The 40

COLLEGE | Texas A&M

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He's a gamer who's running things on his own Twitch channel. "Now that I see they pay for the game, that's an easy way to make money. I'm pretty good at the game, I play every day, so why not get a live streaming...to do self defense."

FAVORITE PLAYER | LaDainian Tomlinson

FOLLOW HIM | @ffvmous.von

FLEXING THAT BUSINESS MUSCLE | He's the top posted across social of The 40 class and is especially active on Twitter/X.

COLLEGE | University of Southern California

BORN IN | 2002

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | Game day ritual he swears by? Eating Sour Patch Kids. Also..."I’m a magician…I know some card tricks."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Calvin Ridley

FOLLOW HIM | @addisonnn

COLLEGE | University of Alabama

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He loves Chick-Fil-A and the Waffle House All-Star Special. If he could go anywhere..."I’ll go deep sea fishing. Probably the classic ocean somewhere out there. I know they have some big fish. I want to get lost."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Ray Lewis

FOLLOW HIM | @will.andersonjr

COLLEGE | University of Georgia

BORN IN | 1997

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | His walk-up song (MLB style) would be The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash. And his perfect day? "Oh, wake up. Honestly, go drive for a little bit. Watch sunrise, you know, get some breakfast, drink a coffee on the on the ride, windows down, listen to music, and then you go work out, you know, play football, something outside. And then after that, maybe get to play a little golf and then after golf maybe you can be a little bit tired. So go fishing by the river, then a cookout/campfire or something with with like a bunch of people."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, Barry Sanders

FOLLOW HIM | @stetsonbennettiv

COLLEGE | Auburn University

BORN IN | 2002

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | His greatest inspiration in life is Kobe Bryant. "His mentality, the way he approached the game, and he’s a basketball player, but the way he approaches life and works hard. And you know he was a family guy, kept his family first and just worked."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Dalvin Cook, Julio Jones, Jamal Lewis

FOLLOW HIM | @tank_bigsby

COLLEGE | University of Illinois

BORN IN | 2000

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He's never been to an NFL game, so the first one he goes to will be the first one he plays in..and his identical twin brother, Sydney, plays for the Philadelphia Eagles. "I might even be Sydney Brown. We don't even know. But my mom had bracelets for us to separate us when we were young."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Barry Sanders

FOLLOW HIM | @chasebrown___

COLLEGE | UCLA

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | His biggest inspiration is his little sister, Bella, who has special needs but stays positive every single day. He's also a big anime fan, but when he was younger... "SpongeBob was always on and I always thought it was funny. Just the stuff that he did. I thought it was outrageous. Like, I never understood. Like, who came up with something like that?"

FAVORITE PLAYERS | LaDainian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson

FOLLOW HIM | @zach_c123

COLLEGE | Penn State

BORN IN | 1998

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He started an NIL company for student athletes. "I've been an entrepreneur for a long time, so my brother and I and a few other buddies started a company after the first year...we just wanted to give back and give as much opportunity to other student athletes. It's amazing to see the potential that we have. It's truly limitless, I would say. It's a great, great opportunity vehicle for a lot of student athletes across the country."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Aaron Rodgers

FOLLOW HIM | @seancliff14

COLLEGE | University of Houston

BORN IN | 1999

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He would want Martin Lawrence to play him in a movie. "Yeah that's my guy, my favorite actor. I've watched every show. The movies, everything. That's my guy. Just been like that. People think I'm not old enough to know about him."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Stefon Diggs & Jerry Rice

FOLLOW HIM | @tankdell

COLLEGE | Boston College

BORN IN | 2000

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He eats Sour Patch Kids as his pregame ritual. And his biggest goals for this year? "Just trying to help my team get to a championship and contribute any way I can just to give, be on the field, try to touch the ball, to make plays."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Steve Smith

FOLLOW HIM | @x.flowers4

COLLEGE | University of Alabama

BORN IN | 2002

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | If he could have any super power to use on the football field, what would it be? "Super speed."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Barry Sanders and Christian McCaffrey

FOLLOW HIM | @_.jah1._

COLLEGE | California State University Fresno

BORN IN | 1999

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He'd perform Ice, Ice Baby at a rookie talent show. "I would just come out of the come into the team room with like a 1990s fit on, with my hair done and some fake piercings like Vanilla Ice, and just get into it and see what happens just because in those situations you got to just embrace it."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Drew Brees

