ROUND 1

1. Sam Bradford – QB – Rams – (Creative Artists Agency – Tom Condon/Ben Dogra)

2. Ndamukong Suh – DT – Lions – (Maximum Sports – Eugene Parker/Roosevelt Barnes)

3. Gerald McCoy – DT – Buccaneers (Creative Artists Agency/Kelli Masters)

4. Trent Williams – OT – Redskins (Maximum Sports – Eugene Parker/Roosevelt Barnes)

5. Eric Berry – S – Chiefs (Allegiant Athletic Agency – Chad Speck)

6. Russell Okung – OT – Seahawks (All-Pro Sports – Peter Schaffer/Lamont Smith)

7. Joe Haden – DB – Browns (DSI Sports – Malik Hafeez Shareef)

8. Rolando McClain – ILB – Raiders (ProFiles – Pat Dye Jr.)

9. C.J. Spiller – RB – Bills (Pro Tect Management – Gary Wichard)

10. Tyson Alualu – DT -  Jaguars (Priority Sports – Mark Bartelstein/Tony Hickombottom/Mike McCartney/Rick Smith/Kenny Zuckerman)

11. Anthony Davis – OT – 49ers (320 Sports – Sanat “Sunny” Shah)

12. Ryan Mathews – RB – Chargers (Sun West Sports – Angelo Wright)

13. Brandon Graham – OLB – Eagles (BEST – Joel Segal)

14. Earl Thomas – S – Seahawks (Athletes First – David Dunn/Joby Branion/Mark Humenik/Andrew Kessler/Justin Schulman)

15. Jason Pierre-Paul – DE – Giants (Rosenhaus Sports – Drew Rosenhaus)

16. Derrick Morgan – DE – Titans (Creative Artists Agency – Tom Condon/Ben Dogra)

17. Mike Iupati – OG – 49ers (Rep 1 Sports – Ryan Tollner)

18. Maurkice Pouncey – C – Steelers (BEST – Joel Segal)

19. Sean Weatherspoon – OLB – Falcons (Athletes First – David Dunn/Joby Branion/Mark Humenik/Andrew Kessler/Justin Schulman)

20. Kareem Jackson – DB – Texans (Impact Sports)

21. Jermaine Gresham – TE – Bengals (Creative Artists Agency – Tom Condon/Ben Dogra)

22. Demaryius Thomas – WR – Broncos (FAAM – Todd France)

23. Bryan Bulaga – OT – Packers (Creative Artists Agency – Tom Condon/Ben Dogra)

24. Dez Bryant – WR – Cowboys (Maximum Sports – Eugene Parker/Roosevelt Barnes)

25. Tim Tebow – QB – Broncos (Athletic Resource Mgmt – Jimmy Sexton)

26. Dan Williams – DT – Cardinals (FAAM – Todd France)

27. Devin McCourty – DB – Patriots (PlayersRep – Andy Simms/Wesley Spencer)

28. Jared Odrick – DT – Dolphins (All-Pro Sports – Peter Schaffer/Lamont Smith)

29. Kyle Wilson – DB – Jets (BEST – Joel Segal)

30. Jahvid Best – RB – Lions (Impact Sports)

31. Jerry Hughes – OLB – Colts (Creative Artists Agency – Tom Condon/Ben Dogra)

32. Patrick Robinson – DB – Saints (Universal Sports – Kevin Conner)

ROUND 2

33. Rodger Saffold – OT – Rams (SportStars)

34. Chris Cook – DB – Vikings (Enter-Sports – Hadley Engelhard)

35. Brian Price – DT – Buccaneers (4th and 9 Sports – Chuck Price)

36. Dexter McCluster – RB – Chiefs (SportStars)

37. Nate Allen – S – Eagles (FAAM – Todd France)

38. T.J. Ward – S – Browns (Synergy Sports – Gary Glick)

39. Arrelious Benn – WR – Buccaneers (Pro Tect Management – Gary Wichard)

40. Koa Misi – OLB – Dolphins (Priority Sports – Mark Bartelstein/Tony Hickombottom/Mike McCartney/Rick Smith/Kenny Zuckerman)

