Jimmy_Sexton_(sports_agent)
Jimmy Sexton (sports agent)
American sports agent (born 1963)
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]