FOLLOW HIM | @jakehaener

COLLEGE | Brigham Young University

BORN IN | 1998

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He's a Red Sox fan but also...Derek Jeter is his favorite player. "I was a closet Jeter fan. He was always my favorite player. I can never say that, though, because my friend’s a Red Sox fan, so I became a Red Sox fan. But I should have. I should have been a Yankees fan."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Ray Lewis

FOLLOW HIM | @jarenhall3

COLLEGE | University of Tennessee

BORN IN | 1998

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He's working on part two of a children's book he released with his brother. "Growing up as a kid, my favorite book was Salt in His Shoes. This is basically Michael Jordan's book of him growing up and how he became 6'6". He prayed every night and put salt in his shoes. So of course, I did the same with all my shoes."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Peyton Manning

FOLLOW HIM | @henhook_112

COLLEGE | University of Tennessee

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | His whole family was competitive when he was growing up. "The thing that we were probably the most competitive in was who was going to eat the most. My little brother...he's bigger than me now, which is crazy, and he always tells me that. So I think right now I'm probably third place and I need to step up. Just eating in general."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Odell Beckham Jr. and Jerry Rice

FOLLOW HIM | @jalinhyatt

COLLEGE | University of Texas

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He's creating his own streetwear brand called Divinity, a faith-based brand that points toward God. And one item he can't live without? "My hair pick. I carry that around in my backpack right now, but I lose it almost every month. I hate my hair if it gets messed up or it gets like flat in the back. [One time] I even got like a four pack and lost every single one. So I don't know, I got to do something about that."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Lamar Jackson

FOLLOW HIM | @roschon

COLLEGE | Texas Christian University

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | Upon signing his contract, he told his mom she could retire and made sure she did. "I don't want her working another day."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Randy Moss & Davante Adams

FOLLOW HIM | @__quent1n___

COLLEGE | University of Utah

BORN IN | 1999

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He's been practicing juggling so he'll have a talent for a rookie talent show, and switched sports growing up from basketball to football. "I wish I would have golfed when I was younger, but I think you play Friday Night Lights and just kind of that atmosphere and experience in high school was a lot of a lot of fun. And I mean, playing college football was a blast too, and now it's at this level."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Tony Gonzalez

FOLLOW HIM | @daltonkincaid

COLLEGE | University of Iowa

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | His pregame ritual is listening to country music...and knows what makes the midwest the best. "Definitely the people. I mean, certainly not the weather. In the summertime, it's like 110 and then in the winter time it's like -20. So yeah, it's not that."

FAVORITE PLAYER | George Kittle

FOLLOW HIM | @_slaporta

COLLEGE | University of Kentucky

BORN IN | 1999

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He likes to sing and rap. "I can freestyle a little bit. Maybe like, Holy Grail, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake. I think I can hit those notes. I think that would be a good one to show my range."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Tom Brady & Randy Moss

FOLLOW HIM | @will_levis

COLLEGE | Notre Dame

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He enjoys looking at architecture and houses when he's bored. His dream house? "A very big open living room, open concept with like a kitchen and a living room right next to each other. Because I love when you can all kind of hang out together, be in the kitchen, watch TV in the kitchen, but then talk to people that are the living room and things like that...You got all your cousins coming over, you got everybody. You can all hang in the living room and everybody can hear each other. And, you know, it's fun."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Rob Gronkowski

FOLLOW HIM | @michaelmayer10

COLLEGE | Texas Christian University

BORN IN | 2002

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He likes cars, video games, fishing, and SpongeBob Squarepants. "I like SpongeBob. I was inspired by him. Felt like it was just always on... sometimes I even watch it now. He just kind of like, go with the flow."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Jerry Rice

FOLLOW HIM | @kendrem_

COLLEGE | University of Oklahoma

BORN IN | 2002

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He grew up playing basketball with Jaxon Smith-Njigba...and they never talked about football. "We grew up together, we traveled around the U.S., playing basketball together. I think we did it for like three or four years. So we're real tight. Our parents are really close. So it's kind of crazy to think back then when we were little to now and we're both rookies in the NFL. The crazy thing is, we never talked about football; it was always just basketball, basketball, basketball back then. I don't even know if we knew each other played football."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Calvin Johnson