41. Torell Troup – DT – Bills (Dow, Lohnes LLC)

42. Rob Gronkowski – TE – Patriots (Rosenhaus Sports – Drew Rosenhaus)

43. Sergio Kindle – OLB – Ravens (BEST – Joel Segal)

44. Lamarr Houston – DT – Raiders (Willis & Woy Sports Group – Jordan Woy/Chad Willis)

45. Zane Beadles – OG – Broncos (Rep 1 Sports – Ryan Tollner)

46. Linval Joseph – DT – Giants (ProFiles – Pat Dye Jr.)

47. Daryl Washington – OLB – Cardinals (Willis & Woy Sports Group – Jordan Woy/Chad Willis)

48. Jimmy Clausen – QB – Panthers (Pro Tect Management – Gary Wichard)

49. Taylor Mays – S – 49ers (Pro Tect Management – Gary Wichard)

50. Javier Arenas – DB – Chiefs (All-Pro Sports – Peter Schaffer/Lamont Smith)

51. Toby Gerhart – RB – Vikings (Athletes First – David Dunn/Joby Branion/Mark Humenik/Andrew Kessler/Justin Schulman)

52. Jason Worilds – OLB – Steelers (XAM Sports – Scott Smith)

53. Jermaine Cunningham – OLB – Patriots (SportStars)

54. Carlos Dunlap – DE – Bengals (FAAM – Todd France)

55. Sean Lee – ILB – Cowboys (Priority Sports – Mark Bartelstein/Tony Hickombottom/Mike McCartney/Rick Smith/Kenny Zuckerman)

56. Michael Neal – DT – Packers (Maximum Sports – Eugene Parker/Roosevelt Barnes)

57. Terrence Cody – DT – Ravens (Corporate Athletic Mgmt – Alvin Keels)

58. Ben Tate – RB – Texans (All-Pro Sports – Peter Schaffer/Lamont Smith)

59. Montario Hardesty – RB – Browns (Impact Sports)

60. Golden Tate – WR – Seahawks (FAAM – Todd France)

61. Vladimir Ducasse – OG – Jets (JL Sports – Joe Linta)

62. Brandon Spikes – ILB – Patriots (Watson Sports Agency – Terry Watson)

63. Patrick Angerer – ILB – Colts (JB Sports – Jack Bechta)

64. Charles Brown – OT – Saints (Premier Sports – Gary Uberstein/Eric Kaufman)

ROUND 3

65. Jerome Murphy – DB – Rams (Rosenhaus Sports – Drew Rosenhaus)

66. Amari Spievey – DB – Lions (PlayersRep – Andy Simms/Nate Haber)

67. Myron Lewis – DB – Buccaneers (Rosenhaus Sports – Drew Rosenhaus)

68. Jon Asamoah – OG – Chiefs (Lock, Metz, Malinovic)

69. Edwin Veldheer – OT – Raiders (Priority Sports – Mark Bartelstein/Tony Hickombottom/Mike McCartney/Rick Smith/Kenny Zuckerman)

