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The Top Ranked Football Players by Rookie Year-1972
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 | Franco Harris | RB | 191 |
| 2 | Cliff Branch | WR | 277 |
| 3 | Lydell Mitchell | RB | 446 |
| 4 | Lawrence McCutcheon | RB | 543 |
| 5 | Larry Brooks | DL | 564 |
| 6 | Riley Odoms | TE | 624 |
| 7 | Jeff Siemon | LB | 795 |
| 8 | Ahmad Rashad | WR | 797 |
| 9 | Conrad Dobler | OL | 1044 |
| 10 | Tommy Casanova | DB | 1154 |
| 11 | Jerome Barkum | TE | 1229 |
| 12 | Thom Darden | DB | 1258 |
| 13 | Stan White | LB | 1274 |
| 14 | Stan Walters | OL | 1341 |
| 15 | Willie Buchanon | DB | 1369 |
| 16 | Jim LeClair | LB | 1504 |
| 17 | Jean Fugett | TE | 1670 |
| 18 | Otis Sistrunk | DL | 1723 |
| 19 | John James | P | 1813 |
| 20 | Reggie McKenzie | OL | 1844 |
| 21 | Glenn Doughty | WR | 1878 |
| 22 | Dave Dalby | OL | 1887 |
| 23 | Tom Myers | DB | 2122 |
| 24 | Mark Arneson | LB | 2136 |
| 25 | Jim Osborne | DL | 2139 |
| 26 | Tom Wittum | P | 2197 |
| 27 | Robert Newhouse | RB | 2376 |
| 28 | Chester Marcol | K | 2384 |
| 29 | Sherman White | DL | 2397 |
| 30 | Tom DeLeone | OL | 2402 |
| 31 | Bruce Laird | DB | 2407 |
| 32 | Ron Bolton | DB | 2499 |
| 33 | Toni Linhart | K | 2560 |
| 34 | Joe Federspiel | LB | 2614 |
| 35 | John Mendenhall | DL | 2844 |
| 36 | Mike Siani | WR | 2898 |
| 37 | Herb Orvis | DL | 2972 |
| 38 | John Bunting | LB | 3311 |
| 39 | Dave Pureifory | DL | 3384 |
| 40 | Jim Bertelsen | RB | 3740 |
| 41 | Bob Parsons (P) | P | 3763 |
| 42 | Frank Grant | WR | 3864 |
| 43 | Marv Bateman | P | 3952 |
| 44 | Tom Sullivan | RB | 4092 |
| 45 | John Reaves | QB | 4104 |
| 46 | Mike Kadish | DL | 4417 |
| 47 | John Hill | OL | 4593 |
| 48 | Larry Marshall (KR) | KR | 4681 |
| 49 | Sam E. Adams | OL | 4708 |
| 50 | Larry Marshall (PR) | PR | 4765 |
| 51 | Benny Barnes | DB | 4771 |
| 52 | Bernard Jackson | DB | 4940 |
| 53 | Larry Brunson | WR | 4945 |
| 54 | Chuck Crist | DB | 5010 |
| 55 | Ernie Holmes | DL | 5100 |
| 56 | Mel Lunsford | DL | 5142 |
| 57 | Ernie Jackson | DB | 5267 |
| 58 | Tom Graham | LB | 5331 |
| 59 | Greg Sampson | OL | 5341 |
| 60 | Tim Kearney | LB | 5483 |
| 61 | Bruce Laird (KR) | KR | 5702 |
| 62 | Skip Thomas | DB | 5744 |
| 63 | Ed Galigher | DL | 5764 |
| 64 | Steve Furness | DL | 5807 |
| 65 | Ken Sanders | DL | 5808 |
| 66 | Jim Bertelsen (PR) | PR | 5932 |
| 67 | Ralph McGill (PR) | PR | 5949 |
| 68 | Joe Reed | QB | 6000 |
