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Catching Up With Athletes First’s 2012 NFL Draft Class

Darren Heitner — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:00:39 +0000

There are a few sports agencies that always have a large number of clients selected in the NFL Draft, and oftentimes many of those players are picked in the top half of the draft. Athletes First is one of those agencies. While the company’s Draft class is not as top heavy as it was last year, when it had 4 clients taken in the first round (including #2 overall Von Miller), and a total of 9 players taken in the top 3 rounds, the names listed below are nothing to scoff at. Further, this list is likely incomplete. There are probably about 6-8 other players who have either signed with Athletes First (that I am not aware of) or will sign with the company prior to the 2012 NFL Draft. Here are the players that I have been told are currently represented by the agents, including David Dunn, at Athletes First:

Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska, CB, 3rd Position, 17th Overall, Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year, 1st Team All Big Ten
Melvin Ingram, South Carolina, OLB, 1st Position, 19th Overall, 1st Team SEC, 1st Team All American
Michael Floyd, Notre Dame, WR, 3rd Position, 22nd Overall, Notre Dame MVP 2x, FBS Independent Offensive POY
Kelechi Osemele, Iowa State, OG, 4th Position, 43rd Overall, 1st Team Big XII, 2009 Big XII 2nd Team
Nick Foles, Arizona, QB, 4th Position, 50th overall, Pac 12 Honorable Mention, Unitas Finalist
Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M, RB, 9th Position, 100th Overall, 2 time Big XII honorable mention
Harrison Smith, Notre Dame, SS, 3rd Position, 102nd Overall, All Independent 1st Team, Notre Dame Team Captain
Kennan Robinson, Texas, OLB, 13th Position, 108th Overall, Big XII 2nd team, Butkis Awards semi-finalist
Jeff Fuller, Texas A&M, WR, 20th Position, 158th Overall, Big XII Honorable Mention
Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma, WR, 22nd Position, 178th Overall, 2010 and 2011 All American, NCAA all time leading receiver
Ryan Miller, Colorado, OG, 12th Position, 220th Overall, 3rd Team All American
Kellen Moore, Boise State, QB, 12th Position, 221st Overall, 2010 Heisman finalist, 2x All-American

Melvin Ingram and Alfonzo Dennard were discussed in this Sports Agent Blog post on January 5, 2012.

NFLDraftScout.com was used to provide the position and overall ranks listed above .

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Athletes First Hasn’t Signed Andrew Luck, But Building Impressive NFL Draft Class

Darren Heitner — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:00:44 +0000

Yesterday, Twitter was abuzz with people retweeting a gentleman named Joey Roberts, who wrote, “Andrew Luck will be represented by @athletesfirst Dave Dunn.” That tweet has since been discarded. Roberts’ profile also had stated he was an “ESPN NFL Production Projects Coordinator.” That biographical information has also been scrapped. People believed him. He probably believed himself. Yet the rumor was false.

While Athletes First has not signed Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, the agency has been busy locking up very talented clients for the 2012 NFL Draft. Two impressive new Athletes First clients include Melvin Ingram and Alfonzo Dennard.

Melvin Ingram in an outside linebacker from South Carolina. NFLDraftScout.com lists him as the best outside linebacker in his class and the 14th best player overall. He finished the 2011 season with 8.5 sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss. He has had some problems with his foot, which will be something scouts will be interested in testing.

Alfonzo Dennard is a cornerback from Nebraska. NFLDraftScout.com ranks him as the 3rd best cornerback in the country leading up to the NFL Draft and the 20th best player overall. Both of the website’s mock drafts currently listed project him being the #14 overall pick to the Dallas Cowboys.

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Jimmy Clausen Signs With David Dunn Of Athletes First

Darren Heitner — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:00:45 +0000

Gary Wichard, the recently deceased founder of Pro Tect Management, had an absolutely freakish 2010 NFL Draft. He and is company represented Arrelious Benn, Everson Griffen, Taylor Mays, C.J. Spiller, and Jimmy Clausen. That was the type of draft class that would make anybody, CAA Football included, salivate. Out of the entire group, Wichard was probably the closest with quarterback Jimmy Clausen. Upon Wichard’s passing, Clausen Tweeted, “I am lost for words right now.” It surely was hard for all of his clients to bare, Clausen included.

