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The Top Ranked Football Players by Rookie Year-1977
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 | Tony Dorsett | RB | 169 |
| 2 | Stanley Morgan | WR | 419 |
| 3 | Joe Klecko | DL | 432 |
| 4 | Wilbert Montgomery | RB | 433 |
| 5 | Lester Hayes | DB | 495 |
| 6 | Rod Martin | LB | 496 |
| 7 | Bob Baumhower | DL | 527 |
| 8 | Wesley Walker | WR | 552 |
| 9 | Marvin Powell | OL | 570 |
| 10 | Tony Hill | WR | 578 |
| 11 | Nolan Cromwell | DB | 628 |
| 12 | Gary Green | DB | 793 |
| 13 | Wendell Tyler | RB | 832 |
| 14 | Jimmie Giles | TE | 974 |
| 15 | Pete Johnson | RB | 985 |
| 16 | Raymond Clayborn | DB | 1028 |
| 17 | Tommy Kramer | QB | 1137 |
| 18 | Scott Studwell | LB | 1252 |
| 19 | R.C. Thielemann | OL | 1279 |
| 20 | Eddie Edwards | DL | 1453 |
| 21 | Joe Washington | RB | 1473 |
| 22 | A.J. Duhe | LB | 1845 |
| 23 | Herman Edwards | DB | 1897 |
| 24 | Robin Cole | LB | 2135 |
| 25 | Rafael Septien | K | 2264 |
| 26 | Rolf Benirschke | K | 2287 |
| 27 | Emery Moorehead | WR | 2330 |
| 28 | Kim Bokamper | DL | 2366 |
| 29 | Bill Bryan | OL | 2394 |
| 30 | Rob Carpenter | RB | 2426 |
| 31 | Ezra Johnson | DL | 2461 |
| 32 | Mike Nelms (KR) | KR | 2484 |
| 33 | Dan Alexander | OL | 2505 |
| 34 | Jim Smith | WR | 2606 |
| 35 | Dave R. Lewis | LB | 2807 |
| 36 | Mark H. Murphy | DB | 2921 |
| 37 | John Ayers | OL | 2970 |
| 38 | Charles Romes | DB | 2989 |
| 39 | Mike Butler | DL | 3017 |
| 40 | Kevin Long | RB | 3096 |
| 41 | Bob Brudzinski | LB | 3103 |
| 42 | Tom Skladany | P | 3178 |
| 43 | Scott Dierking | RB | 3318 |
| 44 | Greg Koch | OL | 3358 |
| 45 | Tom Hannon | DB | 3411 |
| 46 | Tom Howard | LB | 3429 |
| 47 | Vince Ferragamo | QB | 3463 |
| 48 | Chuck Ramsey | P | 3512 |
| 49 | Dirt Winston | LB | 3640 |
| 50 | Cecil Johnson | LB | 3744 |
| 51 | Vince Evans | QB | 3965 |
| 52 | Don Hasselbeck | TE | 3979 |
| 53 | Neil O'Donoghue | K | 4037 |
| 54 | Dennis Swilley | OL | 4075 |
| 55 | Mickey Marvin | OL | 4080 |
| 56 | Bruce Harper | RB | 4114 |
| 57 | Cliff Stoudt | QB | 4256 |
| 58 | Johnny Perkins | WR | 4317 |
| 59 | Mike Davis | DB | 4335 |
| 60 | David Whitehurst | QB | 4376 |
| 61 | Bruce Harper (PR) | PR | 4380 |
| 62 | Mike Nelms (PR) | PR | 4397 |
| 63 | Terdell Middleton | RB | 4408 |
| 64 | Bruce Harper (KR) | KR | 4526 |
| 65 | Clarence Harmon | RB | 4548 |
| 66 | Carl Allen | DB | 4560 |
| 67 | Gary Campbell | LB | 4613 |
| 68 | Gary Jeter | DL | 4707 |
| 69 | Al Dixon | TE | 4787 |
| 70 | Cliff Parsley | P | 4803 |
| 71 | Larry Canada | RB | 4834 |
| 72 | Warren Bryant | OL | 4848 |
| 73 | Terry Beeson | LB | 4893 |
| 74 | Robert Pennywell | LB | 4915 |
| 75 | Robin Earl | TE | 4928 |
| 76 | Rick Kane | RB | 4929 |
| 77 | Wilson Whitley | DL | 5002 |
| 78 | Wally Henry (PR) | PR | 5042 |
| 79 | Jim Cooper | OL | 5069 |
