JaMarcus Russell Net Worth in 2025: How Much Did JaMarcus Russell Get Paid?

JaMarcus Russell’s net worth in 2025 is around $4 million. He earns approximately $35k to $73k through high school coaching. The major portion of his wealth comes from his income during his NFL career.

JaMarcus Russell is a former American NFL quarterback for the Oakland Raiders. According to CBS reporters , John Breech & Brayan DeArdo, JaMarcus Russell ranked under the top 10 biggest draft busts since 1990. 

JaMarcus was one of the few overall first draft picks who failed to make his career in the NFL. Once a number 1 NFL Draft JaMarcus is now considered as one of the most unfortunate NFL players in history. 

So where is JaMarcus Russell now and what is his net worth in 2024, who once signed a multi-million deal in his rookie contract?     

This article will cover JaMarcus Russell’s net worth in 2024 and his NFL career, family, and relationship.  

JaMarcus Russell Ethnicity

JaMarcus Russell’s ethnicity is African American. This information is supported by multiple reliable sources, including news articles, interviews, and biographical profiles.

JaMarcus Russell Net Worth in 2025

JaMarcus signed his first rookie 6-year worth of $68 million contract with the Oakland Raiders in 2007. JaMarcus Russell’s deal with the Oakland Raiders has included the guaranteed $32 million.

Unfortunately, JaMarcus Russell had a short NFL career and barely lasted for three seasons with the Raiders. Many issues led JaMarcus to the top NFL busts like his low performance graph, being lazy, weight gain, and other on-field issues. Finally, the Raiders released JaMarcus Russell in 2009. He never played in any NFL seasons after that. 

That doesn’t mean, Russell never tried to get back his NFL career. In 2016, JaMarcus came over from his overweight shadow and got fit. He wrote 16 franchises and asked for a second chance but didn’t get one. 

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JaMarcuss did not have a major brand endorsement as his lack of success in NFL career. However, Russell appeared in the commercial for ‘Powerade’ which is a soft drink company. He was also sponsored local Oakland car dealership. These two are the only brand endorsement JaMarcus Russell has in his career. 

According to several reports, JaMarcus Russell has a net worth of $4 million in 2024. He is currently back at his alma mater and playing the role of quarterback coach at Williamson High School in Alabama. 

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JaMarcus Russell Career, Teams, and Position

JaMarcus Russell was the first overall pick by the Oakland Raiders in the 2007 NFL Draft. JaMarcus only played three seasons for the franchise and only had 18 touchdowns and 23 interceptions with a 52.1% completion rate and a 65.2 passer rating. 

However, the LSU product JaMarcus had a record of all-time Alabama high school passing yards threw for 10,744 yards, and graduated in 2002. This record stood for almost 20 years until Jack Hayes, quarterback from Piedmont, Alabama broke Russell’s record with 10,944 passing yards. 

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JaMarcus Russell Bio and Personal Information 

JaMarcus Russell was born on August 9, 1985, in Mobile, Alabama in the USA. Former Raiders quarterback JaMarcus is 6 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 118 kg. JaMarcus’s zodiac sign is Leo. 

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JaMarcus Russell Family and Relationships

JaMarcus Russell’s parents are Bobby Lloyd and Zina L. Russell-Anderson. In 2009, JaMarcus’s uncle Ray Ray Russell and another one passed away within a month. Russell never had enough time to grieve his uncle’s death and never told his mental state to the Raiders franchise at that time. 

JaMarcus is also related to the NFL Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch. Both JaMarcus Russell and Marshawn Lynch are cousins.

Speaking of relationships, JaMarcus Russell is not dating anyone currently.   

The table below has all the details of JaMarcus Russell’s Family and his relationship. 

Family Background And Relationships
Father			Bobby Lloyd
Mother			Zina L. Russell-Anderson
Siblings			Marshawn Lynch (cousin)
Relationship Status			Unmarried
Girlfriend/wife			–

After Micheal Vick, JaMarcus Russell is the second black quarterback who got selected in the first overall draft. Despite his failed NFL career, JaMarcus Russell was one of the most touted quarterbacks in NFL history

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