| 69 | Craig Clemons | DB | 6359 |
| 70 | Tommy Casanova (PR) | PR | 6423 |
| 71 | Ray Easterling | DB | 6547 |
| 72 | Nelson Munsey | DB | 6560 |
| 73 | Walt Patulski | DL | 6611 |
| 74 | Gordon Gravelle | OL | 6699 |
| 75 | Ed Marinaro | RB | 6921 |
| 76 | Ralph McGill | DB | 6985 |
| 77 | Charlie Babb | DB | 7036 |
| 78 | Jeff Kinney | RB | 7057 |
| 79 | Willie Hall | LB | 7184 |
| 80 | Council Rudolph | DL | 7360 |
| 81 | Barry Pearson | WR | 7459 |
| 82 | Bernard Jackson (KR) | KR | 7476 |
| 83 | Joe Gilliam | QB | 7527 |
| 84 | John McMakin | TE | 7676 |
| 85 | Po James | RB | 7784 |
| 86 | Maurice Tyler | DB | 8068 |
| 87 | Ed Bradley III | LB | 8195 |
| 88 | Bill McClard | K | 8597 |
| 89 | Windlan Hall | DB | 8675 |
| 90 | John Vella | OL | 8728 |
| 91 | Clarence Ellis | DB | 9128 |
| 92 | Keith Wortman | OL | 9157 |
| 93 | Bob Kuziel | OL | 9492 |
| 94 | Guy Roberts | LB | 9596 |
| 95 | Larry Ball | LB | 9647 |
| 96 | Jeff Severson | DB | 9695 |
| 97 | Terry Beasley | WR | 9734 |
| 98 | Cotton Speyrer | WR | 9788 |
| 99 | Jean Barrett | OL | 9799 |
| 100 | Don Zimmerman | WR | 9831 |
| 101 | Larry Brunson (KR) | KR | 9959 |
| 102 | Gary Hammond | WR | 10121 |
| 103 | John Tarver | RB | 10145 |
| 104 | Bruce Laird (PR) | PR | 10222 |
| 105 | Larry Brunson (PR) | PR | 10253 |
| 106 | Cotton Speyrer (KR) | KR | 10411 |
| 107 | Pete Lazetich | DL | 10543 |
| 108 | Larry Marshall | DB | 10546 |
| 109 | Pat Sullivan | QB | 10557 |
| 110 | Bob Parsons | TE | 10630 |
| 111 | Willie Rodgers | RB | 10652 |
| 112 | Bob Pifferini Jr. | LB | 11089 |
| 113 | Jerry Tagge | QB | 11097 |
| 114 | Bill E. Butler | RB | 11315 |
| 115 | Leland Glass | WR | 11510 |
| 116 | Herb Mul-Key (PR) | PR | 11572 |
| 117 | Tom Reynolds | WR | 11799 |
| 118 | Jack Mildren | DB | 12046 |
| 119 | Amos Martin | LB | 12206 |
| 120 | Robert West | WR | 12322 |
| 121 | Billy Lefear (KR) | KR | 12489 |
| 122 | Al A. Johnson | DB | 12497 |
| 123 | Thom Darden (PR) | PR | 12592 |
| 124 | Lionel Antoine | OL | 12647 |
| 125 | Jeff Severson (PR) | PR | 12731 |
| 126 | George Hunt | K | 12887 |
| 127 | Mike Kuhn | LB | 13075 |
| 128 | Gary Hammond (PR) | PR | 13168 |
| 129 | Josh Ashton | RB | 13192 |
| 130 | Andy Selfridge | LB | 13216 |
| 131 | Junior Ah You | DL | 13496 |
| 132 | Ted Fritsch Jr. | OL | 13515 |
| 133 | Po James (KR) | KR | 13541 |
| 134 | Mike Simone | LB | 13608 |
| 135 | Joe Orduna | RB | 13725 |
| 136 | Billy Lefear | RB | 14042 |
