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The Top Ranked Football Players of All-Time from South Dakota
Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players that were born in this state.
Where players grew up or went to school does not factor into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | POS | Rookie Yr | Birthplace | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Norm Van Brocklin | QB | 1949 | Eagle Butte | 194 |
| 2 | Pug Manders | RB | 1939 | Milbank | 375 |
| 3 | Duane Putnam | OL | 1952 | Pollack | 634 |
| 4 | Jay Novacek | TE | 1985 | Martin | 694 |
| 5 | John Dutton | DL | 1974 | Rapid City | 1169 |
| 6 | Chad Greenway | LB | 2007 | Mount Vernon | 1283 |
| 7 | Ordell Braase | DL | 1957 | Mitchell | 1305 |
| 8 | Jack Manders | RB | 1933 | Milbank | 1319 |
| 9 | Adam Vinatieri | K | 1996 | Yankton | 1484 |
| 10 | Norm Van Brocklin (P) | P | 1949 | Eagle Butte | 1891 |
| 11 | Dallas Goedert | TE | 2018 | Britton | 2070 |
| 12 | Frank Bausch | OL | 1934 | Marion | 2290 |
| 13 | Sonny Bishop | OL | 1962 | Winner | 3698 |
| 14 | Doug Eggers | LB | 1954 | Wagner | 4057 |
| 15 | Ben Leber | LB | 2002 | Vermillion | 4291 |
| 16 | Riley Reiff | OL | 2012 | Parkston | 4666 |
| 17 | Wuert Engelmann | RB | 1930 | Miller | 5415 |
| 18 | Paul Fitzgibbon | RB | 1926 | Unknown | 5713 |
| 19 | Ernie Smith | OL | 1935 | Spearfish | 6261 |
| 20 | Paul W. Miller | RB | 1936 | Platte | 6873 |
| 21 | Jake Ferguson | TE | 2022 | Rapid City | 6932 |
| 22 | Bob Scholtz | OL | 1960 | Watertown | 7068 |
| 23 | Paul Laaveg | OL | 1970 | Sioux Falls | 7498 |
| 24 | Barry French | OL | 1947 | Chamberlain | 7920 |
| 25 | Cooper DeJean | DB | 2024 | Sioux Falls | 8636 |
| 26 | Pug Manders (KR) | KR | 1939 | Milbank | 8662 |
| 27 | Jack Manders (K) | K | 1933 | Milbank | 8926 |
| 28 | Tucker Kraft | TE | 2023 | Timber Lake | 9104 |
| 29 | Frank Kelley | RB | 1927 | Tyndall | 9327 |
| 30 | Maury Nipp | OL | 1952 | Yankton | 9819 |
| 31 | Carroll Hardy | RB | 1955 | Sturgis | 10390 |
| 32 | George Faust (P) | P | 1939 | Parkston | 10406 |
| 33 | Bryan Schwartz | LB | 1995 | Miller | 11656 |
| 34 | Bob Stransky | RB | 1958 | Yankton | 11750 |
| 35 | George Faust | RB | 1939 | Parkston | 11767 |
| 36 | Chuck Tollefson | OL | 1944 | Elk Point | 13206 |
| 37 | Jim Bausch | RB | 1933 | Marion Junction | 13956 |
| 38 | Joe Crakes | E | 1932 | Platte | 13957 |
| 39 | Nathan Gerry | LB | 2017 | Sioux Falls | 14453 |
| 40 | Cooper DeJean (PR) | PR | 2024 | Sioux Falls | 14583 |
| 41 | Dave Bernard | RB | 1938 | Jefferson | 15840 |
| 42 | Larry Jacobson | DL | 1972 | Sioux Falls | 16285 |
| 43 | Bobby Robertson | OL | 1942 | Pine Ridge | 16351 |
| 44 | Urban Odson | OL | 1942 | Clark | 16766 |
| 45 | Neil Graff | QB | 1972 | Sioux Falls | 17453 |
| 46 | Bill Whisler | DL | 1962 | Yankton | 18106 |
| 47 | Kevin Seibel | K | 1983 | Vermillion | 18798 |
| 48 | Craig Puki | LB | 1980 | Deadwood | 19529 |
| 49 | Ryan Christopherson | RB | 1995 | Sioux Falls | 19563 |
| 50 | Mason McCormick | OL | 2024 | Sioux Falls | 19926 |
| 51 | Josh Ranek (KR) | KR | 2002 | Tyndall | 20543 |
| 52 | Josh Ranek | RB | 2002 | Tyndall | 22054 |
| 53 | Robb White | DL | 1988 | Aberdeen | 22488 |
| 54 | Mike Busch | QB | 1987 | Huron | 22615 |
| 55 | Tom Schnabel | LB | 1983 | Tripp | 22686 |
| 56 | Taylor Mehlhaff | K | 2008 | Aberdeen | 23611 |
| 57 | Derrek Tuszka | LB | 2020 | Warner | 25118 |
| 58 | Tip Reiman | TE | 2024 | Rapid City | 27043 |
| 59 | Bob Schloredt | DB | 1961 | Deadwood | 27505 |
| 60 | Marc Lillibridge | LB | 1995 | Vermillion | 28586 |
| 61 | Heath Rylance | QB | 1995 | Mitchell | 30204 |
| 62 | Chris Watton | OL | 2000 | Sioux Falls | 30796 |
| 63 | Bob Schloredt (P) | P | 1961 | Deadwood | 32165 |
| 64 | Adam Vinatieri (P) | P | 1996 | Yankton | 33095 |
| 65 | Matt Farniok | OL | 2021 | Sioux Falls | 34290 |
| 66 | Mikey Daniel | RB | 2020 | Brookings | 37118 |
| 67 | Teton Saltes | OL | 2021 | Pine Ridge Reservation | 37826 |
| 68 | Scott Rislov | QB | 2005 | Pierre | 38940 |
| 69 | Dale Moss | WR | 2012 | Brandon | 39155 |
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