The Top 19 Players who Debuted in 1958

The following list of players made their pro debut in the 1958 season, ranked according to their Legends Score, which is a simple measure of a player's individual career accolades. Tap on other column headers to sort by name or position.

In addition to the list below, review the all-time best players for each team, and the all-time best players at each position.

⇦ 1957 1959 ⇨
PlayerPositionStatusLegends Score
Alex Karras DT46
Jerry Kramer G43
Willie Davis DE42
Chuck Howley LB39
Jim Taylor RB37
Gene Hickerson G36
Ray Nitschke ILB32
Ken Gray GEligible 197620
John David Crow RBEligible 197419
Abe Woodson CBEligible 197218
Don Maynard WR17
Erich Barnes CBEligible 197717
Jimmy Orr WREligible 197613
Bobby Mitchell WR12
Wayne Walker LBEligible 197811
Red Phillips REEligible 197311
Bill Glass DEEligible 197410
Dan Currie LBEligible 19729
Fuzzy Thurston LGEligible 19738

Additional Players from the 1958 Draft Class

Bill Anderson, Don Bishop, Charlie Bradshaw, Dick Christy, Bobby Joe Conrad, Darrell Dess, Jim Gibbons, Lenny Lyles, Dick Lynch, Dale Meinert, Jerry Mertens, Lou Michaels, Johnny Morris, Frank Ryan, Clendon Thomas, John Thomas, Wayne H. Walker, Dave Whitsell

⇦ 1957 1959 ⇨