| 80 | Ken Schroy | DB | 5109 |
| 81 | Charley Hannah | OL | 5165 |
| 82 | Randy McClanahan | LB | 5251 |
| 83 | Rick Walker | TE | 5257 |
| 84 | Eddie Payton (KR) | KR | 5393 |
| 85 | Tony Reed | RB | 5488 |
| 86 | Oliver Davis | DB | 5573 |
| 87 | Tom Newton | RB | 5635 |
| 88 | Rick Danmeier | K | 5650 |
| 89 | Shane Nelson | LB | 5662 |
| 90 | Billy Waddy | WR | 5667 |
| 91 | Ron Egloff | TE | 5703 |
| 92 | Eddie Payton (PR) | PR | 5733 |
| 93 | Tim Wilson | RB | 5768 |
| 94 | Wally Henry (KR) | KR | 5833 |
| 95 | Curtis Brown | RB | 5848 |
| 96 | Matt Robinson | QB | 5853 |
| 97 | Steve August | OL | 5959 |
| 98 | Dave Stalls | DL | 6019 |
| 99 | Ricky Bell | RB | 6023 |
| 100 | Bill Currier | DB | 6075 |
| 101 | Leon Bright (PR) | PR | 6210 |
| 102 | Rob Lytle | RB | 6278 |
| 103 | Leroy Harris | RB | 6300 |
| 104 | Guido Merkens | WR | 6401 |
| 105 | Rob Nairne | LB | 6405 |
| 106 | Brison Manor | DL | 6494 |
| 107 | Eric D. Williams | LB | 6751 |
| 108 | Ted McKnight | RB | 6829 |
| 109 | Sidney Thornton | RB | 6861 |
| 110 | Stanley Morgan (PR) | PR | 6953 |
| 111 | Kurt Allerman | LB | 7051 |
| 112 | Jeff Barnes | LB | 7061 |
| 113 | Derrel Gofourth | OL | 7122 |
| 114 | Dave Lindstrom | DL | 7123 |
| 115 | Horace Ivory | RB | 7127 |
| 116 | Rich Mauti (KR) | KR | 7150 |
| 117 | Eric Harris | DB | 7298 |
| 118 | Rich Mauti | WR | 7353 |
| 119 | Ted Albrecht | OL | 7494 |
| 120 | Clarence Williams | RB | 7634 |
| 121 | David B. Sims | RB | 7663 |
| 122 | Bob Rush | OL | 7821 |
| 123 | Ken Kennard | DL | 7886 |
| 124 | Dave Lafary | OL | 7985 |
| 125 | John Yarno | OL | 8030 |
| 126 | Mike Cobb | TE | 8187 |
| 127 | Pete Shaw | DB | 8314 |
| 128 | Dave Williams (KR) | KR | 8476 |
| 129 | Steve Courson | OL | 8547 |
| 130 | Jim Jodat | RB | 8579 |
| 131 | Joey Walters | WR | 8616 |
| 132 | Morris Towns | OL | 8682 |
| 133 | Billy Ryckman | WR | 8781 |
| 134 | Tom Lynch | OL | 8970 |
| 135 | David C. Carter | OL | 9063 |
| 136 | Larry Mucker | WR | 9177 |
| 137 | Horace Ivory (KR) | KR | 9374 |
| 138 | Wade Griffin | OL | 9385 |
| 139 | Rich Mauti (PR) | PR | 9536 |
| 140 | Hank Bauer | RB | 9544 |
| 141 | Jim Smith (PR) | PR | 9631 |
| 142 | Arnold Morgado | RB | 9726 |
| 143 | Pete Cronan | LB | 9809 |
| 144 | Ray Phillips | LB | 9842 |
| 145 | Walt Williams | DB | 9988 |
| 146 | Raymond Clayborn (KR) | KR | 10236 |
| 147 | Wilson Faumuina | DL | 10526 |
| 148 | Bucky Dilts | P | 10537 |
| 149 | Dave Williams | RB | 10638 |
| 150 | Cleveland Franklin | RB | 10642 |
| 151 | Guy Brown | LB | 10847 |
| 152 | Wally Henry | WR | 10887 |
| 153 | Al Hunter (KR) | KR | 10926 |
| 154 | Duke Fergerson | WR | 11209 |
| 155 | Reggie Lewis | DL | 11270 |
| 156 | Len Walterscheid | DB | 11278 |
| 157 | Luther Blue | WR | 11362 |
| 158 | Rick Kane (KR) | KR | 11569 |
| 159 | Tony Hill (PR) | PR | 11698 |
