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First Round Management NFL clients and what they earn

$120,640,891 of career earnings negotiated for 11 clients, led by Tytus Howard on $81,330,394.

First Round Management is 40th of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 36th of the 52 with five clients or more on money per client. The figures are what the players were paid rather than what the firm collected: an agent's fee is capped at 3% of the contract.

CLIENT EARNINGS $120.6m
PER CLIENT $11.0m
CLIENTS 11
IN THE LEAGUE NOW 5
STILL CONTRACTED $4.0m

The richest careers on the First Round Management book

Money paid across a whole career

Tytus Howard $81.3m

Tytus Howard $81m Brandon Parker $11m Tyrique Stevenson $6.4m Jonah Elliss $4.3m Decobie Durant $4.2m Anthony Gould $3.2m Myles Cole $2.9m Christian Elliss $2.4m Anfernee Orji $2.0m James Houston $1.8m Alex Austin $1.6m

Tytus Howard alone holds 67.4% of everything the firm's clients have earned.

Every First Round Management client ranked by NFL earnings

Money paid, and what is still contracted

11 clients

# Player Position Franchise Seasons Contracted Career earnings
001 Tytus Howard Right Tackle Houston Texans 8 $81,330,394$81.3m
002 Brandon Parker Right Tackle Atlanta Falcons 8 $10,559,358$10.6m
003 Tyrique Stevenson Cornerback Chicago Bears 4 $6,449,498$6.4m
004 Jonah Elliss Outside Linebacker Denver Broncos 4 $1.6m $4,275,161$4.3m
005 Decobie Durant Cornerback Los Angeles Rams 4 $4,164,340$4.2m
006 Anthony Gould Wide Receiver Indianapolis Colts 4 $1.2m $3,182,664$3.2m
007 Myles Cole Defensive End Jacksonville Jaguars 4 $1.2m $2,934,076$2.9m
008 Christian Elliss Outside Linebacker New England Patriots 10 $2,353,729$2.4m
009 Anfernee Orji Outside Linebacker New Orleans Saints 3 $1,981,000$2.0m
010 James Houston Outside Linebacker Detroit Lions 3 $1,768,890$1.8m
011 Alex Austin Cornerback New England Patriots 2 $1,641,781$1.6m

The table holds every one of the 11 clients the firm has on record. Money written into a season not yet played sits in its own column and is not counted in the career figure beside it.

How First Round Management splits a contract

Every itemised dollar on the book, against the league's own split

25.5% signing and option bonus

  • Base salary 62.6%
  • Signing bonus 25.4%
  • Restructured money 0.7%
  • Roster bonus 10.8%
  • Workout bonus 0.3%
Part of the contract Share on this book Share across the league Negotiated
Base salary 62.6% 52.9% $77,682,212$77.7m
Signing bonus 25.4% 27.6% $31,573,586$31.6m
Restructured money 0.7% 6.3% $873,000
Roster bonus 10.8% 6.6% $13,395,237$13.4m
Option bonus 0.0% 5.3% $50,000
Workout bonus 0.3% 0.7% $361,978
Incentives 0.2% 0.5% $196,967

25.5% of the book's itemised money is signing or option bonus against 33.0% across the league, so more of it than usual is base salary, which stops the day a client is released. The signing bonus page ranks every career in the league by that part alone.

What First Round Management represents

Client earnings by position

5 positions

Right Tackle $92m Cornerback $12m Outside Linebacker $10m Wide Receiver $3.2m Defensive End $2.9m

Right Tackle is where the book's money is, $91,889,752 across 2 clients. Every position is ranked across the league here.

Where the First Round Management clients are

The franchises holding them, and what those careers are worth

10 franchises

# Franchise Clients Career earnings
01 Houston Texans 1 $81,330,394$81.3m
02 Atlanta Falcons 1 $10,559,358$10.6m
03 Chicago Bears 1 $6,449,498$6.4m
04 Denver Broncos 1 $4,275,161$4.3m
05 Los Angeles Rams 1 $4,164,340$4.2m
06 New England Patriots 2 $3,995,510$4.0m
07 Indianapolis Colts 1 $3,182,664$3.2m
08 Jacksonville Jaguars 1 $2,934,076$2.9m
09 New Orleans Saints 1 $1,981,000$2.0m
10 Detroit Lions 1 $1,768,890$1.8m

What the book is still owed

Money written into seasons that have not been played

$4.0m across 3 clients

Jonah Elliss $1.6m Anthony Gould $1.2m Myles Cole $1.2m

This is the part of the job that has already been done and not yet paid for. The whole league is ranked by contracted money here.

Where First Round Management recruits

The programmes its clients came out of

10 schools

Oregon State 2
Alabama State 1
North Carolina A&T 1
Miami (FL) 1
Utah 1
South Carolina State 1
Texas Tech 1
Idaho 1
Vanderbilt 1
Jackson State 1

The bars count clients rather than dollars, because a firm recruits by the head and the money follows years later. Oregon State has sent it 2 players. Every college is ranked by NFL earnings here.

What First Round Management clients are paid each season

Every year of every career on the book, added together

Peak in 2023

2023 is the book's biggest year on record at $26,646,752. The whole 2023 payroll is ranked by player here.

Frequently asked questions

Who is First Round Management's highest paid NFL client?

Tytus Howard, $81,330,394, a first-round pick in 2019. Brandon Parker is second on $10,559,358.

How much have First Round Management clients earned in the NFL?

$120,640,891 across 11 careers, $10,967,354 a client. First Round Management is 40th of the 162 firms with a client on record on career earnings, and 36th of the 52 with five clients or more on money per client.

How much does First Round Management make from its NFL clients?

An agent's fee is capped at 3% of a player's contract, so a book worth $120,640,891 in career earnings is a fee pool of about $3,619,227 spread across the firm and the whole length of those careers. Every figure on this page is what the players were paid.

What kind of players does First Round Management represent?

Right Tackle more than any other on money, $91,889,752 across 2 clients. The book covers 5 positions in all.

How many First Round Management clients are in the NFL now?

5 men of the 11 here was on a roster in 2026, and $3,975,553 is written into contracts for seasons not yet played.

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