Deshaun Watson Net Worth: NFL Career & Lifestyle

The American professional football quarterback for the Houston Texans, Derrick Deshaun Watson, has an impressive net worth counting $24 million. 

Deshaun Watson was born in Gainesville, Georgia, in September 1995 and started playing football during his school time.

Watson joined the National Football League (NFL) in 2017. The Houston Texans drafted him as the 12th pick in 1st round.

Deshaun plays as a quarterback with Houston Texans in jersey number 4.

Moreover, he was also named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.

Deshaun Watson for Houston, Texas (Source: IMDb )

Before, he played college football at Clemson.

During his college years, he was a consensus All-American, ACC Offensive Player of the Year, and ACC Player of the Year (2015).

Besides, ESPN 300 also ranked Watson the number one quarterback recruit for the 2014 class.

Further, Deshaun has played three rookie seasons with Houston.

And also received Pro Bowl honors in his three seasons as Houston’s primary starter.

In 2017 Deshaun Watson signed a four-year $13.84 million deal with the Texans.

Again in 2020, Texans extended the contract for four years with $160 million, which keeps Watson with Texans through the 2025 season.

Moreover, the contract is the second-biggest contract in NFL history which lists him at 43 on World’shighest paid athletes 2021 of Forbes.

However, due to the allegations of sexual assault, his football career of Watson is on the verge of suspension.

At least 22 women have filed lawsuits after a massage therapist from Houston, Texas, filed the case for the first time on March 16, 2021.

Speculations are made that Deshaun could be suspended until the cases are resolved through decisions yet to be made.

Quick Facts

Deshaun Watson: Net Worth & Income

Deshaun Watson, the professional American football quarterback, has an impressive net worth counting $24 million.

Besides, his net worth mainly consists of the income from his football career, endorsement, and sponsorship deals.

Deshaun has signed two contracts so far.

The 2017 contract with Houston Texans was a $13.84 million deal with an $8.21 million signing bonus.

Plus, he extended his contract with Texans for four years with promising $160 million with a $27 million signing bonus and a $39 million salary per year on average.

The base salary received by Watson each year with Houston is given in the following table:

Moreover, he also pockets about $8 million yearly from his endorsement and sponsorship deals.

He is reported to have 13-16 endorsement and sponsorship deals, among which are Rolex, Cigna, CSL, Lefty’s Cheesesteaks, and Samsung Group.

However, amid his legal issues of sexual harassment allegations, major endorsement deals like Nike, Beats by Dre, Reliant Energy, etc., have suspended him from the deal.

Net Worth of Deshaun Watson in Different Currencies 

Let’s look into Deshaun Watson’s net worth in different currencies, including the cryptocurrency BitCoin. 

Deshaun Watson’s House & Cars

House

Deshaun Watson bought himself a House in 2018 and has been living there. Watson owns a House in Houston, Texas.

Moreover, the House is a luxurious home with 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, and a swimming pool.

Before that, Watson lived with his family in his home in Gainesville, Georgia.

The House was provided to them by Habitat For Humanity 12 years back.

Further, Watson paid for the House by helping families who had lost everything in Hurricane Harvey furnish their homes.

Moreover, his mother still lives in the House in Georgia, and thus he gave a major makeover to the House in 2019.

Cars

Deshaun Watson is young and has just started to live his celebrity life.

Along with the House, Watson also bought two luxury cars for himself in 2018: Lamborghini and G Wagon.

Deshaun’s 2018 Mercedes-Benz G-Class, aka 2018 G Wagon, is a large luxury SUV that costs about $140,700.

It was ranked 8th in the 2018 Luxury Large SUVs category.

Moreover, his Lamborghini is a supercar that costs a whopping $299,900.

Further, in 2019, Deshaun also bought a Bentley Bentayga worth $165,000.

Deshaun Watson posing with his car Bentley Bentayga (Source: Instagram)

Furthermore, he had also purchased a 2017 Jaguar F-Pace 2017 as a birthday present to his mom.

The 2017 Jaguar F-Pace is a luxury compact SUV with a 180-horsepower turbodiesel four-cylinder engine and an average price of roughly $48,600.

Deshaun Watson’s Lifestyle & Vacations

Lifestyle

Deshaun Watson did not have an easy childhood.

His family did not even have a home to live in and lived in a community full of gang members and drug dealers.

However, the life of Watson and his family changed when Habitat for Humanity provided them home in 2006.

Watson was only 11 years old at that time.

Deshaun was already playing football from a very young age in the community.

His talent was noticed by his coaches and players like Roddy White and Julio Jones when he was still in high school.

Even in his college days at Clemson University, Watson was a well-known face and was well-celebrated for his talent.

Now that he has earned fame and a decent income, he has already started giving back and showing kindness to others.

Sexual Assault Allegations

Presently, Deshaun Watson is going through 22 lawsuits for accusing the Texans quarterback of sexual assault and sexual misconduct.

But it all started on March 16, 2021, when Houston attorney Tony Buzbee filed the first suit against Deshaun Watson on behalf of a massage therapist.

However, most of the accusers are anonymous, and only two have agreed and become public.

Moreover, the NFL and the Houston Police Department are conducting separate investigations.

Further, amid the investigations, there were rumors of Watson wanting trade from the Texans, but it has not happened yet.

And he has even started his training with the Texans.

Furthermore, through social media, Watson has made a statement that he denies all the allegations.

But Lawsuits have become even harder for Deshaun as the companies having endorsement deals with him are either suspending or ending the sales.