Since Wichard’s passing, many of his former clients have found new homes with different agencies. Calais Campbell signed with Ben Dogra and Tom Condon of CAA. As did Antonio Cromartie. Jamaal Anderson switched to Lagardere Unlimited. Now Jimmy Clausen has finally changed agencies, and has selected David Dunn of Athletes First. Other quarterbacks represented by Athletes First include Kyle Orton, Mark Sanchez, Matt Schaub, Aaron Rodgers, Chad Henne, Carson Palmer, Matt Cassel, and Matt Hasselbeck – quite a list.

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2011 NFL Draft Rounds 1-7 Picks (Player/Agent)

Darren Heitner — Sat, 07 May 2011 13:30:11 +0000

Round 1

1. Carolina - QB Cam Newton ~ Auburn - Agent: Bus Cook, Tony Paige, Chitta Mallik (B.C. Sports/Perennial Sports)

2. Denver - LB Von Miller ~ Texas A&M - Agent: Athletes First

3. Buffalo - DT Marcell Dareus ~ Alabama - Agent: Todd France

4. Cincinnati - WR A.J. Green ~ UGA – Agent: Creative Artists Agency

5. Arizona - CB Patrick Peterson ~ LSU – Agent: Patrick Lawlor (Galaxy Sports)

6. Atlanta - WR Julio Jones ~ Alabama - Agent: SportsTrust Advisors

7. San Francisco - DE/OLB Aldon Smith ~ Missouri – Agent: Creative Artists Agency

8. Tennessee - QB Jake Locker ~ Washington - Agent: Athletes First

9. Dallas - OT Tyron Smith ~ USC - Agent: Lock, Metz, and Malinovic

10. Jacksonville - QB Blaine Gabbert ~ Missouri - Agent: Creative Artists Agency

11. Houston - DE J.J. Watt ~ Wisconsin - Agent: Creative Artists Agency

12. Minnesota - QB Christian Ponder ~ Florida State – Agent: SportsTrust Advisors

13. Detroit - DT Nick Fairley ~ Auburn - Agent: Brian Overstreet (E. Overstreet Sports Management)

14. St. Louis - DE Robert Quinn ~ North Carolina - Agent: Carl Carey (Champion Pro Consulting)

15. Miami - OG/C Mike Pouncey ~ Florida - Agent: Lagardere Unlimited

16. Washington - DE Ryan Kerrigan ~ Purdue - Agent: Athletes First

17. New England – OT Nate Solder ~ Colorado - Agent: Athletes First

18. San Diego - DT Cory Liuget ~ Illinois - Agent: Impact Sports

19. New York Giants - CB Prince Amukamara ~ Nebraska - Agent: Todd France

20. Tampa Bay - DE Adrian Clayborn ~ Iowa - Agent: Blake Baratz (The Institute for Athletes)

21. Cleveland - DT Phil Taylor ~ Baylor – Agent: Peter Schaffer (All-Pro Sports)

22. Indianapolis - OT Anthony Castonzo ~ Boston College - Agent: Creative Artists Agency

23. Philadelphia - OL Danny Watkins ~ Baylor - Agent: Lock, Metz, Malinovic

24. New Orleans - DE Cameron Jordan ~ Cal - Agent: Octagon

25. Seattle – OT James Carpenter ~Alabama – Agent: Priority Sports

26. Baltimore - CB Jimmy Smith ~ Colorado - Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

27. Kansas City - WR Jonathan Baldwin ~ Pittsburgh - Agent: Priority Sports

28. New Orleans - RB Mark Ingram ~ Alabama - Agent: Lagardere Unlimited

29. Chicago - OT Gabe Carimi ~ Wisconsin - Agent: Gary Uberstine (Premier Sports)

30. New York Jets - DE Muhammad Wilkerson ~ Temple - Agent: Chad Wiestling (Integrated Sports Management)

31. Pittsburgh - DE Cameron Heyward ~ Ohio State - Agent: SportsTrust Advisors

32. Green Bay - OT Derek Sherrod ~ Mississippi State - Agent: Bus Cook

Round 2

33. New England – DC Ras-I Downling ~ Virginia – Agent: Sunny Shah (320 Sports)