70. Ed Dickson – TE – Ravens (The NOVO Agency)

71. Morgan Burnett – S – Packers (Universal Sports – Kevin Conner)

72. Alex Carrington – DE – Bills (Maximum Sports – Eugene Parker/Roosevelt Barnes)

73. John Jerry – OG – Dolphins (BC Sports – Bus Cook)

74. D’Anthony Smith – DT – Jaguars (BC Sports – Bus Cook)

75. Major Wright – S – Bears (Impact Sports)

76. Chad Jones – S – Giants (Alliance Mgmt – Glenn Schwartzman)

77. Damian Williams – WR – Titans (Athletes First – David Dunn/Joby Branion/Mark Humenik/Andrew Kessler/Justin Schulman)

78. Brandon LaFell – WR – Panthers (E. Overstreet Sports – Brian Overstreet)

79. Donald Butler – ILB – Chargers (Maximum Sports – Eugene Parker/Roosevelt Barnes)

80. J.D. Walton – C – Broncos (ProFiles – Pat Dye Jr.)

81. Earl Mitchell – DT – Texans (BTI Sports – Brad Leshnock/Joe Flanagan)

82. Emmanuel Sanders – WR – Steelers (Willis & Woy Sports Group – Jordan Woy/Chad Willis)

83. Corey Peters – DT – Falcons (HOF Player Representatives - Greg “Tripp” Linton/David J. Calevski/Michael Puterbaugh)

84. Jordan Shipley – WR – Bengals (ProFiles – Pat Dye Jr.)

85. Colt McCoy – QB – Browns (Athletes First – David Dunn/Joby Branion/Mark Humenik/Andrew Kessler/Justin Schulman)

86. Daniel Te’o-Nesheim – DE – Eagles (Premier Sports – Gary Uberstein/Eric Kaufman)

87. Eric Decker – WR – Broncos (FAAM – Todd France)

88. Andre Roberts – WR – Cardinals (XAM Sports – Scott Smith)

89. Armanti Edwards – WR – Panthers (BEST – Joel Segal)

90. Taylor Price – WR – Patriots (BTI Sports – Brad Leshnock/Joe Flanagan)

91. Navorro Bowman – OLB – 49ers (Rosenhaus Sports – Drew Rosenhaus)

92. Shawn Lauvao – OG – Browns (Athletes First – David Dunn/Joby Branion/Mark Humenik/Andrew Kessler/Justin Schulman)

93. Tony Moeaki – TE – Chiefs  (JB Sports – Jack Bechta)

94. Kevin Thomas – DB – Colts (Premier Sports – Gary Uberstein/Eric Kaufman)

95. Jimmy Graham – TE – Saints (Athletic Resource Mgmt – Jimmy Sexton)

96. Brandon Ghee – DB – Bengals (Octagon – Mike Sullivan)

97. Rennie Curran – OLB – Titans (Priority Sports – Mark Bartelstein/Tony Hickombottom/Mike McCartney/Rick Smith/Kenny Zuckerman)

98. Mike Johnson – OG – Falcons (ProFiles – Pat Dye Jr.)

ROUND 4

99. Mardy Gilyard – WR – Rams (PlayersRep – Andy Simms/Dave Lee)

100. Everson Griffen – DE – Vikings (Pro Tect Management – Gary Wichard)

101. Mike Williams – WR – Buccaneers (Enter-Sports – Hadley Engelhard)

102. Darryl Sharpton – ILB – Texans (Rosenhaus Sports – Drew Rosenhaus)

103. Perry Riley – OLB – Redskins (BEST – Joel Segal)

104. Alterraun Verner – DB – Titans (Priority Sports – Mark Bartelstein/Tony Hickombottom/Mike McCartney/Rick Smith/Kenny Zuckerman)

105. Trevard Lindley – DB – Eagles (GAME – Ian Greengross)

106. Bruce Campbell – OT – Raiders (Rosenhaus Sports – Drew Rosenhaus)

107. Marcus Easley – WR – Bills (EMG Sports – Edward Wasielewski)

108. Jacoby Ford – WR – Raiders (FAAM – Todd France)

109. Corey Wootton – DE – Bears (Priority Sports – Mark Bartelstein/Tony Hickombottom/Mike McCartney/Rick Smith/Kenny Zuckerman)

110. Darrell Stuckey – S – Chargers (DeBartolo Sports)

111. Walter Thurmond – DB – Seahawks (BEST – Joel Segal)

112. Joe McKnight – RB – Jets (Maximum Sports – Eugene Parker/Roosevelt Barnes)

113. Aaron Hernandez – TE – Patriots (Athletes First – David Dunn/Joby Branion/Mark Humenik/Andrew Kessler/Justin Schulman)

114. Dennis Pitta   TE – Ravens (Athletes First – David Dunn/Joby Branion/Mark Humenik/Andrew Kessler/Justin Schulman)

115. Phillip Dillard – ILB – Giants (Banker Lopez Gassler)

116. Thaddeus Gibson – OLB – Steelers (Terra Firma Sports – Bradley Cicala)

117. Joseph Hawley – OG – Falcons (National Sports Agency – Kevin J. Omell/Marc Lillibridge)

118. Garrett Graham – TE – Texans (Athletes First – David Dunn/Joby Branion/Mark Humenik/Andrew Kessler/Justin Schulman)

119. A.J. Edds – OLB – Dolphins (JB Sports – Jack Bechta)

120. Gene Atkins – DT – Bengals (ProFiles – Pat Dye Jr.)

121. Keenan Clayton – OLB – Eagles (Maximum Sports – Eugene Parker/Roosevelt Barnes)

122. Michael Kafka – QB – Eagles (Priority Sports – Mark Bartelstein/Tony Hickombottom/Mike McCartney/Rick Smith/Kenny Zuckerman)

123. Al Woods – DT – Saints (Elias Sports – Albert Elias)

124. Eric Norwood – OLB – Panthers (FAAM – Todd France)

125. Clay Harbor – TE – Eagles (SportStars)

126. Akwasi Owusu-Ansah – DB – Cowboys (PlayersRep – Andy Simms/Nate Haber)

127. E.J. Wilson – DE – Seahawks (Enter-Sports – Hadley Engelhard)

128. Jason Fox – OT – Lions (Rosenhaus Sports – Drew Rosenhaus)

129. Jacques McClendon – OG – Colts (N/A)

130. O’Brien Schofield – OLB – Cardinals (The Institute for Athletes – Blake Baratz)

131. Roddrick Muckelroy – ILB – Bengals (Select Sports Group – Jeff Nalley)

ROUND 5

132. Mike Hoomanawanui – TE – Rams (Priority Sports – Mark Bartelstein/Tony Hickombottom/Mike McCartney/Rick Smith/Kenny Zuckerman)