Besides, 18 massage therapists have come forward in support of the quarterback.

Vacation

Deshaun Watson is enjoying his stardom and immense income.

Moreover, he also likes to vacation worldwide and plans to go on World Tour.

He has also toured with his girlfriend in different parts of the world, like Montana, Mexico, Europe, Spain, Antigua, Bahamas, Miami, Spain, New York, etc.

However, his latest vacation was on January 2021, with his friends and girlfriend, Jilly Anais, to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Further, Anais shared pictures of enjoying and chilling during the vacation.

Deshaun Watson on vacation with his girlfriend (Source: Instagram)

But, amid Watson’s break, Houston was heated due to hiring a new general manager in his team without including him in the search.

Moreover, speculations were also made that he would want to trade from the club after returning from vacation.

Charity

Deshaun Watson started a charity, starting with his first professional cheque.

Moreover, he has not stopped his philanthropy since then and continues to impact.

He famously donated his first NFL paycheck to three cafeteria employees affected by Hurricane Harvey who worked at the Houston Texans’ NRG Stadium.

Moreover, the total amount donated was around $27,000.

Furthermore, in 2017, he furnished 176 homes built by Habitat for Humanity in northeast Houston neighborhoods.

Those houses sustained major damage from Harvey’s flooding.

Further, in 2019, he established a foundation named Deshaun Watson Foundation.

The Deshaun Watson Foundation mainly supports education, health, housing and other charitable causes that support families and youth in underserved communities.

Also, in early 2021, Watson donated meals to feed more than 10,000 people, including Police officers and frontline workers affected by pandemics, in his hometown in Gainesville, Georgia.

Besides, in 2020 Watson teamed up with Nike and the George Floyd family to provide new uniforms (jerseys) supporting the student-athletes at Floyd’s alma mater.

Again in 2020, Watson and Reliant Energy donated 500 desktops for Houston area students.

The donations were made to families living at or below the poverty line with less than $50,000 yearly income and who did not have a computer in their homes.

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Movies, Investments, Endorsements, and book publications

Movies

Some documentaries are made featuring the life and football career of Deshaun Watson.

Some of them are The IT Factory: The 2016 Elite 11 Story (2016), One Shot (2017), etc.

Investments

Deshaun Watson is in his early career, but he hasn’t yet made many investments.

But he has made some significant investments, like he bought a House in 2018 in Houston, Texas.

The House is a luxurious home with 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, and a swimming pool.

Further, he also started a charitable foundation, Deshaun Watson Foundation, in 2019.

Furthermore, in 2020, he also invested a 1988 Lamborghini worth $292,000 and a 1970 Rolex watch worth $20,000.

Though their investment list of Watson is short, he has stated that he wants to square up his money so he will keep investing in different sectors.

He has also said that his childhood had taught him the importance of money, and he does not want to be broke again, so he will certainly make investments.

Endorsements

Deshaun Watson makes around $8 million yearly through his sponsor and endorsement deals.

Watson has enjoyed lucrative endorsement deals with brands like Nike, Beats by Dre, Rolex,  H-E-B, Lefty’s Famous Cheesesteaks, Reliant Energy, Samsung group, etc.

However, amid his sexual allegation legal issues, Nike has suspended its endorsement deal.

Further, others like Beats, H-E-B, and Reliant Energy have also decided not to renew their deals with Watson.

But some other companies are still sticking with their deals with Deshaun.

Books

Deshaun Watson has written one book named Pass It On: Work Hard, Serve Others . . . Repeat. The book was released in September 2020.

Pass It On: Work Hard, Serve Others . . . Repeat a memoir by Deshaun Watson (Source: Amazon)

Further, the book Pass It On is a memoir where Deshaun opens up about the seven core values that guided him on his journey.

Generosity, Empathy, Self-Sacrifice, Service, Commitment, Strength & Values in Action.

Career

Deshaun has had a long list of awards since his college football days.

He was a well-celebrated player during his time at Clemson.

Achievements of  Watson during Clemson are:

• CFP National Champion (2016)
• CFP National Championship Offensive MVP (2016)
• Best Male College Athlete ESPY Award (2017)
• Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (2016)
• ACC Athlete of the Year (2016, 2017)
• Davey O’Brien Award (2015, 2016)
• Manning Award (2015, 2016)
• Heisman Trophy finalist (2015, 2016)
• ACC Player of the Year (2015)
• ACC Offensive Player of the Year (2015)
• Consensus All-American (2015)
• Second-team All-ACC (2016)

Awards and achievements of Watson with Houston Texans are:

• NFL passing yards leader (2020)
• Pro Bowl (2018, 2019, 2020)
• PFWA All-Rookie Team (2017)

Further, Watson has an NFL Record for the Highest career completion percentage (67.8%).

Moreover, Watson is listed as 43 ranks by Forbes on The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes 2021.

Deshaun’s career statistics as of 2020:

Facts on Deshaun Watson

1. Deshaun Watson is the greatest player in Clemson’s football history.
2. In 2019, Watson topped only 300 passing yards and had 4 games with zero touchdowns.
3. Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Focus, and ESPN also ranked Deshaun as the top quarterback in the draft.

FAQs

1. Is Deshaun Watson traded?

No, high chances were shown for trading the quarterback to Philadelphia Eagles.

However, he has not yet been traded and has started training with Houston Texans.

2. How did Deshaun Watson meet Jilly Anais?

Watson and Anais first met in Los Angeles, became friends on Instagram, and then officially met at a hot yoga place.

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