |
| 22 | Woody Peoples | OL | 1498 |
| 23 | Tommy Hart | DL | 1540 |
| 24 | Marlin Briscoe | WR | 1560 |
| 25 | Greg Brezina | LB | 1685 |
| 26 | Al Beauchamp | LB | 1699 |
| 27 | Paul Smith | DL | 1763 |
| 28 | John Williams | OL | 1842 |
| 29 | Mike Livingston | QB | 1853 |
| 30 | Don Cockroft (K) | K | 1890 |
| 31 | Jim Kiick | RB | 1957 |
| 32 | George Atkinson | DB | 1967 |
| 33 | Errol Mann | K | 2129 |
| 34 | Manny Fernandez | DL | 2224 |
| 35 | Rocky Freitas | OL | 2283 |
| 36 | D.D. Lewis | LB | 2292 |
| 37 | Larry Cole | DL | 2361 |
| 38 | Ron Widby | P | 2438 |
| 39 | Charlie H. Smith | RB | 2493 |
| 40 | Dennis Partee (P) | P | 2632 |
| 41 | Rocky Bleier | RB | 2691 |
| 42 | Essex Johnson | RB | 2752 |
| 43 | Jim Cheyunski | LB | 2764 |
| 44 | Billy Van Heusen (P) | P | 2929 |
| 45 | Don Cockroft (P) | P | 2959 |
| 46 | Cid Edwards | RB | 3018 |
| 47 | Mike Bragg | P | 3082 |
| 48 | Jess Phillips | RB | 3100 |
| 49 | Bill Lenkaitis | OL | 3340 |
| 50 | Cas Banaszek | OL | 3403 |
| 51 | Bobby Howfield | K | 3439 |
| 52 | Henry Davis | LB | 3488 |
| 53 | John Garlington | LB | 3502 |
| 54 | Jim Beirne | WR | 3572 |
| 55 | Robert Holmes | RB | 3632 |
| 56 | Tim Rossovich | LB | 3673 |
| 57 | Tony Baker | RB | 3907 |
| 58 | Howard Fest | OL | 4004 |
| 59 | Vic Washington | RB | 4122 |
| 60 | Earl McCullouch | WR | 4136 |
| 61 | Wayne Colman | LB | 4198 |
| 62 | Charlie Greer | DB | 4258 |
| 63 | Paul Robinson | RB | 4299 |
| 64 | Jim W. Hill | DB | 4509 |
| 65 | Marvin Upshaw | DL | 4575 |
| 66 | Charlie West | DB | 4640 |
| 67 | Charlie West (PR) | PR | 4695 |
| 68 | Bill Lueck | OL | 4722 |
| 69 | Jamie Rivers | LB | 4745 |
| 70 | Dick Himes | OL | 4810 |
| 71 | Dennis Partee (K) | K | 4847 |
| 72 | Oscar Reed | RB | 4958 |
| 73 | Billy Van Heusen | WR | 5013 |
| 74 | Ron Acks | LB | 5430 |
| 75 | George Atkinson (PR) | PR | 5605 |
| 76 | Bob Atkins | DB | 5656 |
| 77 | Cyril Pinder | RB | 5668 |
| 78 | Virgil Carter | QB | 5691 |
| 79 | Bob Wallace | TE | 5803 |
| 80 | Mark Nordquist | OL | 5958 |
| 81 | David Ray | K | 6245 |
| 82 | Johnny Fuller | DB | 6271 |
| 83 | Bob J. Briggs | DL | 6418 |
| 84 | Bill Belk | DL | 6455 |
| 85 | Harmon Wages | RB | 6705 |
| 86 | Fred Forsberg | LB | 6842 |
| 87 | Vic Washington (KR) | KR | 6860 |
| 88 | Doug Crusan | OL | 6962 |
| 89 | Mo Moorman | OL | 7187 |
| 90 | Joe Schmiesing | DL | 7193 |
| 91 | Dennis Homan | WR | 7236 |
| 92 | Cecil Turner | WR | 7251 |
| 93 | Bill Peterson | LB | 7256 |
| 94 | Tom Funchess | OL | 7441 |
| 95 | Edgar Chandler | LB | 7445 |
| 96 | Jeff Queen | RB | 7481 |
| 97 | Tom Roussel | LB | 7656 |
