The Top 18 Players who Debuted in 1988

The following list of players made their pro debut in the 1988 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.

⇦ 1987

1989 ⇨

Player	Position	Status	Legends Score
Randall McDaniel	LG		68
Dermontti Dawson	C		52
Thurman Thomas	RB		42
Neil Smith	DE	Eligible 2006	26
Michael Irvin	WR		25
Keith Jackson	TE	Eligible 2002	23
Michael Dean Perry	DT	Eligible 2003	22
Tim Brown	WR		21
Sterling Sharpe	WR	Eligible 2000	20
Greg Lloyd	OLB	Eligible 2004	20
Eric Allen	CB	Eligible 2007	17
Chris Spielman	ILB	Eligible 2005	15
Mark Rypien	QB	Eligible 2007	13
Ken Norton	ILB	Eligible 2006	11
Terry McDaniel	CB	Eligible 2004	11
John Carney	K	Eligible 2016	10
Ken Harvey	LB	Eligible 2004	10
Cris Dishman	CB	Eligible 2006	10

Additional Players from the 1988 Draft Class

Howard Ballard, Steve Beuerlein, Bennie Blades, Brian Blades, Vincent Brown, Chuck Cecil, Chris Chandler, Jeff Cross, Ferrell Edmunds, Jumbo Elliott, Jeff Feagles, Gaston Green, Paul Gruber, James Hasty, Craig Heyward, Pierce Holt, Tony E. Jones, Chip Lohmiller, Erik McMillan, Anthony Miller, Greg Montgomery, Rufus Porter, Bill Romanowski, Mike Shanahan, John Stephens, Tom Tupa, Lorenzo White, Ickey Woods

⇦ 1987

1989 ⇨