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2025 NFL Draft Round 1 Player/Agent Pairings

Once again, it’s time for the annual tradition of identifying the agents selected by the players chosen in the first round of the NFL Draft. This compilation is based on information gathered from industry sources and public reports. As always, there may be inaccuracies due to the fluid nature of agent-player relationships. Below is the complete list of the 2025 NFL Draft first-round player-agent pairings.

Notes:

  • CAA Sports led with seven players selected.
  • Athletes was next with six players each selected in the first round.
  • Klutch Sports Group followed closely with five players, with Nicole Lynn securing three of those selections for Klutch.
  • Excel Sports Management had three players off the board, WME had three players selected and Rosenhaus Sports had two players taken.
  • Top overall pick Cam Ward is not working with a certified agent.

Round 1

  1. Cam Ward – Calvin Ward (father)
  2. Travis Hunter – Adie von Gontard, Peter von Gontard, Ray Haija of Young Money APAA Sports
  3. Abdul Carter – Drew Rosenhaus, Robert Bailey, Jason Rosenhaus of Rosenhaus Sports
  4. Will Campbell – Erik Burkhardt, Forrest Lamp of Roc Nation Sports
  5. Mason Graham – Ryan Matha, Ryan Tollner of Excel Sports Management
  6. Ashton Jeanty – Henry Organ, Alex Beglinger, Toney Scott of Disruptive Sports
  7. Armand Membou – Ben Renzin, Joel Segal of WME Sports
  8. Tetairoa McMillan – Zeke Sandhu of Klutch Sports Group
  9. Kelvin Banks Jr. – David Mulugheta, Andrew Kessler of Athletes First
  10. Colston Loveland – Joel Segal, Brian Ayrault of WME Sports
  11. Mykel Williams – Ed Berry, Tory Dandy of CAA Sports
  12. Tyler Booker – Nicole Lynn of Klutch Sports Group
  13. Kenneth Grant – Andre Odom of Athletes First
  14. Tyler Warren – James Ivler, Daniel Scardigno, Jonathan Perzley, Brian Mackler of SPORTSTARS
  15. Jalon Walker – Trevon Smith, David Mulugheta of Athletes First
  16. Walter Nolen – Todd France of Athletes First
  17. Shemar Stewart – Zac Hiller of LAA Sports & Entertainment
  18. Grey Zabel – Chase Callahan, Ryan Tollner of Excel Sports Management
  19. Emeka Egbuka – Joel Segal of WME Sports
  20. Jahdae Barron – David Mulugheta of Athletes First
  21. Derrick Harmon – Patrick Collins, Tory Dandy, Ed Berry, RJ Gosner of CAA Sports
  22. Omarion Hampton – Lukman Abdulai, Tory Dandy of CAA Sports
  23. Matthew Golden – Ed Berry, Tory Dandy of CAA Sports
  24. Donovan Jackson – Kyle McCarthy of Athletes First
  25. Jaxson Dart – RJ Gonser, Jim Denton of CAA Sports
  26. James Pearce Jr. – Tory Dandy, Brandon Abdala of CAA Sports
  27. Malaki Starks – Nicole Lynn of Klutch Sports Group
  28. Tyleik Williams – Kelton Crenshaw of Klutch Sports Group
  29. Josh Conerly Jr. – Collin Roberts, Ryan Tollner, Chase Callahan of Excel Sports Management
  30. Maxwell Hairston – Ed Berry, Patrick Collins of CAA Sports
  31. Jihaad Campbell – Nicole Lynn of Klutch Sports Group
  32. Josh Simmons – Drew Rosenhaus, Robert Bailey of Rosenhaus Sports

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.