Jonathan Owens net worth is most often estimated at about $2 million, the figure Celebrity Net Worth lists for the NFL safety. His tracked career earnings are far higher. Spotrac puts them near $8.9 million once his 2026 Indianapolis Colts contract is counted.
The gap between those two numbers is the real answer. Owens went undrafted in 2018 and spent most of his first three pro years on injured reserve or practice squads. He did not collect a $1 million season until 2023. He is also married to Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, which draws far more attention to his finances than a special teams safety would normally get.
Jonathan Owens Net Worth at a Glance
Public estimates run from $2 million to $7 million, and the sources disagree on why. Here are the figures that can be traced to a named source:
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Estimated Net Worth | About $2 million, per Celebrity Net Worth (a public estimate, not a confirmed figure) |
| Gross Career Earnings | About $8.9 million through 2026 per Spotrac, or $8.7 million per SalaryLeaks |
| Current Contract | One year, $1,402,500, with the Indianapolis Colts, signed March 17, 2026 |
| Age and Position | 31, safety (born July 22, 1995) |
These numbers measure different things. Earnings are cash paid by teams. Net worth is what is left after taxes, fees and spending, and only Owens and his advisers can see that.
From Missouri Western to an Undrafted Contract
Owens grew up in St. Louis and played linebacker at Christian Brothers College High School, where he was named the team’s Linebacker of the Year. He then went to Missouri Western State University, redshirted in 2013 and moved to defensive back. In 2017 he was named the school’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year and made the all-conference second team in the MIAA.
According to his school profile, cited on Wikipedia, he studied pre-physical therapy with the goal of becoming a doctor. That detail matters for a wealth story. His first plan was not professional football.
The Arizona Cardinals signed him as an undrafted free agent after the 2018 draft, and he never played a snap that year. Spotrac lists $375,000 in 2018 earnings, including a $12,000 signing bonus. In an Instagram post quoted by Bored Panda, Owens described the injury as an ACL tear in a non-contact drill, which put him on injured reserve for the season.
Year-by-Year NFL Earnings
Spotrac’s cash figures make the climb easy to see. The 2025 number comes from SalaryLeaks, and the 2026 number is the full value of his current contract.
| Year | Team | Cash Earnings |
| 2018 | Arizona Cardinals | $375,000 |
| 2019 | Cardinals, Texans | $129,529 |
| 2020 | Houston Texans | $377,879 |
| 2021 | Houston Texans | $448,664 |
| 2022 | Houston Texans | $905,000 |
| 2023 | Green Bay Packers | $1,010,000 |
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | $2,437,302 |
| 2025 | Chicago Bears | about $1.8 million |
| 2026 | Indianapolis Colts | $1,402,500 |
The first four seasons add up to about $1.3 million. The next two, 2022 and 2023, add roughly $1.9 million. The 2024 season alone paid $2.4 million, which is why that year changed his financial position more than any other.
Practice Squad Years and Four Waivers
Arizona waived him on August 31, 2019. The Houston Texans signed him to their practice squad a month later, on September 30. He was promoted to the active roster on November 21, waived two days afterward and re-signed to the practice squad.
The pattern repeated. Houston waived him again in September 2020 and August 2021, and each time he returned to the practice squad. That is four waivers in about two years, and each one reset his pay to a practice squad rate. He earned his spot on the active roster in December 2020, and Spotrac lists a two-year, $1.39 million deal from that period.
In December 2021 the Texans signed him to a new two-year, $1.175 million contract. He recorded his first career interception and fumble recovery against the Chargers on December 26. A dislocated wrist then sent him to injured reserve in early January.
The 2022 Breakout in Houston
Owens started all 17 games for the Texans in 2022 and made 125 tackles, the most of any season in his career. The Texans’ own reporting, cited by Bored Panda, says that total led the team. He was paid $905,000 that year, which shows how far starter production can run ahead of starter pay for a player on a minimum-range deal.
That season is what made the next contract possible. Production he could point to gave him leverage that practice squad years never did.
One Year in Green Bay
The Packers signed him on May 12, 2023, to a one-year deal worth $1.01 million, fully guaranteed with no added bonuses. He took over as the starting free safety after Darnell Savage went to injured reserve, according to CBS Sports. He finished with 84 tackles and started two playoff games.
On Thanksgiving Day he scored his first NFL touchdown on a 27-yard fumble recovery in a 29-22 win over the Lions. It was a short contract, but it put his name on a national broadcast at a moment when his marriage to Biles had already raised his profile.