| 98 | Warren McVea | RB | 7729 |
| 99 | Rick Cash | DL | 7804 |
| 100 | Willie Holman | DL | 7842 |
| 101 | Cecil Turner (KR) | KR | 7850 |
| 102 | Bob Brunet | RB | 7870 |
| 103 | Gene Howard | DB | 7941 |
| 104 | Grady Allen | LB | 7980 |
| 105 | Mac Haik | WR | 8162 |
| 106 | Bobby Bryant (PR) | PR | 8344 |
| 107 | Mike Evans (OL) | OL | 8793 |
| 108 | George Atkinson (KR) | KR | 8905 |
| 109 | Tom Domres | DL | 8965 |
| 110 | Bobby Duhon | RB | 9161 |
| 111 | Wayne Patrick | RB | 9205 |
| 112 | Reece Morrison | RB | 9206 |
| 113 | Bill Staley | DL | 9253 |
| 114 | Gus Hollomon | DB | 9461 |
| 115 | Jim Duncan (KR) | KR | 9531 |
| 116 | John Mallory | DB | 9562 |
| 117 | John Pergine | LB | 9632 |
| 118 | Dean Halverson | LB | 9680 |
| 119 | George Daney | OL | 9743 |
| 120 | Randy Edmunds | LB | 9789 |
| 121 | Ed Mooney | LB | 10150 |
| 122 | Mike Hull | RB | 10205 |
| 123 | Jerry DePoyster (P) | P | 10338 |
| 124 | Charlie Greer (PR) | PR | 10470 |
| 125 | John Douglas | LB | 10541 |
| 126 | Bob Etter | K | 10576 |
| 127 | Charlie West (KR) | KR | 10663 |
| 128 | Dale Livingston (P) | P | 10704 |
| 129 | Adrian Young | LB | 10819 |
| 130 | Jon Henderson | WR | 10855 |
| 131 | Mike Donohoe | TE | 10889 |
| 132 | Sam Wyche | QB | 10956 |
| 133 | Mike McGill | LB | 11125 |
| 134 | Aaron Marsh | WR | 11234 |
| 135 | Bobby Duhon (PR) | PR | 11242 |
| 136 | Bob Grant | LB | 11339 |
| 137 | Lee White | RB | 11521 |
| 138 | Paul Robinson (KR) | KR | 11649 |
| 139 | Reece Morrison (PR) | PR | 11847 |
| 140 | Jerry Daanen | WR | 11943 |
| 141 | Max Anderson (KR) | KR | 12001 |
| 142 | Dale Livingston (K) | K | 12065 |
| 143 | Gene Milton | WR | 12066 |
| 144 | Essex Johnson (PR) | PR | 12104 |
| 145 | Dan Darragh | QB | 12114 |
| 146 | Jess Phillips (KR) | KR | 12146 |
| 147 | Daryl Johnson | DB | 12359 |
| 148 | Mike McBath | DL | 12360 |
| 149 | Pete Richardson | DB | 12383 |
| 150 | Harry Gunner | DL | 12610 |
| 151 | Robert Holmes (KR) | KR | 12683 |
| 152 | Hubie Bryant (PR) | PR | 12736 |
| 153 | Max Anderson (PR) | PR | 13106 |
| 154 | MacArthur Lane (KR) | KR | 13256 |
| 155 | Essex Johnson (KR) | KR | 13302 |
| 156 | Mike Dirks | DL | 13594 |
| 157 | Jim Fetherston | LB | 13652 |
| 158 | Chip Oliver | LB | 13715 |
| 159 | Dick Anderson (PR) | PR | 13803 |
| 160 | Willie Porter (KR) | KR | 13804 |
| 161 | Tommie Smiley | RB | 13848 |
| 162 | Bob Tatarek | DL | 13881 |
| 163 | Kevin T. Hardy | DL | 14059 |
| 164 | Brendan McCarthy | RB | 14090 |
| 165 | Gene Howard (KR) | KR | 14091 |
| 166 | Carlton Dabney | DL | 14210 |
| 167 | Fred Hyatt | WR | 14268 |
