Diontae Johnson

Diontae Johnson, born on 5th July 1996 is an NFL Player. He currently plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Diontae Johnson in a file photo (image credits: Instagram/juice18)

Diontae Johnson, born on 5th July 1996 is an NFL Player. He currently plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Johnson started his football career while playing for his high school football team, followed by being a part of his college football team too. The player started his professional career when he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2019 NFL drafts. Before that, the player was a part of his college football team from 2015 to 2018. Diontae developed his interest in football when he was in high school and soon managed to get his place in the NFL. The athlete has won several awards including the Pro Bowl in 2021 and second-team All-Pro in 2019. 

Diontae Johnson’s debut season

Diontae Johnson started his career in 2019 when the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted the player in the third round of the NFL drafts. Before that, the player played for Toledo in his college from 2015 to 2018. The athlete managed to get his name in the AFC Special Team Player of the Week in his rookie season. He ended the rookie season with a decent performance.

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Diontae Johnson Brand Endorsements

Diontae Johnson hasn’t collaborated with a lot of brands. He started playing in the NFL in 2019 and since then has worked with only a couple of brands. The player hasn’t done any TV commercials or advertisements. He has been associated only with a few brands, the list of which is given below:

  • Owlcameras
  • Kindboost

Diontae Johnson’s wife

Diontae Johnson is a married man. He doesn't talk about his married life but he is legally married to his wife Jessica Ingram. The couple hasn’t really talked about their relationship much but it is known that the player and his wife are living a happy married life together. Jessica is a very private individual that doesn’t like to disclose her life out in the public. Other than that, there is no information regarding Jessica’s past relationships. The two married in the year 2013 and have maintained their relationship since then. Diontae was born on the 5th of July 1996 in Ruskin, Florida.  His parents, Felicia Boyer, his mother, and Leo Johnson, his father. The player’s mother died when he was just five and since then his father had a great responsibility to look after him and raise him. Diontae’s father has a great impact on his life as his father played the role of his mother as well as his father. Despite being a single parent Leo managed to motivate his children every day and Diontae wanted to make his father proud and he did so with his bright career.

Diontae Johnson’s networth

Diontae Johnson has a networth of about $1.5 million. The player’s annual salary is about $18 million. Diontae signed his first contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019. The contract was worth $4 million and offered an annual salary of $1 million. The current contract that the player is following is worth $36 million which offers an annual salary of $18 million. Diontae started his professional carer in the year 2019 and has been playing in the NFL for 4 years now. The athlete’s real estate investments are not known. He has never mentioned his car collection or other such investments. His networth mainly comes from his NFL earnings, brand endorsements, and the investments that he has made.

Diontae Johnson’s notable statistics

Diontae Johnson’s game numbers are mentioned below. Let us take a look at the statistics in the table given below.

Receptions 275
Receiving Yards 2960
Receiving Touchdowns 20
Return Yards 330