| 137 | Bobby Majors (PR) | PR | 14356 |
| 138 | Dan Medlin | OL | 14562 |
| 139 | Randy Jackson (KR) | KR | 14726 |
| 140 | Bill Thomas (KR) | KR | 14993 |
| 141 | Gary Kosins | RB | 15081 |
| 142 | Rich Lewis | LB | 15082 |
| 143 | Roger Lawson | RB | 15098 |
| 144 | Ralph McGill (KR) | KR | 15295 |
| 145 | Ronnie Estay | DL | 15467 |
| 146 | Cliff Branch (PR) | PR | 15553 |
| 147 | Ahmad Rashad (KR) | KR | 15814 |
| 148 | Rocky Turner (PR) | PR | 15956 |
| 149 | Tom Myers (PR) | PR | 15957 |
| 150 | Mel Long | LB | 15997 |
| 151 | Jim C. White | DL | 16040 |
| 152 | Herb Mul-Key (KR) | KR | 16050 |
| 153 | Robert Newhouse (KR) | KR | 16083 |
| 154 | Cliff Brooks | DB | 16152 |
| 155 | Bob Penchion | OL | 16172 |
| 156 | Ralph Cindrich | LB | 16246 |
| 157 | Larry Hefner | LB | 16274 |
| 158 | Larry Jacobson | DL | 16285 |
| 159 | Willie Rodgers (KR) | KR | 16325 |
| 160 | Hank Bjorklund | RB | 16377 |
| 161 | Mike Walker | K | 16580 |
| 162 | Jim Del Gaizo | QB | 16730 |
| 163 | Bob D. Hudson | RB | 16734 |
| 164 | Johnny Musso | RB | 16874 |
| 165 | Nate Hawkins | WR | 16931 |
| 166 | Willie Germany | DB | 16983 |
| 167 | John Babinecz | LB | 17093 |
| 168 | Don Croft | DL | 17130 |
| 169 | Bob Wicks | WR | 17149 |
| 170 | Larry Mialik | TE | 17277 |
| 171 | Dickie Harris | DB | 17387 |
| 172 | Carl Johnson | OL | 17402 |
| 173 | Neil Graff | QB | 17453 |
| 174 | Al Wilson (OL) | OL | 17483 |
| 175 | Tom Drougas | OL | 17579 |
| 176 | Glen Weir | DL | 17615 |
| 177 | Dan Yochum | OL | 17616 |
| 178 | Al Barnes | WR | 17654 |
| 179 | Tom Luken | OL | 17699 |
| 180 | Chuck Ealey | QB | 17758 |
| 181 | Boris Shlapak | K | 17798 |
| 182 | Steve Okoniewski | DL | 17955 |
| 183 | Ray Nettles | LB | 17980 |
| 184 | Tom Wittum (K) | K | 18056 |
| 185 | Eddie Moss | RB | 18225 |
| 186 | Royce Smith | OL | 18465 |
| 187 | Jimmy Jones | QB | 18477 |
| 188 | Jack LeVeck | LB | 18615 |
| 189 | Jim Piaskoski | DL | 18660 |
| 190 | Larry Smith (1951) | RB | 18712 |
| 191 | Eldridge Small | DB | 18730 |
| 192 | John Bonk | OL | 18888 |
| 193 | Will Foster | LB | 19003 |
| 194 | Wally Buono | LB | 19042 |
| 195 | Les Goodman | RB | 19097 |
| 196 | Martin Imhof | DL | 19638 |
| 197 | Rocky Long | DB | 19779 |
| 198 | Monroe Eley | RB | 19851 |
| 199 | Ed Baker | QB | 20057 |
| 200 | Dean Carlson | QB | 20286 |
| 201 | Randy Jackson | RB | 20302 |
| 202 | Bill Adams | OL | 20320 |
| 203 | Chuck Zapiec | LB | 20335 |
| 204 | Solomon Freelon | OL | 20493 |
