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NFL · 162 AGENCIES

NFL agencies ranked by what their clients earn

$29,667,118,476 of career earnings, sorted by the firm that negotiated it. Athletes First leads on $5,045,443,846 across 157 clients.

We hold an agency for 1,271 of the 1,924 careers on record. Everything below is drawn from those, and the figures are what the players were paid: an agent's fee is capped at 3% of the contract, so a firm's line here is roughly thirty times the money it actually collected.

CONTRACTS NEGOTIATED $29.67bn
BIGGEST BOOK $5.05bn
AGENCIES 162
TOP TEN HOLD 68.0%
STILL CONTRACTED $2.31bn

The twenty biggest books in the league

Career earnings of every client, added together

Athletes First $5.05bn

Ten firms out of 162 hold 68.0% of the money. Representation concentrates harder than almost anything else in the sport, because a book grows on its own reputation: the agency that did the last record contract is the one the next first-round pick calls.

Money per client

The same firms, ranked by the size of the average career rather than the size of the book

five clients or more

WME Sports is 3rd on the total and first on money per client, off 49 careers against Athletes First's 157. A total rewards a firm for signing everybody; this column rewards it for signing the right people.

Every NFL agency ranked

Clients, career earnings, and what is still written into contracts

162 firms

# Agency Clients Top client Per client Contracted Client earnings
001 Athletes First 157 Aaron Rodgers $32.1m $356.5m $5,045,443,846$5.05bn
002 CAA Football 68 Matthew Stafford $41.2m $205.3m $2,800,699,337$2.80bn
003 WME Sports 49 Joe Burrow $50.0m $336.7m $2,452,053,324$2.45bn
004 Excel Sports Management 65 Jared Goff $32.1m $163.3m $2,084,067,599$2.08bn
005 Rosenhaus Sports 64 Tyreek Hill $27.9m $75.3m $1,783,902,226$1.78bn
006 Klutch Sports Group 52 Myles Garrett $30.2m $230.0m $1,569,609,271$1.57bn
007 Wasserman 68 Cameron Jordan $21.6m $28.2m $1,465,442,816$1.47bn
008 SportStars 90 Terron Armstead $14.0m $71.1m $1,264,306,469$1.26bn
009 Roc Nation Sports 26 Kyler Murray $36.8m $208.3m $957,032,975$957.0m
010 VaynerSports 25 Kirk Cousins $29.8m $59.6m $745,982,820$746.0m
011 1 of 1 Agency 30 Lane Johnson $19.5m $54.9m $585,990,220$586.0m
012 The Institute for Athletes 17 Jonathan Allen $21.3m $4.8m $361,890,609$361.9m
013 Priority Sports & Entertainment 24 Cameron Heyward $14.4m $9.1m $345,610,314$345.6m
014 Capital Sports Advisors 13 Baker Mayfield $25.3m $329,386,010$329.4m
015 Vanguard Sports Group 4 Von Miller $80.0m $30.0m $319,998,463$320.0m
016 Younger & Associates 3 Derek Carr $104.1m $312,255,220$312.3m
017 Elite Loyalty Sports 4 Trent Williams $74.7m $1.2m $298,798,614$298.8m
018 JL Sports 17 Joe Flacco $17.1m $3.6m $290,288,267$290.3m
019 Sun West Sports 3 Davante Adams $91.0m $272,930,695$272.9m
020 Red Envelope Sports 8 Jimmy Garoppolo $32.5m $1.2m $259,776,020$259.8m
021 JB Sports 11 George Kittle $20.4m $6.7m $224,452,314$224.5m
022 NC Sports 6 Brandon Scherff $36.7m $18.0m $220,316,922$220.3m