| 168 | Willie Porter (PR) | PR | 14358 |
| 169 | Frank Bosch | DL | 14392 |
| 170 | Phil Odle | WR | 14400 |
| 171 | Jack Gehrke | WR | 14485 |
| 172 | John Wright (WR) | WR | 14486 |
| 173 | Terry Miller | LB | 14566 |
| 174 | Rich Buzin | OL | 14568 |
| 175 | Dennis Crane | DL | 14577 |
| 176 | Gene Milton (KR) | KR | 14606 |
| 177 | Gary McDermott | RB | 14996 |
| 178 | Gus Hollomon (P) | P | 15048 |
| 179 | Steve Thompson | DL | 15084 |
| 180 | Bruce Lemmerman | QB | 15105 |
| 181 | Rocky Rosema | LB | 15129 |
| 182 | Dennis Homan (PR) | PR | 15163 |
| 183 | Eldridge Dickey | WR | 15233 |
| 184 | Warren McVea (KR) | KR | 15298 |
| 185 | Terry Cole | RB | 15354 |
| 186 | S.T. Saffold | WR | 15414 |
| 187 | Jimmy Keyes (K) | K | 15555 |
| 188 | Jon Henderson (KR) | KR | 15556 |
| 189 | Bobby Bryant (KR) | KR | 16086 |
| 190 | Bobby Duhon (KR) | KR | 16087 |
| 191 | Drake Garrett | DB | 16088 |
| 192 | Jim Cox (TE) | TE | 16089 |
| 193 | Sam Walton | OL | 16158 |
| 194 | Johnny Fuller (PR) | PR | 16209 |
| 195 | Lee Johnson | WR | 16210 |
| 196 | Wayne Mass | OL | 16547 |
| 197 | Jerry DePoyster (K) | K | 16583 |
| 198 | Ocie Austin | DB | 16664 |
| 199 | Art Strozier | TE | 16731 |
| 200 | Max Anderson | RB | 16782 |
| 201 | Jimmy Hines | WR | 16818 |
| 202 | Dennis W. Byrd | DL | 16933 |
| 203 | Garrett Ford | RB | 16934 |
| 204 | Rick Eber | WR | 17003 |
| 205 | Dewey Warren | QB | 17050 |
| 206 | John Neidert | LB | 17174 |
| 207 | Mike Freeman | DB | 17210 |
| 208 | Dennis Patera | K | 17278 |
| 209 | Jim Duncan | DB | 17516 |
| 210 | Wayne Meylan | LB | 17582 |
| 211 | Tom Oberg | DB | 17644 |
| 212 | Mike Taylor | OL | 17716 |
| 213 | Ken Dyer | DB | 17738 |
| 214 | Mike LaHood | OL | 17745 |
| 215 | Hubie Bryant | WR | 17777 |
| 216 | Jim Evenson | RB | 17836 |
| 217 | Bill Baker | DL | 17842 |
| 218 | Art McMahon | DB | 17884 |
| 219 | Buzz Highsmith | OL | 17891 |
| 220 | Bob Goodridge | WR | 17933 |
| 221 | Jim Richards | DB | 17984 |
| 222 | Bill Murphy (WR) | WR | 18057 |
| 223 | Ralph Galloway | OL | 18105 |
| 224 | R.C. Gamble | RB | 18182 |
| 225 | Peter Dalla Riva | TE | 18230 |
| 226 | Ronnie Lee South (P) | P | 18428 |
| 227 | Wayne McClure | LB | 18512 |
| 228 | Rudy Linterman | WR | 18532 |
| 229 | McKinley Boston | DL | 18582 |
| 230 | John Mallory (PR) | PR | 18612 |
| 231 | Granville Liggins | OL | 18622 |
| 232 | Al Lavan | DB | 18637 |
| 233 | Mike Eben | WR | 18644 |
| 234 | Joe Forzani | DL | 18739 |
| 235 | Richard Trapp | WR | 18922 |
| 236 | Max Huber | OL | 18977 |
| 237 | Charlie Collins | LB | 19239 |
| 238 | Gord Judges | DL | 19272 |
| 239 | Gene Ceppetelli | OL | 19412 |