34. Buffalo – DC Aaron Williams ~ Texas – Agent: Creative Artists Agency

35. Cincinnati – QB Andy Dalton ~ TCU – Agent: Jeff Nalley (Select Sports)

36. San Francisco – QB Colin Kaepernick ~ Nevada – Agent: XAM Sports

37. Cleveland – DE Jabaal Sheard ~ Pittsburgh – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

38. Arizona – RB Ryan Williams ~ Virginia Tech – Agent: Malik Shareef

39. Tennessee – OB Akeem Ayers ~ UCLA – Agent: Chuck Price (4th and 9 Sports)

40. Dallas – OB Bruce Carter ~ UNC – Agent: Carl Carey (Champion Pro Consulting)

41. Washington – DT Jarvis Jenkins ~ Clemson – Agent: BTI Sports Advisors

42. Houston – DE Brooks Reed ~ Arizona – Agent: Priority Sports

43. Minnesota – TE Kyle Rudolph ~ Notre Dame – Agent: Athletes First

44. Boise State – WR Titus Young ~ Boise State – Agent: Professional Sports Planning

45. Denver – OB Rahim Moore ~ UCLA – Agent: Impact Sports

46. Denver – OT Orlando Franklin ~ University of Miami – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

47. St. Louis – TE Lance Kendricks ~ Wisconsin – Agent: Neil Cornrich (NC Sports)

48. Oakland – OG Stefen Wisniewski ~ Penn State – Agent: Tony Agnone (Eastern Athletic Services)

49. Indianapolis – OT Ben Ijalana ~ Villanova – Agent: Tony Agnone (Eastern Athletic Services)

50. San Diego – DC Marcus Gilchrist ~ Clemson – Agent: Hadley Engelhard (Enter-Sports Management)

51. Tampa Bay – DE Da’Quan Bowers ~ Clemson – Agent: BTI Sports Advisors

52. New York Giants – DT Marvin Austin ~ UNC – Agent: Impact Sports

53. Chicago – DT Stephen Paea ~ Oregon State – Agent: Athletes First

54. Philadelphia – FS Jaiquawn Jarrett ~ Temple – Agent: Dow Lohnes Sports

55. Kansas City – OT Rodney Hudson ~ Florida State – Agent: Joe Linta

56. New England – RB Shane Vereen ~ California – Agent: Athletes First

57. Detroit – RB Mikel Leshoure ~ Illinois – Agent: Blueprint Sports Group

58. Baltimore – WR Torrey Smith ~ Maryland – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

59. Cleveland – WR Greg Little ~ UNC – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

60. Houston – DC Brandon Harris ~ University of Miami – Agent: Alonzo Shavers (Infinite Sports Concepts)

61. San Diego – OB Jonas Mouton ~ Michigan – Agent: Blake Baratz (The Institute for Athletes)

62. Miami - RB Daniel Thomas ~ Kansas State – Agent: Impact Sports

63. Pittsburgh – OT Marcus Gilbert ~ Florida – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

64. Green Bay – OH Randall Cobb ~ Kentucky – Agent: SportsTrust Advisors

Round 3

65. Carolina -DT Terrell McClain ~ USF – Agent: Chris Martin (OTG Sports)

66. Cincinnati – DE Dontay Moch ~ Nevada – Agent: Lamont Smith (All-Pro Sports)

67. Denver – OB Nate Irving ~ NC State – Agent: Blueprint Sports Group

68. Buffalo – ILB Kelvin Sheppard ~ LSU – Agent: Kevin Conner (Universal Sports)

69. Arizona – TE Rob Housler ~ FAU – Agent: Thomas Santanello (The Marquee Group)

70. Kansas City – OB Justin Houston ~ UGA – Agent: Lagardere Unlimited

71. Dallas - RB DeMarco Murray ~ Oklahoma – Agent: SportsTrust Advisors

72. New Orleans – DC Martez Wilson ~ Illinois – Agent: Professional Sports Planning

73. New England – RB Stevan Ridley ~ LSU – Agent: Andy Simms (PlayersRep Sports)

74. New England – QB Ryan Mallett ~ Arkansas – Agent: Athletes First & J.R. Carroll