133. Kam Chancellor – S – Seahawks (Business Arena)

134. Ricky Sapp – DE – Eagles (Impact Sports)

135. Dominique Franks – DB – Falcons (Octagon – Mike Sullivan)

136. Kendrick Lewis – S – Chiefs (BC Sports – Bus Cook)

137. Perrish Cox – DB – Broncos (Willis & Woy Sports Group – Jordan Woy/Chad Willis)

138. Walter McFadden – DB – Raiders (Rosenhaus Sports – Drew Rosenhaus)

139. John Conner – FB – Jets (HOF Player Representatives - Greg “Tripp” Linton/David J. Calevski/Michael Puterbaugh)

140. Edward Wang – OT – Bills (Octagon – Mike Sullivan)

141. Joshua Moore – DB – Bears (E Overstreet Sports – Brian Overstreet)

142. Cameron Sheffield – OLB – Chiefs (Enter-Sports – Hadley Engelhard)

143. Larry Hart – OLB – Jaguars (N/A)

144. Sherrick McManis – DB – Texans (JB Sports – Jack Bechta)

145. Nolan Carroll – DB – Dolphins (Integrated Sports – Chad Wiestling)

146. Cam Thomas – DT – Chargers (Enter-Sports – Hadley Engelhard)

147. Mitch Petrus – OG – Giants (SportStars)

148. Robert Johnson – S – Titans (N/A)

149. Hall Davis – DE – Rams (BEST – Joel Segal)

150. Zoltan Mesko – P – Patriots (Athletes First – David Dunn/Joby Branion/Mark Humenik/Andrew Kessler/Justin Schulman)

151. Chris Scott – OG – Steelers (Allegiant Athletic Agency – Chad Speck)

152. Otis Hudson – OT – Bengals (PTA Sports Management – Vinnie Porter)

153. Austen Lane – DE – Jaguars (XAM Sports – Scott Smith)

154. Andrew Quarless – TE – Packers (All-Pro Sports – Peter Schaffer/Lamont Smith)

155. John Skelton – QB – Cardinals (Schwartz & Feinsod – Jonathan Feinsod/Neil Schwartz)

156. David Reed – WR – Ravens (Synergy Sports – Gary Glick)

157. Arthur Jones – DT – Ravens (Lock, Metz, Malinovic)

158. Matt Tennant – C – Saints (Athletes First – David Dunn/Joby Branion/Mark Humenik/Andrew Kessler/Justin Schulman)

159. Riley Cooper – WR – Eagles (BEST – Joel Segal)

160. Larry Asante – S – Browns (Select Sports Group – Jeff Nalley)

161. Chris DeGeare – OG – Vikings (ETL Associates – Eugene T. Lee)

162. Brody Eldridge – TE – Colts (Select Sports Group – Jeff Nalley)

163. Reshad Jones – S – Dolphins (BEST – Joel Segal)

164. Crezdon Butler – DB – Steelers  (Rosenhaus Sports – Drew Rosenhaus)

165. Kerry Meier – WR – Falcons (Select Sports Group – Jeff Nalley)

166. Stevenson Sylvester – OLB – Steelers (Premier Sports – Gary Uberstein/Eric Kaufman)

167. Nathan Triplett – ILB – Vikings (Domann & Pittman – Craig Domann/Drew Pittman)

168. Jonathan Crompton – QB – Chargers (Joel Turner)

169. Marshall Newhouse – OG – Packers  (Willis & Woy Sports Group – Jordan Woy/Chad Willis)

ROUND 6

170. Fendi Onobun – TE – Rams (Select Sports Group – Graylan Crain)

171. Shann Schillinger – S – Falcons (N/A)

172. Brent Bowden – P – Buccaneers (RSR Sports Management – Robert Roche)

173. Anthony Dixon – RB – 49ers (BC Sports – Bus Cook)

174. Dennis Morris – TE – Redskins (N/A)

175. Greg Hardy – DE – Panthers (GAME – Ian Greengross)

176. Rusty Smith – QB – Titans (Ascent Sports – Tom Mills)

177. Carlton Mitchell – WR – Browns (Domann & Pittman – Craig Domann/Drew Pittman)

178. Arthur Moats – OLB – Bills (JL Sports – Joe Linta)

179. Sam Young – OT – Cowboys (Rosenhaus Sports – Drew Rosenhaus)

180. Deji Karim – RB – Jaguars (N/A)

181. Dan LeFevour – QB – Bears (ProFiles – Pat Dye Jr.)

182. Nate Byham – TE – 49ers (Rep 1 Sports – Ryan Tollner)

183. Eric Olsen – C – Broncos (Athletes First – David Dunn/Joby Branion/Mark Humenik/Andrew Kessler/Justin Schulman)

184. Adrian Tracy – OLB – Giants (Goal Line Sports)

185. Anthony McCoy – TE – Seahawks (Priority Sports – Mark Bartelstein/Tony Hickombottom/Mike McCartney/Rick Smith/Kenny Zuckerman)