FOLLOW HIM | @marvin.mims

COLLEGE | Ole Miss

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He was a science major and graduated this year. "I plan on trying to, at least one day, maybe go back to physical therapy school, open my own clinic where I can train athletes and have rehab stuff for the offseason."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | A.J. Brown & A.J. Green

FOLLOW HIM | @og.mingo

COLLEGE | Purdue

BORN IN | 1998

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He started riding horses in COVID and it's now a favorite hobby. But for the rookie talent show? "I think juggling would be my talent. I’m tone deaf. Can’t sing, can’t dance. I’m a good golfer, but obviously can’t do that there. Juggling is one of all the things I can do. I can do it pretty well, actually, too."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Drew Brees

FOLLOW HIM | @aoc16qb

COLLEGE | Michigan State

BORN IN | 2000

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He scored six touchdowns in his first football game at age 10. Advice for his 10-year-old self? "I would say always stay neutral, even during the highs, during the lows, never get too high and never get too low. I always stay in a neutral mindset where, you know, you never get ahead of yourself or never get behind yourself. Stay neutral and stay positive. Be humble."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Walter Payton & Devin Hester

FOLLOW HIM | @jreed5__

COLLEGE | Southern Methodist University

BORN IN | 2000

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He microwaves his cereal. "I don't like it hot, but maybe, like, 20 seconds. Just like if I make a little bit of oatmeal and I like my oatmeal with milk in it. So that's the same kind of concept. You've just got a regular bowl of cereal, and before you eat it, just put it in the microwave real quick."

FAVORITE PLAYER | DeAndre Hopkins

FOLLOW HIM | @doub11e_r

COLLEGE | University of Florida

BORN IN | 2002

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He loves Crocs, and he's into music. "My friends, they started rapping and writing like poetry and stuff. I went to the studio with them one time and then I was just messing around. I said, Let me get on the song. So I did it. I'm like, I would do this again. So I went by myself and I recorded a song and I didn't realize it was helping me express myself. So I started doing it more, telling my story."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Tom Brady

FOLLOW HIM | @anthonyrichardson

COLLEGE | University of Texas - Austin

BORN IN | 2002

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He teaches swim lessons to kids as a result of almost drowning when he was a child. He's also gettin' it off the field, with a lifetime NIL deal with Lambourghini Austin and a gourmet mustard line called Bijan Mustardson ("I've always loved mustard. Obviously like in high school, I wanted to own a business one day, create a company, not knowing what it is. Now that we're here and now that it's a thing, it's just something I knew that God wanted for me.").

FAVORITE PLAYER | Barry Sanders

FOLLOW HIM | @bijan_robinson

COLLEGE | University of Michigan

BORN IN | 1998

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | His dad played pro basketball in Brazil, but he thinks he could take him now. "I feel like he's getting older now, so I think he's starting to shrink. And he's starting to stiffen up in the bones. So I think I could. I think I could definitely get him. He's still got a shot, though. Wherever we are, if there's a basketball around, he'll grab it and he'll just start shooting. So he might have me with the shot, but I think I could body him for sure."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | George Kittle & Jason Witten

FOLLOW HIM | @schoonboyq

COLLEGE | University of Cincinnati

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He's a huge sports card collector and has loved them since he was 10. "Lately I've been going to a couple of card shows and some of the guys that I met, they told me hey, this year, the National Card Show Convention is in Chicago."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Gale Sayers, Lamar Jackson & Adrian Peterson

FOLLOW HIM | @tylerscott

FLEXING THAT BUSINESS MUSCLE | Tyler has the second highest number of video views on social of The 40 class, and he has the highest follower interaction rate at 46%. He's dedicated to connecting with fans through social.

COLLEGE | Ohio State

BORN IN | 2002

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | His older brother plays for the Pittsburgh Pirates. What does he think will be a fashion hit this year? "I think what’s going to be a big trend is whatever I put on Week One."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Randy Moss

FOLLOW HIM | @jaxsnj

COLLEGE | Tulane University

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He wants to turn into a straight country boy now that he's in Tennessee..."like from my truck to my swag. I just bought some cowboy boots about two weeks ago. I really want to redo my truck, get some more cowboy boots, another cowboy hat. I'm changing my whole swag. I'm just trying to do everything. I want to learn how to ride horses too, but I'm looking forward to enjoying the city. It's a big, nice city, so just getting out, enjoying the city, interacting with fans and also, you know, doing whatever I can to help the team win. That's the most important thing of all. And diving headfirst into it, into the country boy. Yeah, that's just me, man. I've been hiding for a long time."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Alvin Kamara, Reggie Bush, Aaron Jones & Drew Brees

FOLLOW HIM | @twotwo4six

COLLEGE | Ohio State

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He's interested in prison reform and the criminal justice system and has participated alongside other celebrities in those efforts.

