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CAA Sports Leads All Agencies With Five Players Selected In First Round Of NFL Draft

CAA Sports led all agencies in the first round of the NFL Draft Thursday with five players selected, all in the first 17 picks. CAA also repped five first-rounders last year to lead all agencies. Relativity Sports and Lagardere Unlimited each had three players selected, while Bus Cook’s BC Sports repped two, including top overall selection Jadeveon Clowney.

PICK
TEAM PLAYER/POS/SCHOOL AGENT(S)/FIRM
1
Texans Jadeveon Clowney/DE/
South Carolina
Bus Cook/BC Sports
2
Rams Greg Robinson/OT/
Auburn
Ethan Lock, Eric Metz, Vance Malinovic/
LMM Sports Management
3
Jaguars Blake Bortles/QB/
UCF
Bruce Tollner/Rep 1 Sports
4
Bills Sammy Watkins/WR/
Clemson
Eugene Parker, Tory Dandy/
Relativity Sports
5
Raiders Khalil Mack/LB/
Buffalo
Joel Segal/ Lagardere Unlimited
6
Falcons Jake Matthews/OT/
Texas A&M
Ryan Williams, Dave Dunn/Athletes First
7
Buccaneers Mike Evans/WR/
Texas A&M
Deryk Gilmore, Mike McCartney/
Priority Sports
8
Browns Justin Gilbert/CB/
Oklahoma State
Jimmy Sexton/CAA Sports
9
Vikings Anthony Barr/LB/
UCLA
Michael Bauer/Sports Advisors
10
Lions Eric Ebron/TE/
UNC
Bus Cook/BC Sports
11
Titans Taylor Lewan/OT/
Michigan
Tom Condon/CAA Sports
12
Giants Odell Beckham Jr./WR/
LSU
Ryan Morgan, Zeke Sandhu/
Morgan Advisory Group
13
Rams Aaron Donald/DT/
Pittsburgh
Todd France, Brian Ayrault/
Five Star Athlete Management
14
Bears Kyle Fuller/CB/
Virginia Tech
Joel Segal, Chafie Fields/
Lagardere Unlimited
15
Steelers Ryan Shazier/LB/
Ohio State
Jimmy Sexton/CAA Sports
16
Cowboys Zack Martin/OG/
Notre Dame
Tom Condon/CAA Sports
17
Ravens C.J. Mosley/LB/
Alabama
Jimmy Sexton/CAA Sports
18
Jets Calvin Pryor/S/
Louisville
Isaac Conner/Allegiant Athletic Agency
19
Dolphins Ja'Wuan James/OT/
Tennessee
Bill Johnson, Pat Dye Jr./
Sports Trust Advisors
20
Saints Brandin Cooks/WR/
Oregon State
Jeff Sperbeck/The NOVO Agency
21
Packers Ha Ha Clinton-Dix/CB/
Alabama
David Mulugheta/Athletes First
22
Browns Johnny Manziel/QB/
Texas A&M
Erik Burkhardt/Select Sports Group
23
Chiefs Dee Ford/DE/
Auburn
Adisa Bakari/Sports Entertainment Group
24
Bengals Darqueze Dennard/DB/
Michigan State
Chafie Fields/Lagardere Unlimited
25
Chargers Jason Verrett/CB/
TCU
CJ LaBoy/Relativity Sports
26
Eagles Marcus Smith/LB/
Louisville
Todd France, Bryan Ayrault/
Five Star Athlete Management
27
Cardinals Deone Bucannon/S/
Washington St.
Cameron Foster/Foster Easley
28
Panthers Kelvin Benjamin/WR/
Florida State
Tory Dandy, Eugene Parker/
Relativity Sports
29
Patriots Dominique Easley/DT/
Florida
Tom Santanello/Elevate Football
30
49ers Jimmie Ward/S/
Northern Illinois
Dave Butz, Jared Fox/Sports Stars
31
Broncos Bradley Roby/CB/
Ohio State
Michael Perrett/Sports Trust Advisors
32
Vikings Teddy Bridgewater/QB/
Louisville
Kennard McGuire/MS World

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