023 Innovative Sports Management 7 Preston Smith $29.4m $3.6m $205,955,841$206.0m
024 MS World 5 Jadeveon Clowney $40.6m $202,922,467$202.9m
025 Apex Sports Group 8 Sheldon Rankins $23.8m $12.0m $190,419,909$190.4m
026 The Sports & Entertainment Group 9 Stefon Diggs $21.0m $2.4m $188,773,358$188.8m
027 MGC Sports 8 Trevor Lawrence $21.1m $195.1m $168,851,401$168.9m
028 Alliance Sports Management 5 Ezekiel Elliott $33.4m $167,011,892$167.0m
029 Agency1 Athlete Management Group 6 Lavonte David $26.3m $5.9m $157,864,074$157.9m
030 QC Sports 9 Alvin Kamara $17.3m $2.7m $156,025,192$156.0m
031 Equity Sports 14 Jerry Jeudy $10.7m $29.0m $150,085,864$150.1m
032 BC Sports Inc. 7 Marcedes Lewis $20.4m $2.4m $143,015,168$143.0m
033 National Sports Agency 7 Trey Hendrickson $19.9m $138,954,617$139.0m
034 Authentic Athletix 4 Joe Mixon $34.6m $138,469,327$138.5m
035 Independent Sports & Entertainment 5 Dante Fowler Jr. $27.6m $138,212,603$138.2m
036 GSE Worldwide 14 Vonn Bell $9.3m $1.2m $130,714,519$130.7m
037 AMDG Sports 10 Kelvin Beachum $12.8m $1.2m $127,851,617$127.9m
038 AMG Sports 2 Taylor Decker $62.0m $21.0m $123,959,951$124.0m
039 Upper Edge Sports 4 Wyatt Teller $30.4m $121,419,327$121.4m
040 First Round Management 11 Tytus Howard $11.0m $4.0m $120,640,891$120.6m
041 International Sports Advisors 8 Jason Myers $14.0m $112,189,337$112.2m
042 Milk & Honey Sports 8 Courtland Sutton $13.9m $2.4m $110,850,127$110.9m
043 Exclusive Sports Group 14 Shaquill Griffin $7.8m $3.6m $108,782,755$108.8m
044 ProStar Sports Agency 6 Johnny Hekker $17.8m $106,670,673$106.7m
045 Octagon 5 Kolton Miller $21.2m $1.2m $106,175,941$106.2m
046 Day 1 Sports & Entertainment 5 Shaq Mason $19.4m $97,019,332$97.0m
047 Range Sports 11 Alec Ingold $8.6m $2.4m $94,537,009$94.5m
048 Brad Blank & Associates 1 Chris Lindstrom $93.7m $37.0m $93,727,754$93.7m
049 Portner Sports and Entertainment 1 Orlando Brown Jr. $87.6m $87,581,945$87.6m
050 Dynamic Sports Group 4 Jon Runyan $19.4m $77,633,579$77.6m
051 Universal Sports & Entertainment 3 Jamal Adams $25.2m $1.2m $75,677,674$75.7m
052 Gate City Athletics 3 Trevon Diggs $25.2m $40.5m $75,555,304$75.6m
053 SportsTrust Advisors 8 Eddie Jackson $9.2m $1.2m $73,223,643$73.2m
054 Goal Line Football 12 James Daniels $6.1m $4.8m $72,671,496$72.7m
055 Compass Sports Advisors 2 David Andrews $30.9m $61,856,349$61.9m
056 Sports International Group 1 Josh Jacobs $58.4m $13.5m $58,372,775$58.4m
057 Optimum Sports Management 1 Graham Gano $57.3m $57,338,439$57.3m
058 Legacy Sports Advisors 4 Anthony Richardson $12.8m $2.4m $51,117,575$51.1m
059 Generation Sports Group 9 George Odum $5.6m $1.2m $50,525,425$50.5m
060 Steinberg Sports & Entertainment 4 Samson Ebukam $12.2m $2.4m $48,910,466$48.9m
061 Clarity Football 12 Jartavius Martin $4.0m $7.2m $48,188,788$48.2m
062 Shah Sports Group 4 Jordan Whitehead $12.0m $48,184,885$48.2m
063 OG1 Athletes 7 Mitch Wishnowsky $6.7m $1.2m $46,867,219$46.9m
064 SES LLC 7 Chris Manhertz $6.1m $42,839,674$42.8m
065 Disruptive Sports 1 Kendrick Bourne $41.2m $41,237,808$41.2m