75. Seattle – OG John Moffitt ~ Wisconsin – Agent: Thomas Santanello (The Marquee Group)

76. Jacksonville – OG Will Rackley ~ Lehigh – Agent: Alan Herman (SportStars)

77. Tennessee – DT Jurrell Casey ~ USC – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

78. St. Louis – WR Austin Pettis ~ Boise State – Agent: Athletes First

79. Washington – WR Leonard Hankerson ~ University of Miami – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

80. San Francisco – DC Chris Culliver ~ South Carolina – Agent: Terry Watson (Watson Sports Agency)

81. Oakland – DC Demarcus Van Dyke ~ University of Miami – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

82. San Diego – WR Vincent Brown ~ San Diego State – Agent: Ken Sarnoff (Gaylord Sports)

83. New York Giants – WR Jerrel Jernigan ~ Troy – Agent: Hadley Engelhard (Enter-Sports Management)

84. Tampa Bay – OB Mason Foster ~ Washington – Agent: Steve Caric

85. Baltimore – OT Jah Reid ~ UCF – Agent: Derrick Fox

86. Kansas City – DE Allen Bailey ~ University of Miami – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

87. Indianapolis - DT Drake Nevis ~ LSU – Agent: SportsTrust Advisors

88. New Orleans – DC Johnny Patrick ~ Louisville – Agent: Nate Haber, Andy Simms (PlayersRep Sports)

89. San Diego – CB Shareece Wright ~ USC – Agent: Josh Arnold (Synergy Sports)

90. Philadelphia - DC Curtis Marsh ~ Utah State – Agent: Octagon

91. Atlanta – IB Akeem Dent ~ UGA – Agent: Hadley Engelhard (Enter-Sports Management)

92. Oakland – OT Joseph Barksdale ~ LSU – Agent: Sunny Shah (320 Sports)

93. Chicago – FS Chris Conte ~ California – Agent: Rep 1 Sports

94. New York Jets – DT Kenrick Ellis ~ Hampton – Agent: Goal Line

95. Pittsburgh – DC Curtis Brown ~ Texas – Agent: Allegiant Athletic Agency

96. Green Bay – RB Alex Green ~ Hawaii – Agent: Premier Sports

97. Carolina – DT Sione Fua ~ Stanford – Agent: Octagon

Round 4

98. Carolina – DB Brandon Hogan ~ West Virginia – Agent: Domann & Pittman

99. Seattle – OLB K.J. Wright ~ Mississippi State – Agent: Bus Cook

100. Buffalo – S Da’Norris Searcy ~ UNC – Agent: Kevin Conner (Universal Sports)

101. Cincinnati – OG Clint Boling ~ UGA – Agent: SportsTrust Advisors

102. Cleveland – TE Jordan Cameron ~ USC – Agent: Premier Sports

103. Arizona – DE Sam Acho ~ Texas – Agent: SportsTrust Advisors

104. Tampa Bay – TE Luke Stocker ~ Tennessee – Agent: SportsTrust Advisors

105. Washington – RB Roy Helu ~ Nebraska – Agent: Priority Sports

106. Minnesota – DT Christian Ballard ~ Iowa – Agent: Neil Cornrich (NC Sports)

107. Seattle – WR Kris Durham ~ Georgia – Agent: Priority Sports

108. Denver – S Quinton Carter ~ Oklahoma – Agent: Kelli Masters

109. Tennessee – ILB Colin McCarthy ~ University of Miami – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

110. Dallas – OG David Arkin ~ Missouri State – Agent: SportStars

111. Miami – WR Edmund Gates ~ Abilene Christian – Agent: Jeff Nalley (Select Sports)

112. St. Louis – WR Gregory Salas ~ Hawaii – Agent: Priority Sports

113. Oakland – DB Chimdi Chekwa ~ Ohio State – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

114. Jacksonville – WR Cecil Shorts ~ Mount Union – Agent: Rep 1 Sports

115. San Francisco – RB Kendall Hunter ~ Oklahoma State – Agent: Dow Lohnes Sports