| 160 | Joe Campbell | DL | 11704 |
| 161 | Dennis Boyd | DL | 11728 |
| 162 | Wilbert Montgomery (KR) | KR | 11743 |
| 163 | Mickey Sims | DL | 11821 |
| 164 | Ricky Jones | LB | 12109 |
| 165 | Joe Washington (KR) | KR | 12143 |
| 166 | Robert L. Jackson | LB | 12194 |
| 167 | Jim Corbett | TE | 12214 |
| 168 | Al Hunter | RB | 12239 |
| 169 | Rich Martini | WR | 12250 |
| 170 | Andy Frederick | OL | 12253 |
| 171 | Curtis Brown (KR) | KR | 12268 |
| 172 | Billy Ryckman (PR) | PR | 12487 |
| 173 | Len Walterscheid (PR) | PR | 12586 |
| 174 | Rob Carpenter (PR) | PR | 12640 |
| 175 | Dan Audick | OL | 12663 |
| 176 | John Kimbrough (PR) | PR | 12678 |
| 177 | Leon Bright | RB | 12791 |
| 178 | Tony Samuels | TE | 12950 |
| 179 | Bruce Huther | LB | 12958 |
| 180 | Ted Petersen | OL | 13038 |
| 181 | Glenn Carano | QB | 13049 |
| 182 | Leon Bright (KR) | KR | 13072 |
| 183 | Ray Costict | LB | 13183 |
| 184 | John Kimbrough (WR) | WR | 13254 |
| 185 | Mike Michel | P | 13300 |
| 186 | Steve Pisarkiewicz | QB | 13329 |
| 187 | Larry Brinson (KR) | KR | 13380 |
| 188 | Mike Ozdowski | DL | 13455 |
| 189 | Jim Smith (KR) | KR | 13672 |
| 190 | Billy Waddy (PR) | PR | 13751 |
| 191 | Cornell Webster | DB | 13892 |
| 192 | Mark Bailey | RB | 13903 |
| 193 | June Jones | QB | 13985 |
| 194 | Glen Walker | P | 13991 |
| 195 | Len Walterscheid (KR) | KR | 14087 |
| 196 | Ed Beckman | TE | 14137 |
| 197 | Pete Shaw (PR) | PR | 14204 |
| 198 | Edgar Fields | DL | 14279 |
| 199 | Reggie Pinkney | DB | 14406 |
| 200 | Jim Young | DL | 14452 |
| 201 | John Kimbrough (KR) | KR | 14481 |
| 202 | Horace Belton | RB | 14527 |
| 203 | Laverne Smith (KR) | KR | 14600 |
| 204 | Jeff Williams | OL | 14687 |
| 205 | Tony Daykin | LB | 14692 |
| 206 | Bruce Herron | LB | 14801 |
| 207 | Eddie Foster | WR | 14986 |
| 208 | Emery Moorehead (KR) | KR | 14987 |
| 209 | Wendell Tyler (KR) | KR | 14988 |
| 210 | Dana Nafziger | LB | 15080 |
| 211 | David Posey | K | 15288 |
| 212 | Horace Belton (KR) | KR | 15289 |
| 213 | Larry Brinson | RB | 15366 |
| 214 | Jim Jodat (KR) | KR | 15411 |
| 215 | John Hennessy | LB | 15446 |
| 216 | Gary Green (PR) | PR | 15548 |
| 217 | Mike Nelms | DB | 15657 |
| 218 | Clarence Williams (KR) | KR | 15690 |
| 219 | Terry Anderson | WR | 15860 |
| 220 | Tony Dungy | DB | 15875 |
| 221 | Nate Simpson | RB | 15876 |
| 222 | Cornell Webster (KR) | KR | 15952 |
| 223 | Walter Packer (PR) | PR | 16079 |
| 224 | Carson Long | K | 16323 |
| 225 | Mike Spivey | DB | 16387 |
| 226 | Phil Dokes | DL | 16894 |
| 227 | Randy Dean | QB | 16959 |
| 228 | Allan Leavitt | K | 17047 |
| 229 | Stan Black (PR) | PR | 17147 |
| 230 | Don Harris | DB | 17242 |
| 231 | Fred Besana | QB | 17621 |
| 232 | Greg Boykin | RB | 17625 |
| 233 | Sam Adkins | QB | 17690 |
| 234 | Hank Ilesic | P | 17741 |