186. Clifton Geathers – DE – Browns (Corporate Athletic Mgmt – Alvin Keels)

187. Shelley Smith – OG – Texans (Ascent Sports – Tom Mills)

188. Jonathan Dwyer – RB – Steelers (Dow, Lohnes LLC)

189. Eugene Sims – DE – Rams (James Cook)

190. Travis Goethel – ILB – Raiders (Derrick Fox, Inc. – Derrick Fox)

191. Dezmon Briscoe – WR – Bengals (Premier Sports – Gary Uberstein/Eric Kaufman)

192. Dan Batten – DE – Bills (N/A)

193. James Starks – RB – Packers (SportStars)

194. Ramon Harewood – OT – Ravens (N/A)

195. Antonio Brown – WR – Steelers (Rosenhaus Sports – Drew Rosenhaus)

196. Jamar Wall – DB – Cowboys (Select Sports Group – Jeff Nalley)

197. Trindon Holliday – Texans (GAME – Ian Greengross)

198. David Gettis – WR – Panthers (Stinson Morrison Hecker)

199. Joe Webb – QB – Vikings (ProFiles – Pat Dye Jr.)

200. Charles Scott – RB – Eagles (SportStars)

201. Jorrick Calvin – DB – Cardinals (N/A)

202. Jordon Pugh – DB – Panthers (N/A)

203. Scotty McGee – DB – Jaguars (National Sports Management – J.R. Rickert)

204. Tony Pike – QB – Panthers (Rep 1 Sports – Ryan Tollner)

205. Ted Larsen – C – Patriots (Eastern Athletic Services – Tony Agnone)

206. Kyle Williams – WR – 49ers (Gaylord Sports – Zeke Sandhu)

207. Myron Rolle – S – Titans (BEST – Joel Segal)

ROUND 7

208. Thomas Welch – OT – Patriots (ProFiles – Pat Dye Jr.)

209. Levi Brown – QB – Bills (JL Sports – Joe Linta)

210. Cody Grimm- S – Buccaneers (Lock, Metz, Malinovic)

211. Marquis Johnson – DB – Rams (N/A)

212. Chris McCoy – OLB – Dolphins (N/A)

213. Willie Young – DE – Lions (VSM Sports)

214. Mickey Shuler – TE – Vikings (N/A)

215. Jeremy Ware – DB – Raiders (N/A)

216. Kyle Calloway – OT – Bills (SportStars)

217. Dekoda Watson – OLB – Buccaneers (Universal Sports – Kevin Conner)

218. J’marcus Webb – OT – Bears (N/A)

219. Terrence Austin – WR – Redskins (N/A)

220. Jamar Chaney – ILB – Eagles (Ayrault Sports Agency – Brian Ayrault)

221. Matt Dodge – P – Giants (ProFiles – Pat Dye Jr.)

222. Marc Mariani – WR – Titans (N/A)

223. R.J. Stanford – DB – Panthers (N/A)

224. Phillip Adams – DB – 49ers (N/A)

225. Syd’Quan Thompson – DB – Broncos (Octagon – Mike Sullivan)

226. George Selvie – DE – Rams (Priority Sports – Mark Bartelstein/Tony Hickombottom/Mike McCartney/Rick Smith/Kenny Zuckerman)

