Dwayne Haskins Bio: Parents, Nickname, Girlfriend & Net Worth

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Dwayne Haskins is a professional American football quarterback who was stripped of team captaincy after violating the Covid-19 protocol twice. On April 9, 2022, Haskins died after getting hit by a dump truck.

Being a public personality is a heinous task; the very thing that catapults your career can be the very reason for your downfall.

He is only to be blamed for his downfall. For those unknown, he last played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.

After being drafted by Washington Commanders, he made good progress in his NFL career. He was considered one of the best prospects of the NFL.

Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback, Dwayne Haskins
Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback, Dwayne Haskins (Source: US Weekly)

In his sophomore college career at Ohio State, Haskins threw 50 touchdowns, becoming one of the seven quarterbacks to achieve that milestone in one NCCA season.

Haskins collected a few Big Ten conference awards to his name in single-season as a starter.

It’s quite sad to see the young player’s career taking an unexpected turn. But Haskins got a chance to prove his worth and reverse mistakes in Pittsburgh.

However, before he could prove his worth, he died after getting struck by a dump truck on April 9, 2022.

To find out more about the football journey of Haskins, stay with us to find more. In the beginning, let’s look at some quick facts.

Dwayne Haskins | Quicks Facts

Name Dwayne Haskins Jr. 
Born Date May 3, 1997
Age at Death 24 years old
Birthplace Highland Park, New Jersey, USA
Nickname Simba
Gender Male
Religion Unknown
Nationality American
Ethnicity Unknown
Horoscope Taurus
Body Measurement Unknown
Height 6’3″/1.91 m/191 cm
Weight 99 kg/218 lb.
Arm Length 33.5 inches
Hands size 9.5 inches
Shoe Size 12.5
Hair Colour Black
Eye Colour Black
Tattoo Yes
Father name Dwayne Haskins Sr.
Mother name Tamara Haskins
Siblings Tamia Haskins
Marital Status Married
Wife Kalabrya Gondrezick
Children No
Profession American Football Player
High School Bullis School
High School Ranking 63 (ESPN)
College Ohio State
Draft 2019 (15th overall pick)
NFL Debut 2019
Team Washington Commanders (2019-2020), Pittsburgh Steelers (2021)
Status Reserve
Playing Career 2019-Present
Salary $850,000 (2021) 
Net Worth $3 million
Social Media  Instagram, Twitter
Jersey Number #7
Merch Rookie Card, Autographed Washington Jersey
Agent Cedric Saunders
Last Update March 2024

Dwayne Haskins | Early Life, Family, & Education

Dwayne Haskins Jr. was born on May 3, 1997, in Highland Park, New Jersey. His father’s name is Dwayne Haskins Sr., and his mother’s name is Tamara Haskins.

Haskins Sr. is the owner of iRideHaskins.com, whereas Tamara works at New York Life Insurance Company. 

Haskins has a younger sister named Tamia Haskins. She is four years younger than him, and both attended the same high school. Haskins sister is an actress and his best friend.

Dwayne's Family
Dwayne’s Family (Source: Twitter)

During childhood, Haskins attended many camps. Later with his father, he worked on drills mainly to avoid pressure in the pocket. 

Haskins, in middle school, also worked with former NFL player Shawn Springs. Later, he was mentored by NFL wide receiver Mohamed Sanu.

In 2011, Haskins played in Ohio in the USA vs. World game. Despite being an 8th grader during the game, Haskins impressed everyone with ridiculous attention to detail. 

Dwayne Haskins | Age, Height, and Body Measurement 

The professional football player was born in the year 1997, and was 24 years old at the time of his death.

As we all know, the body strength of American football players is of different levels. During the off-season in 2020, Haskins lost 11 pounds and 7% body fat than his pre-draft measurement.

Similarly, after his transformation, Haskins looked more shredded. Haskins stands 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs around 99kg (218 lb.).

Likewise, he has an arm length of 33.5 inches and a hand size of 9.5 inches. 

In the NFL draft combine, Haskins ran 40 yards in 5.04 seconds. Likewise, he jumped 28 1/2 inches in the vertical jump.

Dwayne Haskins | High School Career

During 9th grade, Haskins and his family moved to Potomac. He joined Bullis High School as Haskins was seeking higher competition.

Haskins would even carry a football in a backpack during their high school days. In practice, Haskins would come early to practice footwork drills with receivers.

Haskins Sr. and sometimes Haskins, mom and sister, would come to the practice facility after 9 pm; for one or two-hour sessions.

Haskins During His Time At Bullis
Haskins During His Time At Bullis (Source: The Athletic)

During his high school football career for Bullis between 2013 to 2016, Haskins passed for 5,308 yards along with 54 touchdowns. 

Haskins had offers from 38 different colleges. Firstly he chose Maryland, but after Randy Edsall, i.e., Maryland coach, was fired, Haskins committed to Ohio State to play football. 