| 235 | John Blain | OL | 17844 |
| 236 | James Sykes | RB | 17896 |
| 237 | Paul Bennett | DB | 18281 |
| 238 | Hector Pothier | OL | 18284 |
| 239 | Ove Johansson | K | 18321 |
| 240 | Larry Barnes | RB | 18462 |
| 241 | Rick Sowieta | LB | 18472 |
| 242 | Terry Irvin | DB | 18483 |
| 243 | Mike Fultz | DL | 18491 |
| 244 | Waddell Smith | WR | 18513 |
| 245 | Fred G. Dean | OL | 18648 |
| 246 | Mark Bragagnolo | RB | 18773 |
| 247 | Terry Robiskie | RB | 18827 |
| 248 | Joe Paopao | QB | 18859 |
| 249 | Lyall Woznesensky | DL | 19033 |
| 250 | Reggie Haynes | TE | 19326 |
| 251 | Shelton Diggs | WR | 19577 |
| 252 | Glenn Leonhard | OL | 19616 |
| 253 | Jim Culbreath | RB | 19644 |
| 254 | Elmo Boyd | WR | 19806 |
| 255 | Randy Hedberg | QB | 19807 |
| 256 | Charlie White | RB | 19880 |
| 257 | Tim Moresco | DB | 20148 |
| 258 | Willie Thomas | OL | 20253 |
| 259 | Ken Hinton | DB | 20354 |
| 260 | Leon Lyszkiewicz | DL | 20424 |
| 261 | Gary A. Anderson | OL | 20432 |
| 262 | Tony Benjamin | RB | 20469 |
| 263 | Bob Cameron | P | 20667 |
| 264 | Eddie Payton | RB | 21190 |
| 265 | Art Best | RB | 21229 |
| 266 | Mike Burns | DB | 21268 |
| 267 | Gary Woolford | DB | 21279 |
| 268 | Eric Johnson (1952) | DB | 21306 |
| 269 | Mike Baldassin | LB | 21486 |
| 270 | Dave LaCrosse | LB | 21575 |
| 271 | Paul Harris | LB | 21894 |
| 272 | John Glassford | LB | 22184 |
| 273 | Doug Seymour | DL | 22186 |
| 274 | Paul Bennett (PR) | PR | 22210 |
| 275 | Jim Lohmann | OL | 22214 |
| 276 | Charles McShane | LB | 22384 |
| 277 | Andy Spiva | LB | 22442 |
| 278 | Bob Raba | TE | 22443 |
| 279 | Raymond Burks | LB | 22444 |
| 280 | Mark Jackson (QB) | QB | 22645 |
| 281 | Cliff Frazier | DL | 22887 |
| 282 | Mike Voight | RB | 22888 |
| 283 | Ed Fulton | OL | 23028 |
| 284 | George Franklin | RB | 23165 |
| 285 | Steve Schindler | OL | 23217 |
| 286 | George Reihner | OL | 23244 |
| 287 | Val Belcher | OL | 23404 |
| 288 | Clifton Alapa | DL | 23827 |
| 289 | Ernest Kirk | DL | 23957 |
| 290 | Terry Luck | QB | 24043 |
| 291 | Secdrick McIntyre | RB | 24065 |
| 292 | John Martini | LB | 24238 |
| 293 | David Green | RB | 24307 |
| 294 | Jerry Anderson | DB | 24412 |
| 295 | Cliff Olander | QB | 24439 |
| 296 | Mike Murphy (RB) | RB | 24470 |
| 297 | Laverne Smith | RB | 24532 |
| 298 | Gary Rosolowich | DB | 24720 |
| 299 | Mike Riley | DL | 24788 |
| 300 | Jim Van Wagner | RB | 24846 |
| 301 | Stan Black | DB | 24847 |
| 302 | Randy Rich | DB | 24853 |
| 303 | Donnie Hickman | OL | 24936 |
| 304 | Calvin O'Neal | LB | 25012 |
| 305 | Mike Jones | LB | 25013 |
| 306 | Sidney Brown | DB | 25173 |
| 307 | Greg Morton | DL | 25320 |
| 308 | Terry Randolph | DB | 25321 |
| 309 | Ricky Wesson | DB | 25358 |
| 310 | Kerry Smith | WR | 25369 |
| 311 | John Kinch | RB | 25639 |
| 312 | Horace Perkins | DB | 25694 |