| 205 | Oscar Dragon | RB | 20510 |
| 206 | Ernie Janet | OL | 20613 |
| 207 | Tom Campana | WR | 20715 |
| 208 | Don Sweet | K | 20896 |
| 209 | Herb Mul-Key | RB | 21027 |
| 210 | Kelvin Korver | DL | 21058 |
| 211 | Rhett Dawson | WR | 21116 |
| 212 | Richard Amman | DL | 21121 |
| 213 | Michael Taylor | LB | 21150 |
| 214 | Bill Thomas | RB | 21442 |
| 215 | Bruce Smith (1949) | DL | 21692 |
| 216 | Stewart Francis | OL | 21803 |
| 217 | Rocky Turner | DB | 22032 |
| 218 | Joe Carroll | LB | 22060 |
| 219 | Steve Williams (DE) | DL | 22086 |
| 220 | Reggie Berry | DB | 22103 |
| 221 | Roy Bell | RB | 22375 |
| 222 | Lou Harris (RB) | RB | 22556 |
| 223 | Henry Stuckey | DB | 22569 |
| 224 | Rosie Manning | DL | 22746 |
| 225 | Steve C. Conley | LB | 22890 |
| 226 | Jim Krieg | WR | 22916 |
| 227 | Henry Matthews | RB | 22974 |
| 228 | Mike Crangle | DL | 22975 |
| 229 | Eric Guthrie | QB | 23105 |
| 230 | Dickie Harris (PR) | PR | 23142 |
| 231 | Jack Rizzo | RB | 23167 |
| 232 | Billie Hayes | DB | 23325 |
| 233 | Josh Ashton (KR) | KR | 23345 |
| 234 | Dick Adams | DB | 23740 |
| 235 | Eric Washington | DB | 23844 |
| 236 | Larry Horton | DL | 23893 |
| 237 | Vernon Winfield | OL | 24090 |
| 238 | Bill Overmyer | LB | 24132 |
| 239 | Dick Blanchard | LB | 24202 |
| 240 | Bob Richardson (TE) | TE | 24349 |
| 241 | Leon Garror | DB | 24534 |
| 242 | Calvin Harrell | RB | 24553 |
| 243 | Joey Jackson | DL | 24559 |
| 244 | Art Cantrelle | RB | 24578 |
| 245 | Chris S. Morris | OL | 24588 |
| 246 | Dennis Meyer | DB | 24747 |
| 247 | Eric Allen (RB) | RB | 24800 |
| 248 | Gary Kuzyk | WR | 24877 |
| 249 | Rudy Florio | RB | 24941 |
| 250 | Craig Robinson | OL | 25101 |
| 251 | Dennis Meyer (PR) | PR | 25217 |
| 252 | Lewis Jolley | RB | 25275 |
| 253 | Bob Wyatt | RB | 25298 |
| 254 | Charlie Potts | DB | 25323 |
| 255 | Guy Murdock | OL | 25412 |
| 256 | Jim Elder | DB | 25423 |
| 257 | Wally Buono (P) | P | 25511 |
| 258 | Bobby Majors | DB | 25584 |
| 259 | Fred DeBernardi | DL | 25945 |
| 260 | Mike Lambros | LB | 26367 |
| 261 | Walt McKee (P) | P | 26368 |
| 262 | Keith Best | LB | 26437 |
| 263 | Don Moulton | DB | 26442 |
| 264 | Dick Adams (P) | P | 26576 |
| 265 | Mike Keller | LB | 26599 |
| 266 | Bob Kroll | DB | 26638 |
| 267 | Marion Latimore | OL | 26827 |
| 268 | Rocky Long (KR) | KR | 26981 |
| 269 | Tom Campana (KR) | KR | 27076 |
| 270 | Ray Langcaster | RB | 27104 |
| 271 | Dick Adams (PR) | PR | 27253 |
