Justin Houston

Justin Houston is a popular player in the NFL. Justin Donovan Houston, who is popularly known as Justin Houston is a player for the Baltimore Ravens.

Justin Houston in a file photo (image credits: Instagram/ jhouston50)
By Sujata Sharda | Jun 14, 2022 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Justin Houston is a popular player in the NFL. Justin Donovan Houston, who is popularly known as Justin Houston is a player for the Baltimore Ravens. He plays as a defensive linebacker. Justin was born on 21 January 1989 and is 32 years old. He had an interest in playing football since childhood. He has spent his college days at the University of Georgia where he played college football till 2010. After that, he was drafted by the Kansas City Cheif in 2011. He played with the Kansas City Cheif from 2011 to 2018. After, he moved to the Indianapolis Colts from 2019 to 2020. Recently, in 2021 he has moved to Baltimore Ravens as a defensive linebacker. 

Justin Houston’s debut Season

Justin started his career in 2011 when he was drafted by the Kansas City Cheifs in the third round of overall selection. He was playing as a college athlete before. Justin played his first match against the Buffalo Bills. As a rookie, he played the match with great enthusiasm and technique. Match after match he improved himself and lead his team to victories. At the end of the season, he was given the Mack Lee Hill award and was also said to be the best Rookie of the Kansas City Cheifs in 2011. He has been selected in the pro bowls over 4 times and was also named to the All-pro team in 2014.

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Justin Houston’s notable statistics

Games149
Interceptions4
Forced Fumbles18
Sacks102.0
Defensive Touchdowns2

Justin Houston Networth

Justin Houston has a networth of about $30 million. His salary keeps on changing because of his contract. Justin started his career at Kansas City Cheif in 2011, he signed a four-year contract with the team which was worth $2.78 million. This contract included a signing bonus of $1.04 million. After that, in 2015 he signed another contract with the team which was worth $13 million and had an average salary of roughly $13 million. This was a one-year contract. Another contract made in 2015 was a five-year contract worth $101 million. This included an average salary of $16 million and a signing bonus of $20 million. This was a six-year contract. Recently, in 2022 he signed a one-year contract with the Ravens worth $2 million, which has an average salary of $2 million. Justin currently resides in Chico. His house and car collection are not known.

Justin Houston brand endorsements

Justin has not done many brand endorsements till now. He has collaborated with only one famous brand and that is Nike. 

Justin Houston’s Wife

Justin Houston is a married man. He is married to Jo Garner. There is not much known about Jo, but the couple got together in 2014 and were dating way before that. Justin and Jo are parents to their incredible son. Jo’s real name is Johnisha Garner. Jo and Justin met at the University of Georgis where both of them were studying at that time. Since then, they have been together. It is also known that the couple were blessed with their son before marriage and had their daughter years after their wedding ceremony. The Wedding Ceremony was a very warm and small ceremony in Atlanta with just friends and family. Justin was born on 12 January 1989 in Georgia, the United States to Kim Houston. Justin’s childhood wasn’t easy as he was the sixth child out of his ten siblings. The player’s mother was a single mother and was very strict as she had to take care of her children. Justin is a twin, his twin brother’s name is Jared. 





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