Jimmy Sexton (sports agent)
Jimmy Sexton (b. August 22, 1963) is Co-Head of Football and Head of Coaching as a sports agent for Creative Artist Agency. He has been with the agency since 2011.[1] Sexton is a 1982 graduate of Memphis's Evangelical Christian School and the University of Tennessee, class of 1986.[2]
He signed his first contract as a sports agent in 1984 with his client, Hall of Famer Reggie White, who was also his college dorm mate.[3] White became the highest paid defensive professional football player at that time.[4] In 1987, Sexton became one of the youngest agents ever to be licensed by the National Football League Players Association.[5]
Sexton is one of the few agents to represent both players and coaches.[6] He has represented some of the top NFL stars, including Sam Darnold, Julio Jones, Laremy Tunsil, Derrick Henry, Philip Rivers, Daniel Jones, Jason Witten, and Ndamukong Suh.[5][7] He represents 11 of the 14 SEC head football coaches and 7 NFL head coaches.[8][9]
He was listed on the Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful Sports Agents in 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020.[10]
Philanthropy[edit]
Sexton has served on the board of Make-A-Wish Mid-South, Fellowship of Christian Athletes (Memphis), and Hope Christian Community Foundation (Memphis).[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Badenhausen, Kurt. "The Most Powerful Agency In Sports Just Booked $5 Billion In New Deals". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "2025".
- ^ "Meet Jimmy Sexton – the agent to the Jets' biggest power players". Jets Wire. 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Superagent Jimmy Sexton on the Changing Landscape of Sports – Center for Sports Leadership & Innovation – University of Texas". 5 April 2018. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ a b "2025". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Clarke, Liz (2018-04-18). "'Super agents' rep 75 percent of NFL players. It's a competitive fight to sign the rest". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Agent's Take: Nine power brokers who'll play a big role in determining the 2019 financial terrain". CBSSports.com. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Memphis Bicentennial: The most notable sports figures in Bluff City history". Memphis Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Sports Agent Jimmy Sexton Now Represents 11 Of The 14 SEC Head Coaches, a number of other high profile collegiate Head Coaches. He also has a large presence in the National Football League where he represents 5 to 10 Head Coaches along with a number of Offensive and Defensive Coordinators". www.secrant.com. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Belzer, Jason. "The World's Most Powerful Sports Agents 2018". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "2025". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.