227. Dorin Dickerson – TE – Texans (PlayersRep – Andy Simms/Nate Haber)

228. Reginald Stephens – OG – Bengals (N/A)

229. Erik Cook – OG – Redskins (Plan B Sports – Brian K. Hamilton)

230. C.J. Wilson – DE – Packers (ProFiles – Pat Dye Jr.)

231. Selvish Capers – OT – Redskins (PlayersRep – Andy Simms/Nate Haber)

232. Jammie Kirlew – DE – Broncos (SportStars)

233. Jim Dray – TE – Cardinals (JL Sports – Joe Linta)

234. Sean Lissemore – DT – Cowboys (N/A)

235. Dedrick Epps – TE – Chargers (Tessler Sports – Brett Tessler)

236. Dexter Davis – OLB – Seahawks (Impact Sports)

237. Ryan D’Imperio – ILB – Vikings (N/A)

238. Ricardo Mathews – DT – Colts (N/A)

239. Sean Canfield – QB – Saints (Athletes First – David Dunn/Joby Branion/Mark Humenik/Andrew Kessler/Justin Schulman)

240. Kavell Conner – OLB – Colts (JL Sports – Joe Linta)

241. David Howard – DT – Titans (N/A)

242. Doug Worthington – DE – Steelers (Terra Firma Sports)

243. Jeffrey Owens – DT – Eagles (Ayrault Sports Agency – Brian Ayrault)

244. Kurt Coleman – S – Eagles (The Institute for Athletes – Blake Baratz)

245. Jameson Konz – FB – Seahawks (N/A)

246. Ray Fisher – DB – Colts (N/A)

247. Brandon Deaderick – DE – Patriots (Perennial Sports – Lamell McMorris)

248. Kade Weston – DT – Patriots (N/A)

249. Robert McClain – DB – Panthers (EMG Sports – Ed Wasielewski)

250. Zac Robinson – QB – Patriots (Athletes First – David Dunn/Joby Branion/Mark Humenik/Andrew Kessler/Justin Schulman)

251. Steven Brown – S – Raiders (N/A)

252. Austin Spitler – OLB – Dolphins (N/A)

253. Erik Lorig – DE – Buccaneers (Yee & Dubin – Donald Yee/Stephen Dubin)

254. Josh Hull – ILB – Rams (JL Sports – Joe Linta)

255. Timothy Toone – WR – Lions (N/A)

Is Eugene Parker so busy fielding questions from the media and having discussions with the 49ers front office, that he is not paying enough attention to his veteran clients?  49ers faithful are getting crabby with the agent, and it looks like SportsAgentBlog.com readers are not to thrilled with the Crabtree holdout, either.  Whether or not the Crabtree time commitment has had an effect on Parker’s representation of his other clients, I would place a bet on the fact that other agents are using it against him.

Yesterday, Liz Mullen of SportsBusiness Journal reported on Twitter that Atlanta Falcons CB, Chris Houston, dropped Parker for Todd France of FAAM.  I also have to think that something about Todd France being around Houston (France is based in Atlanta) had a lot to do with the switch.  Houston probably saw France and his employees around the Flowery Branch, GA facility quite a few times before deciding to change agencies.

Drafted in the second round by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2007 NFL Draft, Houston has been a solid contributor, racking up tackles along with his two interceptions last year.  He recently missed some time with a hamstring injury, but as long as he is healthy, I expect a big year out of him.  Todd France is hoping that my expectations are right on.

• Aaron Curry, LB, Seattle Seahawks (4th overall pick) – Octagon
• Andre Smith, T, Cincinnati Bengals (6th overall pick) – GMG Sports (Alvin Keels)
• Eugene Monroe, T, Jacksonville Jaguars (8th overall pick) – 320 Sports
• B.J. Raji, DL, Green Bay Packers (9th overall pick) – Athletes First
• Michael Crabtree, WR, San Francisco 49ers (10th overall pick) – Maximum Sports (Eugene Parker)
• Aaron Maybin, DE, Buffalo Bills (11th overall pick) – BEST (Blue Equity)

Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the company with the most amount of first-round selections (9), has all of its clients in camp with Malcolm Jenkins putting pen to paper on a 5-year, $19 million deal.  While the rest of the agencies listed are hoping to get exorbitant contracts for their clients, to use the figures in their recruitment packages for the 2010 class of draft-eligible players, CAA can boast that not only did the company have the highest number of first-round picks, but got them all signed before other big companies like Athletes First and Octagon, small companies with 1 first-round pick like 320 Sports, and signed their boys for good money.  You better believe that Todd France of FAAM will be using the same strategy on the recruitment trail over the next year.

Which method will win out?  The agents who have their clients holdout/threaten to sit out a year well into training camp, or those who get their boys signed for good money and get their boys into camp before the middle of August?

Basketball

• Don’t mess with the Duffy (especially after his success in this year’s draft) [Ainge's criticism of Rondo angers agent].
• Thanks to Full Court Press for the very friendly comments [Carnival Of The NBA #65].
• More practice and competition overseas [Basketball development: Europe vs U.S.].

Football

• From Sportsstars, Inc. to Todd France [Rice Has New Representation].
• Drew Rosenhaus is on the Florida Panthers payroll [Panthers fans “hire” Drew Rosenhaus to negotiate ticket prices?].
• A total of $28.8 million in severance payments could be lost [Another Way The Uncapped Year Hurts Players].
• Someone tell J.P. Losman that there jai-alai playing is not allowed [UFL Contract Contains "NFL Exemption"].