Dwayne Haskins | College Career

During his first year at Ohio State, Haskins redshirted. Later in his second year, Haskins was named a backup for J.T. Barrett and did not start any matches.

Similarly, Haskins finished the 2017 season with 57 passes, 565 running yards, and four touchdowns.

Record-Setting Season

In the 2018 college football season, Haskins started in all 14 games for Ohio State.

Haskins threw 50 touchdowns in a single season, one of the seven quarterbacks to achieve that milestone.

Secondly, Haskins set Ohio State’s passing record with 4831 passing yards. 

In the Big Ten Football Championship game against North Western, Haskins threw for 499 yards and 5 touchdowns. Later he was maned Most Valuable Player.

For Haskins’s performance in the 2018 season, he also collected many awards and honors.

Dwayne Haskins | NFL Career

NFL Draft

During preparation for the NFL draft, Haskins worked out with Quincy Avery, Bullis School quarterback coach. He used to train four days a week for six hours.

Haskins used to practice throwing with footwork drills and the next two hours doing lifting and agility work. 

During the 2019 NFL draft Haskins was selected in the first round by Washington Redskins (Washington Commanders) as the 15th pick.

Even though, jersey number 7 was unofficially retired by Washington in honor of Joe Theismann, Haskins was granted the 7 number after his request.

Haskins signing rookie contract with Washington
Haskins Signing A Rookie Contract With Washington (Source: Twitter)

Haskins made his debut for the team against New York Giants in Week 4. He threw 107 passing yards and three interceptions, but Giants defeated Washington with a score of 24-3.

Later in week 9, Haskins made his first-ever start for Washington in a 24-9 loss against Buffalo Bills. 

In week 12, Haskins got his first win as a starter as Washington defeated Detroit Lions 19-16. 

During the 2020 season, Haskins was named one of the team captains and starters for Washington. 

First Covid19 Protocol Breach

In October, before the match against New York Giants, Haskins broke the league Covid19 protocol for the first time.

He invited a family friend to the team hotel in New York. Later, Washington fined him $4,833 for breaking protocol. As a result, Haskins was benched and remained a backup until week 14.

Dwayne Haskins' At A Party
Dwayne Haskins’ At A Party (Source: Daily Star)

In a game against the San Francisco 49ers, Haskins got a chance to play for the first time after a protocol breach. He came as a substitute for the injured Alex Smith.

Later, Haskins started against the Seattle Sea Hawks in the next match. Haskins threw for 295 yards, including two interceptions and one touchdown. 

Second Breach 

In December, Haskins attended his girlfriend’s birthday party without wearing a mask. The photograph of the party led to another Covid-19 protocol breach.

Later, Haskins was fined $40,000 and stripped from the captain position for breaking protocols again.

But he started the next match later, being benched in the 4th quarter. He threw 14 passes for 154 yards, including two interceptions.  

After discussing both parties, Washington released Haskins before the end of the second year. 

New Team, Pittsburgh Steelers 

Haskins later signed a contract with another NFL team Pittsburgh Steelers, on January 21, 2021. He was named the team’s third-string quarterback behind Ben Roethlisberger and Mason Rudolph. However, he only got to play one game that season.

Dwayne signed a one-year, restricted free-agent tender by the Steelers on March 16, 2022. However, after a couple of weeks of signing his contract, he suffered a tragic accident leading to his death.

Dwayne Haskins | Death

On April 9, 2022, Haskins was reportedly dead, apparently after being hit by a dump truck while trying to cross Interstate 595 near the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., airport.

The initial report by the Florida Highway Patrol suggested that the quarterback was clubbing all night long and was looking for a gas station while a woman was left waiting in the car.

The patrol team also declared that the blood alcohol content in his body was 2.5 times the legal limit in Florida, and also ketamine was found when his urine was tested.

Dwayne Haskins | Career Highlights And Awards

Haskins was actively involved in his football career from 2016-2022. In the short period of his career, he has accumulated various career honors and awards. Some of the major career achievements of Haskins is listed below:

  • Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year – 2018
  • Griese–Brees Quarterback of the Year – 2018
  • Chicago Tribune Silver Football – 2018
  • Male Ohio State Athlete of the Year – 2018
  • Semifinalist for the Maxwell Award -2018
  •  Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week -2019

Dwayne Haskins | Career stats

The table below shows the statistics of Dwayne since his professional debut in the NFL for the Washington Football Team in 2019. The stats shown below are only the ‘passing’ stats of the quarterback.

Year
Team
CMP%
YDS
TD
INT
Rating
2020
Pittsburgh Steelers
0
0
DNP
2020
Washington Football Team
61.4
1,439
5
7
73.0
2019
Washington Football Team
58.6
1,365
7
7
76.1
Career
 
60.1
2,804
12
14
74.4

Dwayne Haskins | Salary & Net Worth

After being drafted, Haskins signed a $14 million guaranteed contract with Washington Commanders. According to Spotrac, Haskins earned around $8.9 million in his rookie season.