116. Philadelphia – ILB Casey Matthews ~ Oregon – Agent: Athletes First

117. New York Giants – OT James Brewer ~ Indiana – Agent: Jared Fox (SportStars)

118. Kansas City – DB Jalil Brown ~ Colorado – Agent: SportStars

119. Indianapolis – RB Delone Carter ~ Syracuse – Agent: Hadley Engelhard (Enter-Sports Management)

120. Philadelphia – PK Alex Henery ~ Nebraska – Agent: Neil Cornrich (NC Sports)

121. Jacksonville - S Christopher Prosinski ~ Wyoming – Agent: Cameron Foster (Foster & Easley)

122. Buffalo – OT Chris Hairston ~ Clemson – Agent: Joe Linta

123. Baltimore – WR Tandon Doss ~ Indiana – Agent: Jared Fox (SportStars)

124. Cleveland – FB Owen Marecic ~ Stanford – Agent: No Agent

125. Oakland – RB Taiwan Jones ~ Eastern Washington – Agent: Octagon

126. New York Jets – RB Bilal Powell ~ Louisville – Agent: Lagardere Unlimited

127. Houston - DB Rashad Carmichael ~ Virginia Tech – Agent: Malik Shareef

128. Pittsburgh – DB Cortez Allen ~ The Citadel – Agent: XAM Sports

129. Denver – TE Julius Thomas ~ Portland State – Agent: Frank Bauer (Sun West Sports)

130. Tennessee – RB Jamie Harper ~ Clemson – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

131. Green Bay – DB Davon House ~ New Mexico St. – Agent: Priority Sports

Round 5

132. Carolina – WR Kealoha Pilares ~ Hawaii – Agent: Ryan Morgan (Morgan Advisory Group)

133. Buffalo – RB Johnny White ~ UNC – Agent: Peter Schaffer (All-Pro Sports)

134. Cincinnati – FS Robert Sands ~ West Virginia – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

135. Kansas City – QB Ricky Stanzi ~ Iowa – Agent: Jack Bechta

136. Arizona – RB Anthony Sherman ~ Connecticut – Agent: Alan Herman (SportStars)

137. Cleveland – DB Buster Skrine ~ Tennessee-Chattanooga – Agent: SportStars

138. New England – OL Marcus Cannon ~ TCU – Agent: Creative Artists Agency

139. Minnesota – SB Brandon Burton ~ Utah – Agent: Todd France

140. Kansas City - OLB Gabe Miller ~ Oregon St. – Agent: Brett Tessler

141. Green Bay – TE D.J. Williams ~ Arkansas – Agent: National Sports Agency

142. Tennessee – DL Karl Klug ~ Iowa – Agent: Neil Cornrich (NC Sports)

143. Dallas - DB Josh Thomas ~ Buffalo – Agent: Alan Herman (SportStars)

144. Houston – DB Shiloh Keo ~ Idaho – Agent: Priority Sports

145. Atlanta – RB Jacquizz Rodgers ~ Oregon St. – Agent: Next Level Sports

146. – Washington – DB Dejon Gomes ~ Nebraska – Agent: Domann & Pittman

147. Jacksonville – DB Rod Issac ~ Middle Tennessee St. – Agent: David Rich (Rich Sports Management)

148. Oakland – WR Denarius Moore ~ Tennessee – Agent: Allegiant Athletic Agency

149. Philadelphia – RB Dion Lewis ~ Pittsburgh – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

150. Cleveland – OL Jason Pinkston ~ Pittsburgh – Agent: Drew Rosenhaus

151. Tampa Bay - SS Ahmad Black ~ Florida – Agent: Lagardere Unlimited

152. Houston – QB T.J. Yates ~ UNC – Agent: Brian Ayrault

153. New York Jets – WR Jeremy Kerley ~ TCU – Agent: Jeff Nalley (Select Sports Group)

154. Seattle – DB Richard Sherman ~ Stanford – Agent: Professional Sports Planning

155. Washington – WR Niles Paul ~ Nebraska – Agent: SportStars

156. Seattle – FS Mark Legree ~ Appalachian State – Agent: XAM Sports

157. Detroit - LB Douglas Hogue ~ Syracuse – Agent: David Canter (DEC Management)