| 240 | Rick Cassata | QB | 19420 |
| 241 | Karl Henke | DL | 19506 |
| 242 | Terry Erwin | RB | 19810 |
| 243 | John Woitt | DB | 19829 |
| 244 | Bob Wade | DB | 19881 |
| 245 | Dave Ogas | LB | 19920 |
| 246 | Dave Knechtel | DL | 19971 |
| 247 | Barry Ardern | DB | 20001 |
| 248 | Tom Pullen | TE | 20003 |
| 249 | Bob Howes | OL | 20199 |
| 250 | Lynn Hendrickson | TE | 20318 |
| 251 | Jim M. Smith | DB | 20400 |
| 252 | Willie Porter | DB | 20511 |
| 253 | Chuck Liebrock | OL | 20574 |
| 254 | Paul Markle | TE | 20609 |
| 255 | Doug Collins | OL | 20684 |
| 256 | Dave Martin | LB | 20764 |
| 257 | Ed Harmon | LB | 20765 |
| 258 | Jon Brittenum | QB | 20766 |
| 259 | Jimmy Keyes | LB | 20821 |
| 260 | Dave Middendorf | OL | 20916 |
| 261 | Major Hazelton | DB | 20919 |
| 262 | Ronnie Lee South | QB | 20976 |
| 263 | Jim Holifield | DB | 20992 |
| 264 | Bayne Norrie | DB | 21021 |
| 265 | Gordon Lambert | LB | 21076 |
| 266 | Mike Hibler | LB | 21077 |
| 267 | Dwight Lee | RB | 21177 |
| 268 | Tom Sherman | QB | 21222 |
| 269 | Doug Dersch | LB | 21354 |
| 270 | Kim Hammond | QB | 21395 |
| 271 | Ben Gregory | RB | 21478 |
| 272 | Alvin Mitchell | DB | 21523 |
| 273 | Peter Paquette | LB | 21623 |
| 274 | Dave Cranmer | RB | 21627 |
| 275 | Bill Kindricks | DL | 21655 |
| 276 | Ed Molstad | DL | 21773 |
| 277 | Willie Banks | OL | 21852 |
| 278 | Francis Winkler | DL | 21867 |
| 279 | Bob Kalsu | OL | 21995 |
| 280 | Henry Hubert | OL | 22014 |
| 281 | Dick Farley | DB | 22037 |
| 282 | Danny Dever | LB | 22095 |
| 283 | Nate James | DB | 22264 |
| 284 | George Gaiser | OL | 22624 |
| 285 | Peter Travis | OL | 22639 |
| 286 | Ernie Ruple | DL | 22808 |
| 287 | Jim Urbanek | DL | 22809 |
| 288 | Leon Crenshaw | DL | 22810 |
| 289 | Larry Slagle | OL | 23041 |
| 290 | Steve Duich | OL | 23444 |
| 291 | Curt Frazier | DB | 23551 |
| 292 | Lou Harris | DB | 23552 |
| 293 | Jim Schmedding | OL | 23580 |
| 294 | Silas McKinnie | RB | 23911 |
| 295 | Paul Elzey | LB | 23978 |
| 296 | Ed Koontz | LB | 24067 |
| 297 | Gordon Rule | DB | 24134 |
| 298 | Jim Johnson | DB | 24135 |
| 299 | Barry Aldag | OL | 24181 |
| 300 | Billy Harris | RB | 24491 |
| 301 | Jim Sullivan | DL | 25143 |
| 302 | Bob Robertson | OL | 25249 |
| 303 | Vern Emerson | OL | 25305 |
| 304 | Harry Theofiledes | QB | 25383 |
| 305 | Bayne Norrie (PR) | PR | 25425 |
| 306 | Mike D'Amato | DB | 25525 |
| 307 | Pierre Guindon | OL | 25531 |
| 308 | Mike Rengel | DL | 25696 |
| 309 | Raymond Hayes | DL | 25697 |
| 310 | Bob Wells | OL | 25853 |
| 311 | Bob Smith (1945) | DB | 25866 |