The Bears Contract That Changed the Math
On March 13, 2024, Owens signed a two-year, $4.75 million contract with the Chicago Bears. Spotrac, as reported by Bored Panda, lists a $750,000 signing bonus, $1.5 million guaranteed and a $20,000 bonus for each game he is active. The 2025 incentives paid $200,000 for playing at least half the defensive snaps, plus $150,000 more if the Bears made the playoffs and he hit the same mark.
He scored the Bears’ first touchdown of the 2024 season on a returned blocked punt in a 24-17 win over the Titans. His 2025 role was smaller. USA Today reports he played 58% of Chicago’s special teams snaps and only 4% of defensive snaps, and he finished with 19 tackles. SalaryLeaks lists his 2025 pay at about $1.8 million.
The Colts Deal and What Comes Next
Owens signed a one-year contract with Indianapolis on March 17, 2026. Spotrac lists it at $1,402,500, with a $1,215,000 base salary and a $187,500 signing bonus. USA Today and Sports Illustrated both describe the move as depth and special teams help for a secondary that lost two safeties in free agency.
The structure matters for his earnings. One-year deals pay solid money for a role player, but they give him no security beyond the season. Every year he has to earn the next contract, and at 31 that pattern is likely to continue.
Why $2 Million and $8.9 Million Can Both Be True
Gross earnings are not net worth. A pro athlete’s paycheck is reduced by federal and state income taxes, agent fees and the ordinary cost of living in two cities. Signing bonuses and incentives also arrive in lumps, and bonuses are often spent or taxed before they are saved.
The Celebrity Net Worth profile also looks dated. It still describes Owens as a Packers safety, which suggests the estimate may not reflect the Bears deal or the Colts signing. Bored Panda says its $2 million low end reflects earnings before the 2024 contract, and it cites higher figures up to $7 million that factor in brand value and shared assets.
Our read of the public record is that a low single-digit million figure, roughly $2 million to $5 million, is the most defensible range. That is a judgment, not a confirmed number. Many smaller sites repeat figures of $1.5 million, $3 million, $4 million or $5 million with no named source, and those are best ignored.
Endorsements and Brand Work
Owens does not hold a headline national endorsement. In July 2024 he became the face of GoodSport, a natural electrolyte drink sold at Costco, according to Bored Panda. The same report, citing Tuko, says Uber Eats and Dick’s Sporting Goods appear in his Instagram content.
The value of these deals is not public, so they cannot be added to a net worth estimate with any confidence. They likely add modestly to his income, though that is inference, not a reported figure. His visibility comes less from sponsors than from being half of one of the most followed couples in American sports.
Simone Biles and the Household Picture
Owens and Biles met on a dating app in 2020, which Celebrity Net Worth identifies as Raya. They announced their engagement on February 15, 2022, and married on April 22, 2023.
Celebrity Net Worth lists Biles at about $25 million. Bored Panda adds the two estimates to reach a combined figure of at least $27 million. That sum is a convenience, not a disclosed fact, and it should not be read as Owens’s own wealth. Whatever the couple holds jointly, his personal estimate stands separate from hers.
Homes, Cars and Lifestyle
According to Finance Monthly, as relayed by Bored Panda, the couple began building a $3 million custom lakefront home in Spring, Texas, in early 2023 and finished it in January 2025. After the Bears signing they bought a second home in Chicago as a seasonal base. Neither purchase has been confirmed by property records in the sources reviewed.
On vehicles, Essentially Sports reports Owens owns a Dodge Challenger valued around $75,000. One outlet, NYC Today, claims he owns a private jet. No other source reviewed backs that up, so it is better treated as unverified.
The Jonathan Owens Foundation
Owens launched the Jonathan Owens Foundation in 2022, according to Bored Panda. It runs free youth football camps in St. Louis and holiday turkey drives in Chicago. Biles supports the work publicly and runs her own charitable efforts through groups such as Friends of the Children.
This spending never appears in a net worth estimate. It is a small reminder that estimates built from salary tables leave out most of how an athlete actually uses money.
What Could Move the Number Next
Three things decide whether the next estimate rises. The first is his role in Indianapolis, since special teams snaps keep roster spots but rarely lead to large raises. The second is whether he signs another multi-year deal once this one-year contract expires. The third is whether any endorsement arrangement becomes large enough to report.
Until one of those changes, the most accurate answer remains the one the numbers support: about $9 million earned, a low single-digit million estimated to remain.