About Us

Talent scouts for business.

Who We Are

Athlete Career Placement is a corporate recruiting firm that places degree-holding college athletes with top national employers, coaching them through their transition into a career in business.

Leveraging old-fashioned relationship-building, personalized coaching and AI-driven technology, ACP matches the best candidate for every open role, ensuring total alignment with the organization’s needs, goals and culture.

When the right person is in the right role on the right team, everyone wins. Attention to detail and passion for results is what makes candidates and companies choose ACP.

Mission

We leverage the skills and values of a lifetime athlete and match them with employers for successful careers.

Our Values

young professional interviewing
Coach standing in front of girl's soccer team

What ACP’s Raving Fans Are Saying

Jason Peay, CEO, Versa Tech

In my personal experience, I have seen athletes have the best disposition. In sales, marketing or operational roles, it doesn’t matter. I love hiring athletes.

Nicholas Ruocco, Executive Director of Development, Northwestern Mutual-Maryland

We have partnered with Athlete Career Placement to get connected to some amazing college athletes in our area.

Paul Griffin, former Director of Athletics, University of South Florida | Georgia Tech | Arkansas State University

Employers looking to find the best “fits” for their organizations would be well served by focusing on both the academic achievement as well as the athletic experiences of their prospective employees. The collegiate athletic experience is perhaps one of the most significant learning opportunities that exist on our campuses today. Being part of a team, […]

Tony Sales, Assistant Director of Athletics/Student-Athlete External Affairs, Duke University

Student athletes have a very unique set of transferable skills (leadership, teamwork, time management, perseverance, etc.) that cannot be learned in the classroom and make them a very strong candidate in the job market. Many of them have limited job experience and exposure due to the demands that their respective sport required during their collegiate […]

Mark Sadowski, Director of College Scouting, Chicago Bears

Having an agency that specializes in placing athletes in today’s workforce is important. Athlete Career Placement is run by great people and they genuinely care about providing former athletes with outstanding job opportunities.

Dr. Kristen Migliano, Ph.D. , Former Director of Athletics, Lynn University

Through sports participation, college graduates hone specific soft skills, which are also identified as some of the most commonly desired soft skills by today’s employers. It is these soft skills that make the college athlete graduate a prepared employee, ready to add value to the workplace. Athlete Career Placement closes that gap on soft skills […]

Travis Williams, CEO, Distributor Wire & Cable Company

As the CEO of an up-and-coming wire and cable distribution business, I am a big fan of hiring athletes.

Vad Lee, Former Football Team Captain, James Madison University

I love what you are doing and appreciate what you bring to student athletes like myself.