066 AthElite Agency 6 Amik Robertson $6.7m $1.6m $40,385,857$40.4m
067 Tessler Sports Management 2 Raheem Mostert $18.4m $36,729,806$36.7m
068 KMM Sports 3 Tress Way $11.5m $34,617,148$34.6m
069 Plan B Sports Management 8 Ashton Dulin $4.0m $1.2m $31,915,728$31.9m
070 Shark Sports Management 3 Drew Sample $10.5m $31,579,710$31.6m
071 Ballengee Group 7 Neville Gallimore $4.4m $2.4m $30,985,516$31.0m
072 Blueprint Sports Group 1 Michael Pierce $30.6m $30,610,618$30.6m
073 LAA Sports 6 JK Dobbins $4.9m $29,250,823$29.3m
074 UA Sports 8 Mike Boone $3.6m $28,979,133$29.0m
075 United Sports Group 4 Antonio Gibson $7.1m $1.2m $28,339,796$28.3m
076 Gil Scott Sports Management 2 Jason Sanders $13.7m $27,455,391$27.5m
077 PSE Management 1 Nick Folk $26.0m $25,992,955$26.0m
078 SIEGE 1 Rhamondre Stevenson $24.3m $18.0m $24,290,056$24.3m
079 Precision Sports MG 2 Cole Holcomb $11.2m $22,415,717$22.4m
080 Lagardere Unlimited 1 Anthony Brown $20.8m $20,825,973$20.8m
081 Neil S Schwartz Associates Inc 3 M.J. Stewart $6.9m $20,686,259$20.7m
082 The Familie 4 A.J. Cole $5.1m $1.2m $20,219,131$20.2m
083 Kutak Rock 3 Treylon Burks $6.7m $1.2m $20,177,979$20.2m
084 Rep 1 Sports 2 Isaiah Oliver $9.9m $19,809,218$19.8m
085 S6 Representation, LLC 2 Charlie Woerner $9.9m $19,758,828$19.8m
086 Enter-Sports Management 1 Kalif Raymond $18.9m $18,878,623$18.9m
087 BTI Sports Advisors 4 Robert Spillane $4.5m $17,975,827$18.0m
088 SLAM 4 DeAngelo Malone $4.4m $1.6m $17,499,914$17.5m
089 Katz Brothers Sports 2 Demarcus Robinson $8.5m $17,033,998$17.0m
090 E. Overstreet Sports Management 5 Trayveon Williams $3.4m $16,903,455$16.9m
091 Grady Sports Agency 3 Braden Fiske $5.5m $2.1m $16,577,117$16.6m
092 Overtime Sports Management Group 2 Elijah Chatman $7.7m $15,341,003$15.3m
093 BAC Sports Management 1 Greg Van Roten $15.1m $15,138,919$15.1m
094 Turner Sports Management 1 Lucas Patrick $15.1m $15,051,067$15.1m
095 Longsnap.com 3 Patrick Scales $4.9m $14,568,780$14.6m
096 Sports Management Worldwide 2 Blake Brandel $7.2m $14,407,804$14.4m
097 Ascension Enterprises 1 Jon Weeks $13.9m $13,867,912$13.9m
098 International Sports Agency 1 Joe Cardona $13.6m $13,556,454$13.6m
099 Envisage Sports 1 John Jenkins $13.4m $13,407,150$13.4m
100 NZONE Sports Management 2 Tre'quan Smith $6.1m $1.2m $12,200,635$12.2m
101 SAPROS Sports Management 1 Zach Wood $11.3m $1.4m $11,310,000$11.3m
102 MRM Sports & Entertainment 4 Elijah Jones $2.7m $1.6m $10,923,388$10.9m
103 Grand Central Sports 3 Evan Williams $3.2m $2.4m $9,642,020$9.6m
104 First Picks Sports 1 Raekwon McMillan $9.5m $9,464,288$9.5m
105 Smart Sports 2 Royce Newman $4.5m $9,098,112$9.1m
106 MB5 Sports Group 3 Khalil Davis $3.0m $1.2m $8,991,682$9.0m
107 Leverage Football 3 Brennan Jackson $2.9m $1.2m $8,839,368$8.8m
108 PFC Sports Group 1 Josh Paschal $7.7m $7,735,650$7.7m
109 Exclusive Athletes Agency 2 Kerby Joseph $3.8m $7,612,402$7.6m
110 Athletes Capital Agency 1 Travis Homer $7.1m $7,054,260$7.1m
111 Franchise Sports Agency 2 Dameon Pierce $3.5m $7,010,432$7.0m
112 US Sports, Inc. 3 Kameron Johnson $2.3m $6,912,504$6.9m
