Code Black Associates (CBA) started in 2012 inside Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fourteen years later, the brand counts 20+ D1 and NFL athletes in its circle. This is the verified roster overview: who is part of the crew, where they played, and how a Las Vegas group of friends grew into one brand with athletics, music, apparel and business arms.
Where It Started: Bishop Gorman, 2012
CBA was founded in 2012 by Daniel Dajai Stewart-Handy at Bishop Gorman High School. The original crew aesthetic was called CxdeBlVck, and it was simple: matching shirts and a group of athletes who moved together.
The founder's own football career is documented on MaxPreps (athlete ID dub7om655e2i2), with verified stats from his time as a CB/RB at Bishop Gorman:
- 1,452 career rushing yards and 22 touchdowns
- 5.88 yards per carry as a senior, 11.49 as a junior
- Listed at 5'10", 170 lbs
- A 96-yard kickoff return touchdown against nationally ranked Servite on August 30, 2013, reported by the Las Vegas Sun and archived by the NFHS Network
His athletic record goes back further than high school. He took part in the USATF Junior Olympic Track and Field meet in 2007, with results archived on Dyestat.
How the Football Pipeline Took Shape
The athletics side of the brand runs through two entities:
- Code Black Athletics: a speed and agility training pipeline that has sent kids to the NFL.
- CBA Speed Agility LLC: the founder's first LLC, built as a youth athletic training arm.
Several CBA co-founders came straight from the field. Armand Perry (Arizona State) is a CBA co-founder and also co-founded The Wash Club. Nicco Fertitta (Notre Dame) is also a CBA co-founder. Tajon Allen (Bishop Gorman) was part of the founding crew.
The Verified Roster
The list below is one group, presented alphabetically by last name. No order, tier or ranking is implied. Every name carries equal weight.
- Ahmere Allen (Las Vegas): Code Black Associates, KVI Productions (film)
- Tajon Allen (Bishop Gorman): Code Black Associates, founding crew
- Austin Arnold (Nevada): DB
- Bubba Bolden (Bishop Gorman to USC to Miami to NFL): NFL DB
- Randall Cunningham II (Bishop Gorman to USC): QB, then USC track; features on the founder's tracks as 'Young Wade'
- Nicco Fertitta (Notre Dame): CBA co-founder
- Shay Fields (Colorado): WR, Biletnikoff Award watch list
- Haskell Garrett (Ohio State to NFL): Ohio State DT to NFL
- Randall Grimes (USC): USC WR
- Adoree' Jackson (USC to NFL): 2016 Jim Thorpe Award winner, NFL CB
- Brian Lamb (Las Vegas): Code Black Associates
- Tyjon Lindsey (Nebraska to Oregon State): WR
- Alex Perry (Arizona State to UNLV): D1
- Armand Perry (Arizona State): CBA co-founder, Wash Club co-founder, retired
- Donnel Pumphrey (San Diego State to Philadelphia Eagles): NCAA all-time FBS rushing leader with 6,405 yards; Eagles 4th round pick, No. 132
- Demario Richards (Arizona State to Atlanta Falcons): ASU No. 4 RB, Falcons rookie mini-camp
- Jamal Scott (San Jose State): ATH, CBA Worldwide game-promo subject
- Dominic Smallwood (USC track): Track
- Nate Starks (UCLA / Bishop Gorman): UCLA RB, same roster as Jaleel Wadood
- Darius Stewart (University of Northern Colorado): RB, the founder's younger brother
- Darrien 'Bleu' Stewart (Utah to BYU to UNLV, 2025): No. 7 recruit in Nevada, the founder's younger brother
- Daniel Dajai Stewart-Handy (Bishop Gorman): CB/RB, founder
- Jaleel Wadood (UCLA): UCLA DB, Jim Thorpe Award watch list, CBA tattoo
- Biaggio Ali Walsh (Bishop Gorman): Muhammad Ali's grandson
The Network Around the Crew
CBA's reach extends through documented partnerships and community ties. These are working relationships, not celebrity cosigns.
- Cunningham family: Randall Cunningham Sr. is a former Pro Bowl QB and a pastor. Randall Cunningham II appears on tracks as 'Young Wade'. Vashti Cunningham, an Olympic high jumper, directed music videos for the founder, including 'Backie'.
- Broadus partnership: Cordell Broadus ('Dirty'), Snoop Dogg's son, directed the '10 Bands Freestyle' and 'I'm That Guy' videos and runs @codeblackeverything, the LA extension of Code Black. Cordell was commenting on @cbapeez posts, the Armand-led amplification account, as early as April 2014.
- KONG WRAPS x Snoop Dogg (2019): the founder brokered this partnership through Bishop Gorman classmates, using the existing Broadus family relationship. An operator move, not a cosign.
- West Coast lineage: Warren G, Nhale (Nate Dogg's son) and Dizzy Wright.
Beyond the Field: One Brand, Many Arms
The same crew built businesses outside of football:
- The Wash Club: voted Gold Winner for Best Auto Detailing in Best of Las Vegas 2024 by Las Vegas Review-Journal readers. Clients included a weekly Wednesday fleet contract with Southern Wine and Spirits. It closed voluntarily to pivot into DAJ.AI sovereign infrastructure.
- PRCZN (Precision): an apparel brand with Vegas Strip popups in June 2017, run end to end by the founder.
- CBA WORLDWIDE: international apparel across Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Bellflower and Canada.
- Code Black CBA Publishing: activated with ASCAP in 2017. Every play of every track funnels to one entity, with no publisher cut and no 360 deal. As of 2026, the catalog holds 1,585 tracks, 100% owned, distributed via UnitedMasters.
The athletics pipeline and the business arms share the same root: a Las Vegas crew from Bishop Gorman that kept building under one name.
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.
How many D1 and NFL athletes are connected to CBA?
Over 14 years, the CBA roster has grown to 20+ D1 and NFL athletes.
Which NFL players are part of the Code Black Associates roster?
Roster members who reached the NFL include Adoree' Jackson, Bubba Bolden, Haskell Garrett and Donnel Pumphrey, along with Demario Richards, who attended Atlanta Falcons rookie mini-camp.
What is Code Black Athletics?
Code Black Athletics is the