FAVORITE PLAYER | Michael Vick

FOLLOW HIM | @cj7stroud

FLEXING THAT BUSINESS MUSCLE | CJ has the highest number of engagements on social media of The 40 class in 2023 (so far) with over 1 million. His NIL valuation from 2022-2023 was around $2.9M according to On3 NIL valuation data.

COLLEGE | UCLA

BORN IN | 1999

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He's an artist and drew all of his tattoos. "I have been into art as long as I can remember. So, yes, all this artwork and unless it's a portrait, I have drawn on myself...I think it's probably close to 100. I have my parents on my chest and that's probably my favorite for sure. That's special."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Aaron Rodgers & Jalen Hurts

FOLLOW HIM | @dorian14_

COLLEGE | Tennessee

BORN IN | 2000

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He loves roller coasters. "My favorite roller coaster is the one where you go to the park and you're like, 'Oh, snap, I don't want to ride that one.' So whichever one that is, that's my favorite."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Calvin Johnson

FOLLOW HIM | @tilly2on

COLLEGE | University of Cincinnati

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He has a parkour video out on YouTube. "I used to watch YouTube videos for years and years and years, for hours. And actually me and my cousins, we made a parkour video. It's on YouTube. I'm going to try to find it, but I'm serious. We're 11 years old. It's like amazing. The captions were amazing. '11 year olds parkour something, something, something.' And we were doing flips off trampolines. We were like...oh my goodness. But it was fun."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Jerry Rice, Randy Moss and Deion Sanders

FOLLOW HIM | @tretuckerr

COLLEGE | University of Houston

BORN IN | 1999

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | When he golfs, he goes all out with his outfits. "I take pride in my outfits. It's got to match. It's got to look good. Tuck the shirt in. You've got to respect the game. So by doing that, you got to take the shirt and you got to make sure you look good. Hat's got to match the shoes. Everything's got to match. I take pride in my golf outfit for sure."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Aaron Rodgers

FOLLOW HIM | @clayton_tune

COLLEGE | Kansas State University

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | His first sports passion was soccer. And when he heard his dad's voice telling him he made the team? "It was unreal for your dream to be coming true and for your dad to be on the other side of the line and to be able to tell you that you'll be playing in the NFL and your lifelong dream's coming to fruition. It's a moment I'm going to hold with myself for the rest of my life. And just everything coming together like that was unreal. And man, I can't even put into words. But it was it was a great time. That's super special."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Barry Sanders, Darren Sproles, Saquon Barkley

FOLLOW HIM | @c_vaughn22

COLLEGE | Stanford

BORN IN | 2000

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | His dad is from Jamaica and his mom is from New Zealand. As for his special skills..."I don't think I possess that many talents other than I can solve a Rubik's Cube in about a minute and 15 seconds."

FAVORITE PLAYERS | Davante Adams, T. J. Houshmandzadeh, Richard Sherman

FOLLOW HIM | @mikewillyy

FLEXING THAT BUSINESS MUSCLE | Michael has the second highest follower interaction rate on social of The 40 class at 35%, showing his dedication to building community through social.

COLLEGE | Texas Tech

BORN IN | 2000

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | Lil Baby is his favorite person to follow on social media. "Just because he’d be traveling and doing a lot of different things with music. I met him here, here in L.A., about two or three months ago."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Ray Lewis

FOLLOW HIM | @__tyreewilson

COLLEGE | Alabama

BORN IN | 2001

BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW | He started his own sports podcast in college and has an interest in sports media. He also is into more than just football... "I would love to play in the NBA. I have subsequently given up on those dreams. Until now, I guess it's back on the table. I grew up a Lakers fan from Pasadena, so I would love to play on the Lakers. [What position would you play - point guard?] "Yeah I don't think anything else would really suffice.I grew up playing point guard, so yeah, that would be a dream come true."

FAVORITE PLAYER | Aaron Rodgers

FOLLOW HIM | @bryceyoung

FLEXING THAT BUSINESS MUSCLE | Bryce has the highest number of video views across social with almost 1 million views this year.