113 Entourage Sports 1 Osa Odighizuwa $6.8m $6,848,619$6.8m
114 Young Money APAA Sports 2 Mark Robinson $3.3m $6,612,356$6.6m
115 Greyshot 1 Kevin Givens $6.6m $6,598,051$6.6m
116 Synergy Sports International, LLC 2 DaRon Bland $3.2m $6,469,788$6.5m
117 One West Sports 2 Christian Rozeboom $3.2m $1.2m $6,417,694$6.4m
118 AJAX Sports Agency 2 Caleb Johnson $3.2m $6,357,000$6.4m
119 Siegen Sports LLC 1 Christian Kuntz $6.2m $6,238,800$6.2m
120 D. Williams, PC 1 Tanner Hudson $5.9m $5,875,338$5.9m
121 3XL Sports Management 3 Dalton Tucker $2.0m $5,858,500$5.9m
122 The Rosenbach Agency 2 Travis Glover $2.9m $1.2m $5,851,380$5.9m
123 IHC Sports 2 Elijah Klein $2.7m $1.2m $5,483,388$5.5m
124 HOF Player Representatives 2 David Martin-Robinson $2.7m $5,357,500$5.4m
125 OTG Sports 2 Loren Strickland $2.7m $5,341,500$5.3m
126 A3 Athletics 1 Marlon Davidson $5.2m $5,201,081$5.2m
127 Empire Athletes 1 Elijah Campbell $4.3m $4,333,529$4.3m
128 Mcgarvey Ent 1 SirVocea Dennis $4.2m $4,157,324$4.2m
129 Innovation Sports Management 1 Robert Beal Jr. $3.9m $3,884,978$3.9m
130 Legend Agency 2 McKade Mettauer $1.9m $3,807,438$3.8m
131 Kool Vibe Sports 2 Myles Adams $1.9m $3,788,935$3.8m
132 OSMG 1 Rodney Thomas $3.8m $3,755,384$3.8m
133 Gavin Agency 1 Isaiah Rodgers $3.6m $3,597,620$3.6m
134 Element Sports Group 1 D'Marco Jackson $3.6m $3,581,916$3.6m
135 The Standard 1 Sione Vaki $3.5m $1.2m $3,483,544$3.5m
136 Warren & Simpson Sports 1 Lester Cotton $3.1m $3,126,263$3.1m
137 Next Page Sports 1 Kitan Oladapo $3.1m $1.2m $3,084,276$3.1m
138 ASE Representation 1 Rico Payton $2.8m $2,845,000$2.8m
139 Select 1 Sports 1 British Brooks $2.8m $2,845,000$2.8m
140 TRI Sport Agency 1 Omar Speights $2.8m $2,839,000$2.8m
141 Believe Sports Group 1 Brandon Codrington $2.8m $2,830,000$2.8m
142 Key Player Management Group, LLC 1 Tyson Bagent $2.7m $2,720,000$2.7m
143 Na3sports 1 Claudin Cherelus $2.5m $2,528,336$2.5m
144 Wilson Management Alliance 1 Nate Lynn $2.5m $2,520,000$2.5m
145 1st Down Sports 1 Jeff Foreman $2.5m $2,515,000$2.5m
146 Ward Sports Management, LLC 1 Ian Wheeler $2.5m $2,512,500$2.5m
147 Higher Calling Sports 1 Trevor Denbow $2.5m $2,452,782$2.5m
148 Perez, Perez, & Perez, P.C. 1 Trevor Nowaske $2.3m $2,278,336$2.3m
149 Consolidated Management Group 1 John Stephens $2.3m $2,278,000$2.3m
150 Black Label Sports Group, LLC 1 Mitchell Fraboni $2.2m $2,163,611$2.2m
151 Stabler Sports 1 Corliss Waitman $2.1m $2,058,072$2.1m
152 Done Deal Sports 1 Brenden Bates $2.0m $2,045,000$2.0m
153 Iconic Sports Group 1 Thomas Harper $2.0m $2,045,000$2.0m
154 Net Sports Management 1 Josh Ross $1.6m $1,601,556$1.6m
155 HD Sports 1 Kana’i Mauga $1.5m $1,535,333$1.5m
156 Team Musgrove Sports Agency 1 Xavier Newman-Johnson $1.5m $1,517,501$1.5m
157 Eastern Athletic Services 1 John Ojukwu $1.4m $1,410,000$1.4m
158 Diamond Sports Management 2 Tyreik McAllister $658k $1,316,000
159 Moorehead Group LLC 1 Michael Niese $1.2m $1,221,500
160 DEAL 1 Keidron Smith $1.1m $1,077,000
161 Agency1 Sports Group 1 Kadeem Telfort $1.0m $1,011,000
162 Optim Sports Management 1 Brandon Bouyer-Randle $694k $694,000