Sports Business

• Anyone want to send me $185,000 so I can purchase .dynasty? [Custom Domain Extensions Will Soon Change the Sports Industry...].
• Tough news for athletes planning on becoming sportscasters upon retirement [Ex-athletes have no safety from ax in TV, radio gigs].
• Business schools love pro athletes, and more pro athletes should accept that love and enroll [For Pro Athletes, Business School Is No Game].

Before Bowl season, he was listed as the best Offensive Lineman going into the 2009 NFL Draft.  Then he was banned from playing in the Sugar Bowl for apparently having dealing with an agent (which is a big no-no when you are a collegiate athlete).  Even though Smith was suspended from what would probably have been the most important single game of his young career, no one thought that it would take any toll on his draft stock.

The winner of the Andre Smith sweepstakes was Alvin Keels and Global Management Group.  Many rumors had been circulating that Todd France and FAAM were the favorites, but Keels came out on top.  For the time being.  I doubt that Keels knew what he was getting into when the talented O-Lineman signed with his company.  Andre Smith ended up showing at the NFL Combine unfit to perform, refused to participate, and then fled the scene.  To make matters worse, the picture above came out and the press was eating it up.

Then Smith scored a 17 on his Wonderlic Test.  And then, with only days remaining before the NFL Draft, Smith dropped Keels in favor of Priority Sports.  Somehow, some way, Smith was a top 10 pick.  His thanks to Priority Sports was a big middle finger.  Yesterday, Jim Trotter of SI.com reported that Smith dropped Priority Sports and guess who Smith is apparently going to hire to fill the void…Alvin Keels.

This is what Keels had to say in response:

“I haven’t been rehired yet,” Keels told us via e-mail.  “Honestly, I might not get him back.  If I do get him back it definitely wasn’t planned that he fire then rehire me.”

But who fires an agent only to re-hire him later? Oh wait, apparently Jeremy Shockey is in the midst of doing the same thing with Rosenhaus Sports Representation as we speak.

Interestingly, Neil Stratton of InsideTheLeague.com reports that even before Smith first hired Keels, he was with DeBartolo Sports.  That means that once Smith officially signs with a new agent (or a new agent who also happens to be a former agent), it will be the fourth time he has signed on the dotted line.  Andre Smith has still not taken a snap in a professional game.

Here is a fabulous quote from France regarding the negotiations:

“We ran into so many obstacles,” France said. “The 12-month rule, the 30-percent rule, capped years, uncapped years, the Deion rule, and a 29-year-old running back who just fired his agent after nine months of negotiations. How are we going to fit together all these pieces of the puzzle? My first call to Joe [Banner, President of the Eagles], I said, ‘What am I getting into?’”

“Brian gave me three goals – the guaranteed money, the three years and a maximum number. The first thing he said to me tonight was, ‘You got me all three things. How can I be anything but happy?’

$13 million is guaranteed over the next two years and Westbrook may receive a total of $21 million if an additional year is played with the Eagles.  With escalators being reached, that number could be bumped up to $24 million.  Early signs indicate that Westbrook will be happy in his third marriage to an agent and that Todd France just gave his client everything he asked for.

Whether other agents are approaching your clients or not, you can never be too sure that you have forged a strong relationship with those whom you represent; a relationship where they will smile at you one day and then drop you like a dime the next.  Just look at the Philadelphia Eagles as a case study.

Within a matter of days, Lito Sheppard and Brian Westbrook had dropped their agents and hired new ones.  Sheppard let go of All Pro Sports & Entertainment Inc. in favor of Rosenhaus Sports Representation.  Westbrook said goodbye to Fletcher Smith, who had been basically working for free for the past nine months, and signed Todd France.  Even more proof that there is little loyalty is that Westbrook was managed by Eastern Athletic Services before firing them and hiring his now former agent, Fletcher Smith.

I am not saying that former player agents of Sheppard and Westbrook did not drop the ball.  I am merely noting how easy it is for a player to say goodbye to his agent and that there is little to no recourse.

To view the agencies listed above, please go to the Agencies tab at the top of this page.