| 272 | Bart Buetow | OL | 27301 |
| 273 | Steve Conley (1949) | LB | 27345 |
| 274 | John Kennedy | OL | 27590 |
| 275 | Rocky Long (PR) | PR | 27638 |
| 276 | Bill West | DB | 27657 |
| 277 | Eric Guthrie (P) | P | 27685 |
| 278 | Johnny Odom | WR | 27777 |
| 279 | Luther Palmer | TE | 27792 |
| 280 | Bob Christiansen | TE | 28211 |
| 281 | Bob McGregor | RB | 28292 |
| 282 | Fritz Seyferth | RB | 28297 |
| 283 | Mike Botts | OL | 28387 |
| 284 | Neil Agness | OL | 28388 |
| 285 | Tom Kruyer | OL | 28389 |
| 286 | Tom McCreight | OL | 28390 |
| 287 | Dickie Harris (KR) | KR | 28551 |
| 288 | Walt McKee | K | 28560 |
| 289 | Marv Kendricks | RB | 28624 |
| 290 | Eric Patton | LB | 28659 |
| 291 | Tom Beckman | DL | 28717 |
| 292 | Mike Maloney | DL | 28959 |
| 293 | Leon Jenkins | DB | 29053 |
| 294 | Harry Howard | DB | 29058 |
| 295 | Don Sweet (P) | P | 29074 |
| 296 | Monroe Eley (KR) | KR | 29302 |
| 297 | Mike McConnell | LB | 29429 |
| 298 | Carl Taibi | DL | 29508 |
| 299 | Dick Trower | DL | 29509 |
| 300 | Fest Cotton | DL | 29510 |
| 301 | Len Pettigrew | DL | 29511 |
| 302 | Ron Curl | DL | 29512 |
| 303 | Ralph Miller | OL | 29782 |
| 304 | Pat Gibbs | DB | 29872 |
| 305 | Willie Postler | OL | 29895 |
| 306 | Rob Pyne | DB | 29906 |
| 307 | Rich Thomann | LB | 29919 |
| 308 | Al Butler | DB | 30002 |
| 309 | Dave Syme | QB | 30021 |
| 310 | Floyd Priester | DB | 30033 |
| 311 | Pete Watson | RB | 30184 |
| 312 | Dave Herbert | LB | 30325 |
| 313 | Dave Bailey | TE | 30432 |
| 314 | Thurman Couch | LB | 30433 |
| 315 | Tom Campana (PR) | PR | 30471 |
| 316 | Henry Sovio | TE | 30498 |
| 317 | Bob Friend | DB | 30504 |
| 318 | Alan Thompson | RB | 30576 |
| 319 | Eric Allen (KR) | KR | 30593 |
| 320 | Jim Elder (PR) | PR | 30627 |
| 321 | Mike Ernst | QB | 30701 |
| 322 | Jim Elder (KR) | KR | 30729 |
| 323 | Andy Kupp | OL | 31040 |
| 324 | Bennett Edwards | OL | 31041 |
| 325 | Bill Bushong | DL | 31042 |
| 326 | Bill DeFlavio | DL | 31043 |
| 327 | Buzz Brazeau | OL | 31044 |
| 328 | Charlie Burrell | DL | 31045 |
| 329 | Chris Veit | OL | 31046 |
| 330 | Dave Joyner | OL | 31047 |
| 331 | Grant Cvitanich | DL | 31048 |
| 332 | John Gordon | DL | 31049 |
| 333 | John Skladany | DL | 31050 |
| 334 | Leon Pettigrew | DL | 31051 |
| 335 | O.Z. White | OL | 31052 |
| 336 | Skip Parmenter | DL | 31053 |
| 337 | Ted Lachowicz | OL | 31054 |
| 338 | Wallace Williams | OL | 31055 |
| 339 | Frank DiMaggio | QB | 31223 |