But after being released by Washington, Haskins is still being paid his remaining money. Likewise, Haskins signed one year $2.5 million non-guaranteed Steelers contract and played for the rest of the season.

In his three seasons with Washington Commanders and Pittsburgh Steelers, he collected around $15.2 million.

Nike signed an endorsement deal with Haskins to represent the Jordan brand on April 24, 2019. 

Dwayne With His Raptor Truck
Dwayne With His Raptor Truck (Source: Instagram)

Haskins has his clothing brand named Kingdom of pride. He launched his brand in 2019.

He had already released hoodies, sweatshirts, sweat shorts, t-shirts, beanies, and hats. 

Also, it was reported that the football player purchased a house worth 750k for his mother and gifted himself a car worth millions, i.e., Bentley Bentayga.

Dwayne Haskins | Personal life, Fiancée And Girlfriend

Dwayne Haskins was happily married to his beautiful girlfriend, Kalabrya Gondrezick. The couple formally announced their engagement on social media. 

Sadly, not much is known about Dwayne and Kalabrya’s relationship, like how and when they met and started dating.

However, according to sources, Dwayne got down on one knee and proposed to Gondrezick in a restaurant in Las Vegas.

Dwayne With His Wife
Dwayne With His Wife (Source: Instagram)

After dating for a few years, Dwayne and Kalabrya turned their relationship into marriage. They tied the Knot on March 19, 2021.

The wedding took place in Vegas, where a few close friends and family attended the ceremony.

Rumors were there on the media regarding the kids of Dwayne and Kalabrya. However, the couple had not yet been parents to any kids, and there is no news regarding the pregnancy of Kalabrya.

If something interesting news comes out regarding their love life, we will update it here.

Dwayne Haskins | Social Media Presence

Dwayne had gathered some fans on his social media platforms. He continuously kept his fans updated. 

The lt. Quarterback usually posted pictures of his training, games, vacations, and girlfriend.

Instagram: 431k followers

 

 
 
 
 
 
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A post shared by Dwayne Haskins, Jr. (@dh_simba7)

Twitter: 185.8k followers

Dwayne Haskins | Popularity

After he was signed by Pittsburgh, he made some buzz all over the internet, and also after his death, there was a hike in his Google search rate.

haskins' popularity
Haskins’ Popularity (Source: Google Trends)

The above image shows the fluctuating trend of Haskins’ popularity in the United States of America over a year.

Dwayne Haskins | FAQs

What is Dwayne Haskins’ nickname?

The nickname of Dwayne Haskins is Simba, taken from the movie The Lion King. Haskins got his nickname because of afro hair while growing up.

Also, he has used nicknames in his clothing brand and as motivation. Likewise, he has photos of Simba on his social media handles as profile pictures.

What happened to Dwayne Haskins?

Dwayne Haskins was released from team captaincy and fined $40,000 for breaching Covid19 protocol for the second time. Then on December 28, 2020, he was released by Washington. 

What is Dwayne Haskins’s salary?

Haskins signed a guaranteed $14 million rookie contract with Washington. So, even after being released, he is still being paid his remaining guaranteed money. But with the Steelers, Haskins signed an $8,50,000 non-guaranteed deal.  

Where did Dwayne Haskins go to high school?

After 9th grade, Haskins and his family moved to Potomac. Then he played high school football for Bullis School. Although Haskins first committed to Maryland, he later joined Ohio State.  

Which team does Dwayne Haskins play for?

After being released by Washington, Hawkins signed for Pittsburgh Steelers on January 21, 2021.

How far could Dwayne Haskins throw the ball?

Dwayne Haskins could throw the ball 75 or 80 yards. 

Does Dwayne Haskins have a strong arm?

Yes, Dwayne Haskins had a strong and well-coordinated arm. On average, Dwayne took about 0.40 seconds to complete his throwing motion.

Further, Haskins’s arm strength had drawn the attention of many players. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said about Haskins’ arm strength saying,

“His release and throwing motion mechanics are some of the prettiest I have ever seen. I told him I wish I had that. I joked that he could throw it through a car wash, and it wouldn’t get wet.”

Was Dwayne Haskins traded?

He was traded to Pittsburgh Steelers on January 21, 2021.

Sanjib Sah
Sanjib Sah
Sanjib Sah is an engineer and content writer passionate about sports and athletics. With a background in engineering and a love for all things active, Sanjib brings a unique perspective to the world of sports writing. Whether he is covering the latest trends in sports technology or sharing tips on improving your game, Sanjib's words are always rooted in a deep appreciation for players' hard work and dedication everywhere. In his free time, you can find him hitting the courts or hitting the trails, always looking for new ways to challenge himself and improve his skills.

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