158. St. Louis – DB Jermale Hines ~ Ohio State – Agent: Allegiant Athletic Agency

159. New England – TE Lee Smith ~ Marshall – Agent: SportStars

160. Chicago – QB Nathan Enderle ~ Idaho – Agent: Joe Linta

161. Philadelphia – OL Julian Vandervelde ~ Iowa – Agent: Domann & Pittman

162. Pittsburgh – DL Chris Carter ~ Fresno State – Agent: Priority Sports

163. San Francisco – OL Daniel Kilgore ~ Appalachian State – Agent: Robert Walker (US Sports, Inc.)

164. Baltimore – DB Chykie Brown ~ Texas – Agent: Professional Sports Planning

165. Baltimore – DL Pernell McPhee ~ Mississippi State – Agent: Bus Cook

Round 6

166. Carolina – LB Lawrence Wilson ~ Connecticut – Agent: Dow Lohnes Sports

167. Cincinnati – WR Ryan Whalen ~ Stanford – Agent: Joe Linta

168. Minnesota - OL Demarcus Love ~ Arkansas – Agent: Allegiant Athletic Agency

169. Buffalo – LB Chris White ~ Mississippi State – Agent: Bus Cook

170. Minnesota – DB Mistral Raymond ~ South Florida – Agent: Melvin Bratton (Vantage Management Group)

171. Arizona – LB Quan Sturdivant ~ UNC – Agent: Athletes First

172. Minnesota – OL Brandon Fusco ~ Slippery Rock – Agent: SportStars

173. Seattle – DB Byron Maxwell ~ Clemson – Agent: SportStars

174. Miami – TE Charles Clay ~ Tulsa – Agent: National Sports Agency

175. Tennessee – OT Byron Stingily ~ Louisville – Agent: Priority Sports

176. Dallas - WR Dwayne Harris ~ East Carolina – Agent: Allegiant Athletic Agency

177. Washington – RB Evan Royster ~ Penn State – Agent: Dow Lohnes Sports

178. Washington – WR Aldrick Robinson ~ SMU – Agent: Willis & Woy

179. Green Bay – OL Caleb Schlauderaff ~ Utah – Agent: Rep1 Sports

180. Baltimore – QB Tyrod Taylor ~ Virginia Tech – Agent: Dow Lohnes Sports

181. Oakland – TE Richard Gordon ~ Miami – Agent: Alonzo Shavers (Infinite Sports Concepts)

182. San Francisco – WR Ronald Johnson ~ USC – Agent: Professional Sports Planning

183. San Diego – RB Jordan Todman ~ Connecticut – Agent: Athletes First

184. Arizona – DT David Carter ~ UCLA – Agent: Priority Sports

185. New York Giants - LB Greg Jones ~ Michigan State – Agent: Professional Sports Planning

186. Green Bay – LB D.J. Smith ~ Appalachian State – Agent: Lamont Smith (All-Pro Sports)

187. Tampa Bay – RB Allen Bradford ~ USC – Agent: Synergy Sports

188. Indianapolis – DB Chris Rucker ~ Michigan State – Agent: Neil Cornrich (NC Sports)

189. Denver – LB Mike Mohamed ~ California – Agent: Octagon

190. San Francisco – DB Colin Jones ~ TCU – Agent: Ken Sarnoff (Gaylord Sports)

191. Philadelphia – OL Jason Kelce ~ Cincinnati – Agent: XAM Sports

192. Atlanta – K Matt Bosher ~ Miami – Agent: James Gould (Management One)

193. Philadelphia – LB Brian Rolle ~ Ohio State – Agent: Andy Simms (PlayersRep Sports)

194. New England – LB Markell Carter ~ Central Arkansas – Agent: Alvin Nelson (Cannon and Nelson Sports)

195. Chicago – LB J.T. Thomas ~ West Virginia – Agent: Mook Williams, John Massaroni (National Sports Management)

196. Pittsburgh - OL Keith Williams ~ Nebraska – Agent: Unknown

197. Green Bay – DL Ricky Elmore ~ Arizona – Agent: Steve Caric

198. New York Giants – SS Tyler Sash ~ Iowa – Agent: Jack Bechta

199. Kansas City – DL Jerrell Powe ~ Mississippi – Agent: Bus Cook