57 of these firms have exactly one client on record. The business has a long tail of one-man shops with a single good player, and it sits under a handful of firms with three-figure books.

What the big books negotiate

How the ten largest split their clients' contracts, against the league's own split

33.0% of league money is bonus that cannot be taken back

# Agency Base salarySigning bonusRoster bonusOption bonusRestructureWorkout bonusIncentives Signing and option
01 Athletes First 51.3%29.6%7.7%3.6%6.5%0.8%0.4% 33.2%
02 CAA Football 46.1%32.1%10.9%2.8%7.1%0.5%0.5% 34.9%
03 WME Sports 46.9%28.9%8.4%7.6%7.5%0.5%0.2% 36.5%
04 Excel Sports Management 51.2%27.6%6.5%6.1%7.9%0.5%0.2% 33.7%
05 Rosenhaus Sports 51.5%29.2%6.5%4.3%6.3%1.0%1.2% 33.5%
06 Klutch Sports Group 37.5%27.9%5.5%24.2%3.6%0.7%0.6% 52.1%
07 Wasserman 54.8%26.4%11.0%2.2%4.0%0.6%1.0% 28.6%
08 SportStars 61.1%24.9%6.0%2.8%3.3%0.8%1.1% 27.7%
09 Roc Nation Sports 52.3%24.6%6.8%5.3%9.3%1.2%0.4% 29.9%
10 VaynerSports 55.3%27.5%8.9%0.8%6.3%1.0%0.3% 28.2%
The league 52.9%27.6%6.6%5.3%6.3%0.7%0.5% 33.0%

Signing bonus and option bonus are the two parts a club pays up front and cannot recover when it cuts a player, so the last column is the closest thing to a scoreboard for the job an agent is actually hired to do. The signing bonus page ranks the league by that part alone.

What repped players are paid each season

Every year of every client career, added together

22 seasons

Frequently asked questions

Which NFL agency has the highest earning clients?

Athletes First, $5,045,443,846 across 157 careers, which is 17.0% of every dollar on this page.

How much do NFL agents make?

The agent's fee is capped at 3% of a player's contract, so a book worth $5,045,443,846 in career earnings is a fee pool of about $151,363,315 spread across the whole firm and the whole of those careers. The figures on this page are what the players were paid, not what the agency took.

How concentrated is NFL representation?

Ten firms of 162 hold 68.0% of the money. 57 agencies on record have exactly one client.

Which agency gets the most guaranteed money?

MGC Sports writes the highest share into signing and option bonus, 56.2% of its clients' itemised contracts against 33.0% across the league. That is the part a club cannot take back once it is paid.

Which NFL agency has the most clients?

Athletes First, 157 players on record, worth $5,045,443,846 between them.

Which agencies have a page of their own?

The 52 with five clients or more. The other 110 are on the table above and link to their players instead, which is where the money is.

Where to next

The firms, their clients and the rest of the money