| 340 | Don Moulton (P) | P | 31351 |
| 341 | Bob Friend (PR) | PR | 31644 |
| 342 | Jimmie Calip | RB | 31956 |
| 343 | Don Bunce | QB | 32026 |
| 344 | Ron Perowne | DB | 32158 |
| 345 | Ron Perowne (PR) | PR | 32216 |
| 346 | Don Crtalic | LB | 32288 |
| 347 | Jeff Baker | WR | 32289 |
| 348 | Johnny Odom (P) | P | 32615 |
| 349 | Peter Kudryk | DL | 32855 |
| 350 | Bob McGregor (PR) | PR | 33146 |
| 351 | Bob Currie | DL | 33475 |
| 352 | John Sykes | RB | 33476 |
| 353 | Paul Patterson (OL) | OL | 33477 |
| 354 | Elmars Sprogis (PR) | PR | 33625 |
| 355 | Harry Gooden | DL | 33626 |
| 356 | Mark Herman | TE | 33627 |
| 357 | Scott Mahoney | DL | 33628 |
| 358 | Willie Franklin | WR | 33629 |
| 359 | Lorenzo Brinkley | DB | 33758 |
| 360 | Lou Harris (KR) | KR | 33773 |
| 361 | Roy Robinson | DB | 33906 |
| 362 | Eric Guthrie (K) | K | 34026 |
| 363 | Cephus Weatherspoon | WR | 34141 |
| 364 | Dave Clarke (KR) | KR | 34142 |
| 365 | Larry Crowe (KR) | KR | 34382 |
| 366 | Tommy Gay | DL | 34383 |
| 367 | Gary Gray | LB | 34530 |
| 368 | Henry Adolfi | LB | 34531 |
| 369 | Kevin Kiley | LB | 34532 |
| 370 | Tony Lomax | WR | 34533 |
| 371 | Willie Lee Jones | LB | 34534 |
| 372 | Dennis Pete | DB | 34718 |
| 373 | Herb Marshall | DB | 34719 |
| 374 | Steve Williams (1950) | DB | 34809 |
| 375 | Charlie McKee | WR | 35161 |
| 376 | Larry Crowe | RB | 35162 |
| 377 | Jim Papai | OL | 35357 |
| 378 | Bernie Chapman | DB | 35455 |
| 379 | Dennis Meyer (KR) | KR | 35566 |
| 380 | Ulysses Young | DB | 35567 |
| 381 | Dave Clarke (PR) | PR | 35748 |
| 382 | Larry Crowe (PR) | PR | 35749 |
| 383 | Bill Butler | RB | 35774 |
| 384 | Denny Draper | DB | 35939 |
| 385 | Leon Jenkins (PR) | PR | 35940 |
| 386 | Willie Roberts | DB | 35941 |
| 387 | Dave Clarke | DB | 36022 |
| 388 | Elmars Sprogis | DB | 36023 |
| 389 | Jim Fassel | QB | 36210 |
| 390 | Clark Hoss | TE | 36395 |
| 391 | Bob Wyatt (KR) | KR | 36495 |
| 392 | Randy Richardson | DB | 36496 |
| 393 | Harry Howard (PR) | PR | 37039 |
| 394 | Maurie Daigneau | QB | 37092 |
| 395 | Rob Pyne (PR) | PR | 37184 |
| 396 | Ed Washington | DB | 37344 |
| 397 | Gary Hudson | DB | 37345 |
| 398 | Grady Hurst | DB | 37346 |
| 399 | Jimmie Lee Brooks | DB | 37347 |
| 400 | Wendell Wilson | DB | 37348 |
| 401 | Bill Hogan (PR) | PR | 37587 |
| 402 | Dave Herbert (PR) | PR | 37588 |
| 403 | Roy Bell (KR) | KR | 37589 |
| 404 | Jeff Kolberg (PR) | PR | 38749 |
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