200. Minnesota – LB Ross Homan ~ Ohio State – Agent: Priority Sports

201. San Diego – OL Stephen Schilling ~ Michigan – Agent: Octagon

202. New York Giants – LB Jacquian Williams ~ South Florida – Agent: ETL Associates

203. Carolina – OL Zachary Williams ~ Washington State – Agent: Domann & Pittman

Round 7

204. Denver – TE Virgil Green ~ Nevada – Agent: XAM Sports

205. Seattle – DL Lazarius Levingston ~ LSU – Agent: Andy Simms (PlayersRep Sports)

206. Buffalo – DB Justin Rogers ~ Richmond – Agent: SportStars

207. Cincinnati – CB Korey Lindsey ~ Southern Illinois – Agent: XAM Sports

208. New York Jets – QB Greg McElroy ~ Alabama – Agent: Lock, Metz, and Malinovic

209. Detroit – OT Johnny Culbreath ~ South Carolina State – Agent: Jason Sklar (AIM Sports Services)

210. Atlanta – OL Andrew Jackson ~ Fresno State – Agent: Frank Bauer (Sun West Sports)

211. San Francisco – DL Bruce Miller ~ UCF – Agent: John Reale (Drew, Eckl & Farnham)

212. Tennessee – DT Zach Clayton ~ Auburn – Agent: Business Arena

213. Washington DB Brandyn Thompson ~ Boise State – Agent: Yee & Dubin

214. Houston – OL Derek Newton ~ Arkansas State – Agent: Goal Line

215. Minnesota – DL D’Aundre Reed ~ Arizona – Agent: Chuck Price (4th and 9 Sports)

216. St. Louis - DB Mikail Baker ~ Baylor – Agent: Willis & Woy

217. Washington - OL Maurice Hurt ~ Florida – Agent: BTI Sports Advisors

218. Green Bay – TR Ryan Taylor ~ UNC – Agent: Athletes First

219. New England - DB Malcolm Williams ~ TCU – Agent: Willis & Woy

220. Dallas – RB Shaun Chapas ~ Georgia – Agent: Hadley Engelhard (Enter-Sports Management)

221. New York Giants – RB Da’Rel Scott ~ Maryland – Agent: Tony Paige, Chitta Mallik (Perennial Sports)

222. Tampa Bay – RB Anthony Gaitor ~ FIU – Agent: Richard Katz

223. Kansas City – RB Shane Bannon ~ Yale – Agent: Joe Linta

224. Washington – DE Markus White ~ Florida State – Agent: Kevin Conner (Universal Sports)

225. Baltimore – RB Anthony Allen ~ Georgia Tech – Agent: Thomas Santanello (The Marquee Group)

226. New Orleans – DL Greg Romeus ~ Pittsburgh – Agent: Goal Line & Impact Sports

227. New York Giants – WR Scotty McKnight ~ Colorado – Agent: Athletes First

228. St. Louis – OLB Jabara Williams ~ Stephen F. Austin – Agent: Jeff Nalley (Select Sports Group)

229. St. Louis – DB Jonathan Nelson ~ Oklahoma – Agent: Willis & Woy

230. Atlanta – DL Cliff Matthews ~ South Carolina – Agent: Joel Turner

231. Miami – DT Frank Kearse ~ Alabama A&M – Agent: Chris Martin (OTG Sports)

232. Pittsburgh – RB Baron Batch ~ Texas Tech – Agent: Willis & Woy

233. Green Bay – DT Lawrence Guy ~ Arizona State – Agent: Impact Sports

234. San Deigo – OLB Andrew Gachkar ~ Missouri – Agent: Kevin Van Ry

235. Miami – DB Jimmy Wilson ~ Montana – Agent: Ken Staninger (Stinger Sports)

236. Minnesota – WR Stephen Burton ~ West Texas A&M – Agent: Jeff Nalley (Select Sports)

237. Philadelphia - LB Greg Lloyd ~ Connecticut – Agent: Thomas Santanello (The Marquee Group)

238. Tampa Bay – TE Daniel Hardy ~ Idaho – Agent: James Gould (Management One)

239. San Francisco – OL Michael Person ~ Montana State – Agent: Cameron Foster (Foster & Easley)

240. Philadelphia – RB Stanley Havili ~ USC – Agent: Gary Uberstine (Premier Sports)

241. Oakland – WR David Ausberry ~ USC – Agent: Unknown