| 313 | Emil Nielsen | DB | 25797 |
| 314 | Richard Holmes | RB | 25843 |
| 315 | Sid Justin | DB | 25869 |
| 316 | Tank Marshall | DL | 26178 |
| 317 | James Reed (LB) | LB | 26185 |
| 318 | Doug Long | DB | 26253 |
| 319 | Hal Lund | DB | 26268 |
| 320 | Bob Lingenfelter | OL | 26289 |
| 321 | Curtis Townsend | LB | 26473 |
| 322 | Jimmy Stewart | DB | 26517 |
| 323 | John Alexander (DE) | DL | 26637 |
| 324 | Larry Washington | RB | 26750 |
| 325 | Leon Bright (PR) | PR | 26829 |
| 326 | Walter Packer | DB | 26965 |
| 327 | Gerry Fellner | WR | 27171 |
| 328 | Eary Jones | LB | 27263 |
| 329 | Wade Bosarge | DB | 27369 |
| 330 | Mark Mitchell | DB | 27403 |
| 331 | Gerald Skinner | OL | 27440 |
| 332 | Doug McGee | OL | 27633 |
| 333 | Steve L. Jackson | DB | 27947 |
| 334 | Connie Zelencik | OL | 28106 |
| 335 | Larry Riley | DB | 28153 |
| 336 | Al MacLean | OL | 28629 |
| 337 | Blanchard Carter | OL | 28814 |
| 338 | Byron Hemingway | LB | 28833 |
| 339 | Al Romano | DL | 28967 |
| 340 | Ken Dombrowski | DL | 29294 |
| 341 | Paul Bennett (KR) | KR | 29574 |
| 342 | James Sykes (KR) | KR | 29576 |
| 343 | Hank Ilesic (K) | K | 29645 |
| 344 | Keith Eck | OL | 29738 |
| 345 | Mike McArthur | RB | 30000 |
| 346 | Gerry Inglis | OL | 30206 |
| 347 | Charlie Weatherbie | QB | 30457 |
| 348 | Wes Phillips | OL | 30709 |
| 349 | Calvin Culliver | RB | 30970 |
| 350 | Joey Walters (PR) | PR | 31091 |
| 351 | Ron Meeks | DB | 31105 |
| 352 | Nick Jambrosic | K | 31239 |
| 353 | Leo Tierney | OL | 31773 |
| 354 | Joel Parrish | OL | 31844 |
| 355 | Johnny Miller (1954) | OL | 32024 |
| 356 | Ken Hinton (PR) | PR | 32060 |
| 357 | Pat Donley | DL | 32150 |
| 358 | Darius Helton | OL | 32403 |
| 359 | Tony Hill (RB) | RB | 32404 |
| 360 | James Sykes (PR) | PR | 32628 |
| 361 | Dave Hubbard | OL | 32735 |
| 362 | Larry Leatham | WR | 32851 |
| 363 | Gary Shaw | DB | 33119 |
| 364 | Rocco Moore | OL | 33120 |
| 365 | Ray Honey | OL | 33251 |
| 366 | Claude Pilon | DL | 33353 |
| 367 | Ray Clark | DB | 33375 |
| 368 | Gary Rosolowich (PR) | PR | 33683 |
| 369 | Dan Bovair | DB | 34051 |
| 370 | Robin Harber | DB | 34067 |
| 371 | Nick Jambrosic (P) | P | 34135 |
| 372 | Craig Thomson | LB | 34253 |
| 373 | Mike Washington (1955) | WR | 34375 |
| 374 | Peter Sorenson | OL | 34506 |
| 375 | Mike McArthur (KR) | KR | 35558 |
| 376 | Darryl Craig | OL | 35919 |
| 377 | Bryan McLaughlin | OL | 36309 |
| 378 | Gary Rosolowich (KR) | KR | 36310 |
| 379 | David Green (KR) | KR | 36488 |
| 380 | Ron Meeks (KR) | KR | 36489 |
| 381 | Mark Perrelli | OL | 36581 |
| 382 | Terry Irvin (KR) | KR | 36902 |
| 383 | Ricky Wesson (PR) | PR | 37163 |
| 384 | Mike Washington (PR) | PR | 37325 |
| 385 | Mike McArthur (PR) | PR | 37711 |
| 386 | Ron Meeks (PR) | PR | 38287 |
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