CAA Football led all agencies Thursday with seven players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft, including two of the top 10 picks. Rep 1 Sports represented the first two picks in the draft: QBs Jared Goff (Rams) and Carson Wentz (Eagles). Rep 1's Ryan Tollner was a '16 SBJ/SBD "Forty Under 40" honoree. Lagardere Sports represented five of the 31 players selected. Meanwhile, Athletes First and Relativity Sports each had two apiece. Overall, there were 19 different agencies repping Round 1 players. Relativity Sports led all agencies in Round 1 last year with six players selected (THE DAILY).
| PK |
TEAM |
PLAYER/POS/SCHOOL |
AGENT(S)/FIRM |
| 1 |
Rams
|
Jared Goff/QB/California
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Ryan Tollner, Bruce Tollner, Chase Callahan/Rep 1 Sports
|
| 2 |
Eagles
|
Carson Wentz/QB/North Dakota State
|
Ryan Tollner, Bruce Tollner, Chase Callahan/Rep 1 Sports
|
| 3 |
Chargers
|
Joey Bosa/DE/Ohio State
|
Tom Condon, Todd France, Bryan Ayrault/CAA Football
|
| 4 |
Cowboys
|
Ezekiel Elliott/RB/Ohio State
|
Rocky Arceneaux/Alliance Sports, Frank Salzano/Ancient Ei8ht
|
| 5 |
Jaguars
|
Jalen Ramsey/CB/Florida State
|
David Mulugheta/Athletes First
|
| 6 |
Ravens
|
Ronnie Stanley/OT/Notre Dame
|
Kim Miale/Roc Nation
|
| 7 |
49ers
|
DeForest Buckner/DE/Oregon
|
Joel Segal, Chafie Fields, Greg Barnett/Lagardere Sports
|
| 8 |
Titans
|
Jack Conklin/OT/Michigan State
|
Sean Howard, Joby Branion/Vanguard Sports Group
|
| 9 |
Bears
|
Leonard Floyd/LB/Georgia
|
Todd France, Bryan Aryault/CAA Football
|
| 10 |
Giants
|
Eli Apple/CB/Ohio State
|
Joel Segal, Chafie Fields, Greg Barnett/Lagardere Sports
|
| 11 |
Buccaneers
|
Vernon Hargreaves III/CB/Florida
|
Joel Segal, Chafie Fields, Greg Barnett/Lagardere Sports
|
| 12 |
Saints
|
Sheldon Rankins/DT/Louisville
|
Matthew Pope, Buddy Baker/Exclusive Sports Group
|
| 13 |
Dolphins
|
Laremy Tunsil/OT/Ole Miss
|
Jimmy Sexton, Jim Denton/CAA Football
|
| 14 |
Raiders
|
Karl Joseph/S/West Virginia
|
Joel Segal, Chafie Fields, Greg Barnett/Lagardere Sports
|
| 15 |
Browns
|
Corey Coleman/WR/Baylor
|
David Mulugheta/Athletes First
|
| 16 |
Lions
|
Taylor Decker/OT/Ohio State
|
Shannon Polk, Andy Kabat/IHC Sports
|
| 17 |
Falcons
|
Keanu Neal/S/Florida
|
Harold Lewis/National Sports Agency
|
| 18 |
Colts
|
Ryan Kelly/C/Alabama
|
Jimmy Sexton, Todd France/CAA Football
|
| 19 |
Bills
|
Shaq Lawson/DE/Clemson
|
Tory Dandy/Relativity Sports
|
| 20 |
Jets
|
Darron Lee/LB/Ohio State
|
Todd France, Bryan Aryault/CAA Football
|
| 21 |
Texans
|
Will Fuller/WR/Notre Dame
|
Todd France, Bryan Aryault/CAA Football
|
| 22 |
Redskins
|
Josh Doctson/WR/TCU
|
Joel Segal, Chafie Fields, Greg Barnett/Lagardere Sports
|
| 23 |
Vikings
|
Laquon Treadwell/WR/Ole Miss
|
Tory Dandy/Relativity Sports
|
| 24 |
Bengals
|
William Jackson III/CB/Houston
|
Kennard McGuire/MS World LLC
|
| 25 |
Steelers
|
Artie Burns/CB/Miami
|
Melvin Bratton/Paramount Sports & Entertainment
|
| 26 |
Broncos
|
Paxton Lynch/QB/Memphis
|
Leigh Steinberg, Chris Cabott/Steinberg Sports & Entertainment
|
| 27 |
Packers
|
Kenny Clark/DT/UCLA
|
Jerome Stanley/First Picks Sports
|
| 28 |
49ers
|
Joshua Garnett/G/Stanford
|
Tom Condon, R.J. Gonser, Tom Condon Jr., Jim Denton/CAA Football
|
| 29 |
Cardinals
|
Robert Nkemdiche/DT/Ole Miss
|
Mitch Frankel, Tony Fleming/Impact Sports Group
|
| 30 |
Panthers
|
Vernon Butler/DT/Louisiana Tech
|
Jeffrey Guerriero, Elizabeth Guerriero, Brian Creekmore/ProSource Sports Management
|
| 31 |
Seahawks
|
Germain Ifedi/G/Texas A&M
|
Spencer Cannold, Joe Linta/JL Sports
|
TWO FOR ONE: Former NFL agent Joel Corry in a special for CBSSPORTS.com wrote Rep 1 Sports has "quickly become a major player in quarterback representation world," as Bruce and Ryan Tollner "have really made their mark" in recent NFL Drafts. Rep 1 now has represented the "top quarterback prospects" in the last three Drafts, with Goff, the Titans' Marcus Mariota and Jaguars' Blake Bortles. The last time an agency "represented the first two picks in the draft" was '09, when CAA repped QB Matthew Stafford (Lions) and OT Jason Smith (Rams) (
CBSSPORTS.com, 4/26).
DRAFT BOARD MARATHON: Asked what he tells his clients as they are going through the draft process, Lagardere Sports Football President Joel Segal said, "There’s a very long lead-up to the NFL draft, and I explain the process. NFL teams’ draft boards are changing from the beginning of the year, through the Senior Bowl in January, through the Combine in February, through Pro Days in March, and through personal visits and workouts in April. It’s really a marathon, and you can only take it one day at a time. ... I always tell all my guys, 'Let’s not worry about what you’re hearing out there. Block it out. Let’s talk about your draft position the week of the draft'" (GQ.com, 4/28).