242. Seattle – OLB Malcolm Smith ~ USC – Agent: Jerome Stanley (SAFE Sports Management)

243. New Orleans - LB Nate Bussey ~ Illinois – Agent: Professional Sports Planning

244. Carolina – OT Lee Ziemba ~ Auburn – Agent: Brian Ayrault

245. Buffalo – DT Michael Jasper ~ Bethel – Agent: Martin Fischman (Dynasty Football)

246. Cincinnati – RB Jay Finley ~ Baylor – Agent: Willis & Woy

247. Denver – DL Jeremy Beal ~ Oklahoma – Agent: Yee & Dubin

248. Cleveland – DB Eric Hagg ~ Nebraska – Agent: Jeff Nalley (Select Sports)

249. Arizona - WR Demarco Sampson ~ San Diego State – Agent: Rep1 Sports

250. San Francisco - DB Curtis Holcomb ~ Florida A&M – Agent: Robert L. Beeman II (RLB LLC)

251. Tennessee – DB Tommie Campbell ~ California (PA) – Agent: Melvin Bratton (Vantage Management Group)

252. Dallas – C Bill Nagy ~ Wisconsin – Agent: Domann & Pittman

253. Washington – NT Chris Neild ~ West Virginia – Agent: Priority Sports

254. Houston – DL Cheta Ozougwu ~ Rice – Agent: Jeff Nalley (Select Sports)

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Agent Spotlight: Joby Branion [Update]

Darren Heitner — Mon, 02 May 2011 14:00:16 +0000

I recently sat in on a conference call that included Cris Collinsworth, Boomer Esiason, and Howie Long. A large part of the discussion centered on the 2011 NFL Draft. Collinsworth stated that it would not surprise him if 75% of the players selected in the 1st round play on defense (it ended up being 50%). He also said that he believed that Von Miller was the most talented player in the 2011 NFL Draft. Esiason agreed that Miller is the most talented player in the draft, adding that Miller is not the type of guy you need to worry about showing up in a S600 Mercedes. A big reason for that is because Miller is an intelligent, grounded person. But he also has good advisors by his side. Miller ended up being taken by the Denver Broncos with the 2nd overall pick in the Draft.

The Washington Post did a fantastic job of providing an in-depth background of Miller’s sports agent, Joby Branion of Athletes First. For a long time, I have known Branion as an intellectual, hard worker, who has the privilege of representing some of the best football players in the NFL. Recently, Branion was a panelist at the 2011 College Sport Research Institute (CSRI) Conference. As reported by the Washington Post, Branion’s path was not easy, but with hard work and determination, he has “made it.”

In 2007, when I first wrote a short Agent Spotlight on Branion, I had known that Branion was adopted, had to deal with the murder of his adopted murder, and that his adopted father was convicted for the killing even though he denied it. The Washington Post article linked above goes into much greater detail.

Now Branion is Executive Director at Athletes First. The company just had 10 clients selected in the first 4 rounds of the NFL Draft (including the aforementioned Von Miller). Congratulations to Branion; I hope for continued success in the future for him and his company.

Agent Spotlight: Joby Branion [Update] from Sports Agent Blog - Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Negotiations, NCAA Rules

2011 NFL Draft Rounds 1-3 Picks (Player/Agent)

Darren Heitner — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:46:29 +0000