The Top 9 Players who Debuted in 1966

The following list of players made their pro debut in the 1966 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.

⇦ 1965 1967 ⇨
PlayerPositionStatusLegends Score
Garo Yepremian KEligible 198727
Tommy Nobis ILBEligible 198225
Tom Mack LG23
John Niland LGEligible 198221
Rich Jackson DEEligible 197817
Gale Gillingham GEligible 198215
Emmitt Thomas CB13
Jim Hart QBEligible 19907
Bob Young LGEligible 19877

Additional Players from the 1966 Draft Class

Donny Anderson, Emerson Boozer, Robert Brown, Bobby Burnett, Mike Garrett, Gary Garrison, Walt Garrison, Hoyle Granger, Fred Hoaglin, Ernie Kellermann, Pete Lammons, Milt Morin, Karl Noonan, Ken Reaves, Johnny Roland, Bruce Van Dyke

⇦ 1965 1967 ⇨