1. Miami Dolphins – Jake Long – OT/Michigan (Tom Condon, Ben Dogra/CAA)
2. St. Louis Rams – Chris Long -DE/Virginia (Marvin Demoff/Morris Yorn Barnes Levine)
3. Atlanta Falcons – Matt Ryan -QB/Boston College (Tom Condon, Ben Dogra/CAA)
4. Oakland Raiders – Darren McFadden – RB/Arkansas (Ian Greengross/GAME)
5. Kansas City Chiefs – Glenn Dorsey – DT/LSU (Joel Segal/Blue Equity)
6. NY Jets – Vernon Gholston – DE/Ohio State (Ben Dogra/CAA)
7. New Orleans Saints – Sedrick Ellis – DE/USC (Eugene Parker/Maximum Sports)
8. Jacksonville Jaguars – Derrick Harvey – DE/Florida (Ken Kremer/CAA)
9. Cincinnati Bengals – Keith Rivers – LB/USC (Joby Branion, Justin Schulman/Athletes First)
10. New England Patriots – Jerod Mayo – LB/Tennessee (Mitch Frankel/Impact Sports)
11. Buffalo Bills – Leodis McKelvin – CB/Troy (Hadley Engelhard/Enter-Sports Management)
12. Denver Broncos – Ryan Clady – OT/Boise State (Pat Dye Jr., Bill Johnson/ProFiles Sports)
13. Carolina Panthers – Jonathan Stewart – RB/Oregon (Ben Dogra/CAA)
14. Chicago Bears – Chris Williams – OT/Vanderbilt (Bill Johnson, Pat Dye Jr./ProFiles Sports)
15. Kansas City Chiefs – Branden Albert – G/Virginia (Todd France/FAME)
16. Arizona Cardinals – Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie – CB/TN St. (Eugene Parker/Maximum Sports)
17. Detroit Lions – Gosder Cherilus – OT/Boston College (Greg Diulus/DeBartolo Sports)
18. Baltimore Ravens – Joe Flacco – QB/Delaware (Joe Linta, Tom Kleine/JL Sports)
19. Carolina Panthers – Jeff Otah – OT/Pittsburgh (Eric Metz/Lock, Metz & Malinovic)
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Aqib Talib – CB/Kansas (Todd France/FAME)
21. Atlanta Falcons – Sam Baker – OT/USC (Tom Condon, Ben Dogra/CAA)
22. Dallas Cowboys – Felix Jones – RB/Arkansas (Eugene Parker/Maximum Sports)
23. Pittsburgh Steelers – Rashard Mendenhall – RB/Illinois (Mike McCartney/Priority Sports)
24. Tennessee Titans – Chris Johnson – RB/East Carolina (Joel Segal/Blue Equity)
25. Dallas Cowboys – Mike Jenkins – CB/South Florida (Eugene Parker/Maximum Sports)
26. Houston Texans – Duane Brown – OT/Virginia Tech (Ken Landphere, Andy Ross/Octagon)
27. San Diego Chargers – Antoine Cason – CB/Arizona (Brad Leshnock/BTI Sports)
28. Seattle Seahawks – Lawrence Jackson – DE/USC (Sean Howard, Michael Sullivan/Octagon)
29. San Francisco 49ers – Kentwan Balmer – DT/North Carolina (Gary Wichard/Pro Tect Management)
30. NY Jets – Dustin Keller – TE/Purdue (Eugene Parker/Maximum Sports)
31. NY Giants – Kenny Phillips – S/Miami (Drew Rosenhaus, Jason Rosenhaus/Rosenhaus Sports)

By Number of Clients Selected in Agency

1. CAA – 6
2. Maximum Sports – 5
3. Octagon – 2, Blue Equity – 2, FAME – 2, ProFiles Sports – 2
7. 12 tied at 1

Before the draft, Forbes writer, Tom Van Riper, dug up some interesting information from the NFLPA: 23 separate agencies represented the first-round class in 2000. By 2007, that number was reduced by just one. This year, though, the number shrunk to just 18 agencies representing the 32 players projected to go in the first round by Scouts, Inc. CAA Football has five players, while Roanoke, Ind.-based Maximum Sports Management has four.

Scouts, Inc. was on the money. Eighteen agencies are listed above. CAA and Maximum Sports each got one more player selected than was hypothesized by the website. Is it a bad thing that only only eighteen agencies are represented among the top 31 picks or that two agencies combined account for one-third of the players taken in the First Round? It depends on who you ask.

CAA and Maximum Sports have been partying in their spare time (when they are not on the phone trying to hammer out fine details on each of their clients’ contracts), but smaller agencies are wondering what they can do to break into this tough industry, and more precisely, the toughest sport in the profession. Does it shock you that a large agency like Rosenhaus Sports Representation barely got a single player selected in the first round? Miami did have a terrible year, so that may explain it.

Industry consolidation can be a beautiful thing if you are either the agency that is eating up the competition or an agency that is bought out by one of the behemoths. If you are an agency stuck on the outside, do you start to become worried about your chances of breaking into the coveted First Round of the NFL Draft?