Carson Wentz Net Worth: $45M NFL Journey

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Carson Wentz, the American professional football quarterback who led the Philadelphia Eagles to the brink of a Super Bowl before injury struck, has a net worth of $45 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Wentz is best known for his seasons with the Eagles, above all 2017, when he led the team to a considerable record before suffering a season-ending injury. The Eagles went on to win their first Super Bowl title at the end of that season, and Wentz still won Pro Bowl and All-Pro honours. Although he continued to lead the team to considerable heights after the Super Bowl, injury issues hampered his performance, leaving him without a starting position by 2020. What followed was a journeyman second act: the Colts, the Commanders, the Rams, the Chiefs, and — in August 2025 — the Minnesota Vikings.

Net worth figures are estimates only, based on public sources.

Early Years

Carson James Wentz was born on 30 December 1992 in Raleigh, North Carolina, and moved with his family to North Dakota at the age of three. He played basketball and baseball growing up, but truly shone on the football field as a quarterback and defensive back for his high school team in Bismarck, graduating as valedictorian of his class in 2011.

College

After graduating, Wentz attended North Dakota State University and was redshirted for his first season, when the team won their first FCS title under head coach Craig Bohl. He then became the backup quarterback after Brock Jensen, receiving more game time in 2013. He became the starting quarterback in 2014, leading his team to a 15-1 record and the NCAA Division I Football Championship, throwing for 3,111 yards and 25 touchdowns while adding 642 rushing yards as the team’s second-leading rusher. In 2016, he led the team to its fifth consecutive FCS title and ended the season as the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game Most Outstanding Player, the second time he had received the honor. Wentz departed NDSU with a degree in health and physical education, earning a 4.0 GPA and winning Academic All-American of the Year twice.

NFL Career: Philadelphia Eagles

In 2016, Wentz was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles second overall in the NFL Draft. He signed a four-year, $26.67 million contract with the team, including a $17.6 million signing bonus. Although he was initially slated to serve as a backup to Sam Bradford, he was thrust into the starting position when Bradford was traded to the Minnesota Vikings. He led the Eagles to victory over the Cleveland Browns in his first game and won Pepsi Rookie of the Week and NFC Offensive Player of the Week honours. By the end of the season, he had thrown more pass completions than any other rookie in the league. In 2017, Wentz continued to excel, but during a game against the Rams he suffered a torn ACL that sidelined him for the rest of the season. He was unable to play in the Super Bowl against the Patriots, but the Eagles won under quarterback Nick Foles, and Wentz still earned Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro honours.

Injuries, Extension and Departure

After recovering from his knee injury, Wentz returned to the starting position but struggled to regain his previous form, and a back injury then cost him further games, with Foles reinstated as starter including the playoffs. Despite these issues, he signed a contract extension with the Eagles worth $128 million that would keep him in Philadelphia until 2024. Wentz regained his form in 2019, becoming the first quarterback in the franchise to pass for at least 4,000 yards, before a concussion ended his season in the playoffs. He struggled again in 2020 and was eventually benched in favour of Jalen Hurts after leading the league in interceptions thrown, total turnovers and sacks taken. This led to him being traded to the Indianapolis Colts in 2021, where a foot injury in training camp required surgery; he recovered in time for the season opener, but the Colts failed to make the playoffs under his leadership.

Contracts and Career Earnings

In 2016, Wentz signed a four-year, $26 million rookie contract with a $17 million signing bonus. On 7 June 2019, he signed a four-year extension worth $128 million, with $66 million upon signing and $107 million guaranteed — a league record at the time — and worth as much as $144 million with milestones. Those two Eagles deals account for the great majority of his career earnings, which is why his net worth has remained around $45 million even as his later contracts became far smaller.

Later Career: Commanders, Rams, Chiefs and Vikings

Wentz’s post-Philadelphia career turned him into one of the league’s most experienced backup quarterbacks. He spent the 2022 season with the Washington Commanders, then signed with the Los Angeles Rams in November 2023 as the backup to Matthew Stafford, starting the Rams’ final regular-season game against the 49ers once a playoff berth was secured. In April 2024, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as the backup to Patrick Mahomes. On 24 August 2025, he signed with the Minnesota Vikings as the backup to J.J. McCarthy, and in September 2025 he was announced as the starter for the Vikings’ Week 3 game against the Cincinnati Bengals after McCarthy suffered an ankle injury. Note for the record: the Celebrity Net Worth profile this draft is based on was last updated on 16 December 2024, so it does not cover the Rams, Chiefs or Vikings moves; those later moves are confirmed by contemporary reporting cited in the sources below. Across his career to date, Wentz has thrown for more than 20,000 yards with 151 touchdowns against 67 interceptions, and a career passer rating of 89.3.

Real Estate

In March 2021, Wentz put his home in Woodstown, New Jersey, on the market for $1.7 million. The residence sits on an 11-acre plot in a rural area, spans 7,500 square feet with five bedrooms, and includes a hunting room, a terrace, an outdoor kitchen and a heated pool.

Personal Life

Wentz has kept a comparatively low public profile for a former No. 2 overall pick. His story is a familiar NFL arc: a quarterback who looked like a future MVP at 24, whose body would not let him stay there, and who rebuilt himself into a trusted veteran backup valued by contending teams. The $128 million Eagles extension secured his fortune early — the bulk of his money was earned in Philadelphia, before the injuries that reshaped his career.

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