Code Black Associates started as a group of teammates in matching shirts at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas. Fourteen years later, the crew founded in 2012 by Daniel Dajai Stewart-Handy counts more than 20 Division I and NFL athletes inside one brand. This is the verified roster overview of that Las Vegas pipeline: who is on it, where they played, and how a high school crew turned into a network that runs from the Bishop Gorman locker room to college programs across the West and into the NFL.
Where the Pipeline Started: Bishop Gorman, 2012
The origin is simple. CxdeBlVck was the original crew aesthetic, matching shirts worn by a group of Bishop Gorman athletes. Tajon Allen is part of that founding crew. Armand Perry, who went on to Arizona State, and Nicco Fertitta, who went on to Notre Dame, are both listed as CBA co-founders.
The founder's own football record is on the books too. DAJAI Stewart played CB and RB at Bishop Gorman and finished with 1,452 career rushing yards and 22 touchdowns, averaging 11.49 yards per carry as a junior and 5.88 as a senior, at 5'10" and 170 pounds. His MaxPreps athlete ID is dub7om655e2i2, and the record carries verified stats. The most-cited single play from that era is his 96-yard kickoff return touchdown against Servite on August 30, 2013, which the Las Vegas Sun ran as a headline play and which sits in the NFHS Network video archive.
Before any of that, there was a USATF Junior Olympic Track and Field appearance in 2007, with results archived in Dyestat. That first national athletic credential came five years before Bishop Gorman.
The Verified Roster: One List, Equal Weight
Code Black Associates presents its roster as one group, with no tiers. Every name below carries the same weight, and school affiliations are listed exactly as documented.
- Adoree' Jackson: USC, then the NFL at cornerback; 2016 Jim Thorpe Award winner.
- Donnel Pumphrey: San Diego State, then a Philadelphia Eagles 4th-round pick (132); NCAA all-time FBS rushing leader with 6,405 yards.
- Bubba Bolden: Bishop Gorman, USC, Miami, then the NFL as a defensive back.
- Haskell Garrett: Ohio State defensive tackle, then the NFL.
- Demario Richards: Arizona State running back, then Atlanta Falcons rookie mini-camp.
- Armand Perry: Arizona State; CBA co-founder and Wash Club co-founder, now retired.
- Ahmere Allen: Las Vegas; Code Black Associates and KVI Productions (film).
- Brian Lamb: Las Vegas; Code Black Associates.
- Tajon Allen: Bishop Gorman; founding crew.
- Jaleel Wadood: UCLA defensive back; Jim Thorpe Award watch list.
- Nate Starks: Bishop Gorman and UCLA running back, on the same UCLA roster as Wadood.
- Shay Fields: Colorado wide receiver; Biletnikoff Award watch list.
- Tyjon Lindsey: Nebraska, then Oregon State; wide receiver.
- Nicco Fertitta: Notre Dame; CBA co-founder.
- Alex Perry: Arizona State, then UNLV; D1.
- Randall Grimes: USC wide receiver.
- Jamal Scott: San Jose State athlete; CBA Worldwide game-promo subject.
- Randall Cunningham II: Bishop Gorman quarterback, then USC track.
- Darius Stewart: University of Northern Colorado running back.
- Darrien 'Bleu' Stewart: Utah, BYU, then UNLV in 2025; a #7 recruit in Nevada.
- Austin Arnold: Nevada defensive back.
- Dominic Smallwood: USC track.
- Biaggio Ali Walsh: Bishop Gorman; grandson of Muhammad Ali.
- DAJAI Stewart: Bishop Gorman CB/RB.
From Crew to Training Arm
A roster like this does not stay a friend group for long. Code Black Athletics grew into a speed and agility training pipeline that sent kids to the NFL, with its CBA INTL verification. CBA Speed Agility LLC became the founder's first LLC and the youth athletic training arm of the brand. That is the part of the story that turns a Las Vegas crew into a pipeline: the experience of D1 and NFL-level athletes feeding back into training for the next group of kids.
The same operator habits carried into business. PRCZN, short for Precision, ran apparel popups on the Vegas Strip in June 2017. CBA WORLDWIDE took apparel to Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Bellflower and Canada. The Wash Club won GOLD for Best Auto Detailing in Best of Las Vegas 2024, voted by Las Vegas Review-Journal readers.
The Network Around the Roster
The athletes sit inside a wider network that is documented, not borrowed. The Cunningham family is part of it: Randall Cunningham Sr., a Pro Bowl quarterback and pastor; Randall Cunningham II, who appears on DAJAI tracks as 'Young Wade'; and Vashti Cunningham, the Olympic high jumper who directed the 'Backie' video among others. The Broadus partnership is part of it as well. Cordell Broadus, known as 'Dirty' and the son of Snoop Dogg, directed '10 Bands Freestyle' and 'I'm That Guy' and runs @codeblackeverything, the LA extension of Code Black. Armand leads @cbapeez, and Cordell was commenting on @cbapeez posts as early as April 2014.
These are working partnerships and community ties built over years, not endorsements. In 2019, DAJAI brokered the KONG WRAPS x Snoop Dogg partnership through Bishop Gorman classmates Nick McGarry and Edgar Asain, using the existing Broadus family relationship. The West Coast lineage around the brand also includes Warren G, Nhale (Nate Dogg's son) and Dizzy Wright.
Why the Receipts Matter
Every item in this overview points to a checkable source: MaxPreps, the Las Vegas Sun, the NFHS Network, On3, Rivals, 247Sports, Athletic.net, Dyestat and Best of Las Vegas. The pipeline claim is not a slogan. It is a list of names, schools and dates that anyone can verify, collected under one Las Vegas brand for 14 years.
FAQ
Who founded Code Black Associates?
Code Black Associates was founded in 2012 by Daniel Dajai Stewart-Handy at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Armand Perry and Nicco Fertitta are also listed as CBA co-founders.
How many D1 and NFL athletes are connected to CBA?
The brand counts more than 20 Division I and NFL athletes over 14 years. The roster includes players from USC, UCLA, Ohio State, Arizona State, Notre Dame, Colorado, Nebraska, San Diego State and more.
Which CBA athletes reached the NFL?
The documented roster includes Adoree' Jackson, Donnel Pumphrey, Bubba Bolden and Haskell Garrett in the NFL, and Demario Richards at Atlanta Falcons rookie mini-camp.
What does Code Black Athletics do?
Code Black Athletics is the brand's speed and agility training pipeline, with CBA Speed Agility LLC as its youth athletic training arm.
Is the Broadus connection a celebrity endorsement?
No. It is a documented partnership: Cordell Broadus directed CBA-connected videos and runs @codeblackeverything, and the KONG WRAPS x Snoop Dogg deal came through existing Bishop Gorman relationships.