| 312 | Greg Pipes | DL | 26221 |
| 313 | Paul Brule | DB | 26223 |
| 314 | Rich Robinson | DB | 26486 |
| 315 | Larry Plancke | WR | 26703 |
| 316 | Mack Sauls | DB | 26712 |
| 317 | Ed Joyner | LB | 26874 |
| 318 | Gene Hamlin | OL | 27090 |
| 319 | Charlie Fulton | QB | 27467 |
| 320 | Paul Brule (PR) | PR | 27639 |
| 321 | Rudy Linterman (PR) | PR | 27750 |
| 322 | Steve Quinn | OL | 27852 |
| 323 | Greg Barton | QB | 27926 |
| 324 | John Schneider (QB) | QB | 28051 |
| 325 | Lance Olssen | OL | 28178 |
| 326 | Rudy Linterman (KR) | KR | 28265 |
| 327 | Walt Hughes | OL | 28396 |
| 328 | Harry Olszewski | DL | 28524 |
| 329 | Barry Ardern (PR) | PR | 28632 |
| 330 | Vic Washington (KR) | KR | 28748 |
| 331 | Peter Francis | DB | 28878 |
| 332 | John Eckman | QB | 29081 |
| 333 | John Harper (OL) | OL | 29190 |
| 334 | Jimmy Dye | DB | 29286 |
| 335 | Gerald Watson | RB | 29299 |
| 336 | James Ferguson | OL | 29389 |
| 337 | John Wilson | LB | 29520 |
| 338 | Rick McHale | OL | 29647 |
| 339 | Silas McKinnie (KR) | KR | 29810 |
| 340 | Pierre Guindon (K) | K | 30458 |
| 341 | Don Murphy | RB | 30761 |
| 342 | Jeff Steinberger | DL | 31068 |
| 343 | Tommy Davis (DL) | DL | 31069 |
| 344 | Ed Tomlin | RB | 31214 |
| 345 | George Chatlos | LB | 31465 |
| 346 | Johnny Mata | LB | 31802 |
| 347 | Luther Selbo | QB | 32074 |
| 348 | Wayne O'Brien | LB | 32152 |
| 349 | John Eason | WR | 32291 |
| 350 | Peter Paquette (PR) | PR | 32441 |
| 351 | Gene Wren | RB | 32519 |
| 352 | Jiggy Smaha | LB | 32617 |
| 353 | David Ray (DB) | DB | 32858 |
| 354 | Marv Pettaway (KR) | KR | 33135 |
| 355 | Lonnie Maich | DL | 33506 |
| 356 | Neil Smith (WR) | WR | 33691 |
| 357 | Paul Brule (KR) | KR | 33909 |
| 358 | Ken Shaw | LB | 34385 |
| 359 | Tom Beutler | LB | 34541 |
| 360 | Dave Cranmer (P) | P | 34697 |
| 361 | Mike Eben (PR) | PR | 34698 |
| 362 | Marv Pettaway | DB | 34721 |
| 363 | Dave Cranmer (KR) | KR | 34930 |
| 364 | Dale Brady | RB | 34980 |
| 365 | Marv Pettaway (PR) | PR | 35164 |
| 366 | Mike D'Amato (KR) | KR | 35165 |
| 367 | Phil Tucker | OL | 35188 |
| 368 | Jimmy Dye (KR) | KR | 35570 |
| 369 | John Bitchok | LB | 35659 |
| 370 | Bayne Norrie (KR) | KR | 35751 |
| 371 | John Farler | WR | 35839 |
| 372 | Jim Evenson (KR) | KR | 35945 |
| 373 | Walt Chadwick | RB | 35972 |
| 374 | Billy Woods | DB | 36025 |
| 375 | Mike Spitzer | OL | 36142 |
| 376 | Mike St. Louis | OL | 36155 |
| 377 | LaVerle Pratt | LB | 36211 |
| 378 | John Bitchok (PR) | PR | 36315 |
| 379 | Dave Cranmer (PR) | PR | 36908 |
| 380 | Wayne Coleman | DL | 38443 |
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