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2024 NFL Draft Player/Agent Pairings

Welcome to another year of providing the player/agent pairings as well as some notes for those selected in the NFL Draft.

Notes

  • 2 of the top 4 picks (Caleb Williams and Marvin Harrison Jr.) opted to go into the NFL Draft without signing agents. While they may have had advisors behind the scenes, they did not sign Standard Representation Agreements with NFLPA Contract Advisors.
  • CAA dominated the top of the first round once again, with 3 clients selected within the first 8 picks and a 4th client taken at #11 as well as a 5th at #12. By that moment of the Draft, CAA had 5 clients selected and no other agencies had more than one client off the board. In all, CAA had 12 first-round picks.
  • Behind CAA were Athletes First and WME Sports, which each had 4 clients selected in the first round.
  • Excel Sports and Wasserman had 2 clients each off the board in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
  • In 2023, 23 agencies shared the wealth of clients selected in this first round. In 2024, the number of agencies with clients selected in the first round dropped to 11.

Round 1

  1. Caleb Williams – No agent
  2. Jayden Daniels – Ron Butler of Agency 1 Sports
  3. Drake Maye – Jim Denton, Patrick Collins, Ed Berry, and Jimmy Sexton of Creative Artists Agency
  4. Marvin Harrison Jr. – No agent
  5. Joe Alt – Tommy Condon, RJ Gonser, and Jimmy Sexton of Creative Artists Agency
  6. Malik Nabers – Rick Roberts, Don Weatherell, Martin Fischman, and Damien Butler of Ballengee Group
  7. JC Latham – Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha of Rosenhaus Sports
  8. Michael Penix Jr. – Reggie Johnson and Tory Dandy of Creative Artists Agency
  9. Rome Odunze – Collin Roberts, Ryan Tollner, and Chase Callahan of Excel Sports
  10. J.J. McCarthy – Brian Ayrault and Joel Segal of WME Sports
  11. Olu Fashanu – Patrick Collins and Ed Berry of Creative Artists Agency
  12. Bo Nix – RJ Gonser and Jim Denton of Creative Artists Agency (on-field) and QB Reps (marketing)
  13. Brock Bowers – Joel Segal of WME Sports (on-field) and ESM (marketing)
  14. Taliese Fuaga – Ryan Williams of Athletes First
  15. Laiatu Latu – CJ LaBoy and Chafie Fields of Wasserman
  16. Byron Murphy – Ron Slavin and Luke McMurtrey of Sportstars
  17. Dallas Turner – David Mulugheta and Trevon Smith of Athletes First
  18. Amarius Mims – Lukman Abdulai and Tory Dandy of Creative Artists Agency
  19. Jared Verse – Joel Segal, Greg Barnett, and Brian Ayrault of WME Sports
  20. Troy Fautanu – Collin Roberts, Ryan Tollner, and Chase Callahan of Excel Sports
  21. Chop Robinson – Ed Berry and Patrick Collins of Creative Artists Agency
  22. Quinyon Mitchell – Patrick Collins and Ed Berry of Creative Artists Agency
  23. Brian Thomas Jr. – Todd France of Athletes First
  24. Terrion Arnold – Nicole Lynn and Kelton Crenshaw of Klutch Sports
  25. Jordan Morgan – Mike Swenson and CJ LaBoy of Wasserman
  26. Graham Barton – Jim Denton, Patrick Collins, and Jimmy Sexton of Creative Artists Agency
  27. Darius Robinson – Chris Cabott of Equity Sports
  28. Xavier Worthy – Jeff Nalley, Graylan Crain, and Jimmy Sexton of Creative Artists Agency
  29. Tyler Guyton – Joe Panos and Todd France of Athletes First
  30. Nate Wiggins – Tory Dandy of Creative Artists Agency
  31. Ricky Pearsall – Ben Renzin of WME Sports
  32. Xavier Legette – Tory Dandy of Creative Artists Agency (on-field) and ESM (marketing)

By Darren Heitner

Darren Adam Heitner, Esq., is a preeminent sports attorney and the founder of Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., a Fort Lauderdale-based law firm specializing in sports law, contract negotiations, intellectual property, and arbitration. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010 and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida in 2007, where he was named Valedictorian of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Admitted to practice in the state bars of Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia, as well as multiple federal courts, Darren also serves as a certified arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.

As an adjunct professor, Darren imparts his expertise through teaching Sports Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) at the University of Miami School of Law in the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law LL.M. program. His scholarly contributions include authoring several books published by the American Bar Association, such as How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know, and numerous articles in prominent publications like Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and Above the Law. His thought leadership in NIL has earned him recognition as one of the foremost experts by The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, and On3, and he has been lauded as a “power player in NIL deals” by Action Network and a “top sports trademark attorney” by Sportico.

Darren’s passion for sports law led him to establish Sports Agent Blog on December 31, 2005, initially titled “I Want To Be A Sports Agent.” The platform, created as a New Year’s resolution, has grown into a cornerstone of the sports agency community, offering in-depth analysis of industry trends, legal disputes, and agent-player dynamics. His commitment to the field is further evidenced by his representation of numerous athletes and sports agents, as well as his prior role as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington, where he developed and taught a course on Sport Agency Management from 2011 to 2014.

Darren’s contributions have been recognized with prestigious honors, including the University of Florida’s 40 Under 40 Award, the University of Florida Levin College of Law’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award, and designation as the best lawyer in Fort Lauderdale by Fort Lauderdale Magazine. He remains an active voice in the sports law community, sharing insights through his weekly NIL newsletter and his X posts, engaging a broad audience on legal developments in sports.