Joshua Patrick Allen, commonly known as Josh Allen, is an American professional football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills and the NFL’s Most Valuable Player for the 2024 season. He is married to Academy Award-nominated actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld: the couple wed on 31 May 2025 in Santa Barbara, California, and announced the birth of their first child, a daughter, on 2 April 2026.

That makes this one of the rare sports-and-entertainment pairings that has moved all the way from speculation to a settled family life in public view. What began as paparazzi sightings in May 2023 is now a marriage, a baby, and a run of career milestones that includes the richest guaranteed contract in NFL history.

This article covers how Allen and Steinfeld met, their engagement and wedding, the arrival of their daughter, and where Allen’s contract and net worth actually stand in 2026.

Josh Allen Bio

Field	Details
Full Name	Joshua Patrick Allen
Date of Birth	May 21, 1996
Age	30 (as of August 2026)
Birth Place	Firebaugh, California, USA
Residence	Buffalo, New York, USA
Nationality	American
Profession	Professional Football Player (Quarterback)
Education	Firebaugh High School; Reedley College; University of Wyoming
Father	Joel Allen
Mother	LaVonne Allen
Siblings	Three: Nicala (older sister), Jason (younger brother), Makenna (younger sister)
Religion	Christianity
Spouse	Hailee Steinfeld: engaged November 2024, married 31 May 2025
Children	One daughter, birth announced 2 April 2026 (name not made public)
Horoscope	Gemini
Weight	107 kg (235 lbs)
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Net Worth	Estimated $70-100 million (2026) – not to be confused with career earnings, see below
Career Earnings	$207,404,439 in cash through the 2025 season (Over The Cap)
Current Contract	6 years, $330 million (signed March 2025), $250 million guaranteed
Category	NFL Quarterback
Current Team	Buffalo Bills
Position	Quarterback
Jersey Number	17
Years Active	2018 – Present
Draft	2018 NFL Draft, 7th overall by the Buffalo Bills
Previous Teams	None: he has spent his entire NFL career in Buffalo
Awards	NFL Most Valuable Player (2024 season) Four Pro Bowl selections Second-team All-Pro (2020) Multiple AFC East division titles with Buffalo
Instagram	joshallenqb

Early Life of Josh Allen

Josh Allen was raised on a 3,000-acre cotton farm in Firebaugh, a small town approximately 40 miles west of Fresno. He is the second of four children born to parents Joel and LaVonne Allen. The family has deep roots in the area, with his great-grandfather having immigrated from Sweden during the Great Depression to establish their farm. Joel Allen instilled a strong work ethic in Josh by involving him in farm activities from a young age, which greatly influenced his character and determination.

Allen attended Firebaugh High School, where he excelled in multiple sports, including football, basketball, and baseball. Despite his athletic talent, he faced significant challenges in gaining attention from college recruiters; he received no scholarship offers from Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools during his high school career. This lack of recognition led him to enroll at Reedley College, a junior college nearby, where he played one season before sending out highlight tapes and emails to over 1,000 college coaches.

Allen’s journey was not without its hurdles. During his time at Wyoming, he suffered a collarbone injury that limited his playing time early on. However, he made a successful comeback and continued to develop his skills as a quarterback. Additionally, prior to the 2018 NFL Draft, old social media posts surfaced where Allen had used racial slurs during his teenage years. He publicly apologized for these comments, acknowledging them as mistakes made in his youth.

Buffalo drafted him seventh overall in 2018, a decision that took several seasons to look obviously correct. For context on how much the franchise’s quarterback economics changed in that time, the Bills’ previous starter Tyrod Taylor spent his Buffalo years on a fraction of what Allen now earns in a single season.

Hailee Steinfeld: Early Life and Career

Hailee Steinfeld was born on December 11, 1996, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Thousand Oaks. She gained early fame at the age of 13 when she received an Academy Award nomination for her role in True Grit. Over the years, she has starred in various successful films, including Pitch Perfect, The Edge of Seventeen, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, where she voiced the character Spider-Woman. In addition to her acting career, Steinfeld is also a musician, having released two pop albums with notable hits like “Starving,” which peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Steinfeld has focused primarily on her acting and music careers, and she also writes a personal newsletter called “Beau Society,” which has become the couple’s preferred channel for major announcements. Both their wedding photographs and their daughter’s birth were shared there first, rather than through a magazine exclusive or a social media post.

How Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld Met

Allen and Steinfeld were first linked romantically in May 2023, shortly after Allen’s split from Brittany Williams, his girlfriend of roughly eight years. The timing drew criticism at the time, since the pair were connected publicly within about a month of reports of that breakup.

Their relationship entered the public consciousness in May 2023, with photographers capturing images of them together in New York City. Speculation intensified following sightings in Los Cabos, Mexico, and reports of Steinfeld shopping for Bills merchandise alongside Allen’s mother. It was not until October 26, 2023, that they appeared together publicly as a couple, at a Buffalo Sabres game.

Allen posted a photo featuring Steinfeld on Instagram in July 2024, taken during a trip to Paris. This “hard launch,” as some media outlets termed it, coincided with Steinfeld’s own account of the trip in “Beau Society,” where she alluded to shared experiences and expressed affection for Allen.

Engagement and Wedding

Allen proposed in November 2024, and the couple married on 31 May 2025 at San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California. The ceremony was deliberately phone-free and was planned by event designer Mindy Weiss. Steinfeld wore a strapless Tamara Ralph gown with opera gloves and a French Chantilly lace veil; Allen wore a custom Tom Ford tuxedo.

In keeping with how the couple has handled their private life throughout, no photographs were sold to a magazine. Steinfeld released the first images and details herself through her newsletter in the weeks that followed. The wedding came less than three months after Allen signed his record contract extension, making the spring of 2025 comfortably the most consequential few months of his life to date.

Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld’s First Child

The couple announced on 12 December 2025 that they were expecting their first child, sharing a video in which Allen kissed Steinfeld’s baby bump and photographs of the two of them in the snow. Allen spoke about impending fatherhood in late January 2026, calling it “the most important thing I’ll ever be in my life.”

On 2 April 2026, Steinfeld announced through “Beau Society” that their daughter had arrived, writing that the couple were “feeling incredibly grateful and blessed.” Consistent with their approach to publicity, they did not disclose the baby’s name or exact date of birth, and had not done so as of August 2026.

Josh Allen’s Contract and Net Worth in 2026

On 9 March 2025, Allen and the Bills agreed to a six-year extension worth $330 million, with $250 million guaranteed. That guarantee was the largest ever given to an NFL player at the time, surpassing the $230 million guaranteed to Deshaun Watson. The deal runs through the 2030 season and raised his 2025 pay from a scheduled $14.5 million to $58 million.

Career earnings and net worth are not the same number, and this is a post where the difference matters. Over The Cap credits Allen with $207,404,439 in career cash earnings through the 2025 season, across his rookie deal, his 2021 extension and the current contract. His net worth is a much smaller and less precise figure: Celebrity Net Worth publishes $100 million, while other outlets estimate closer to $70 million, so the honest answer in 2026 is a range of roughly $70-100 million.

The gap between the two has three ordinary causes. Combined federal and New York State tax takes a little under half of Allen’s football income before anything else happens; agent fees and the costs that come with a professional career take more; and, most importantly, the great majority of that $330 million has not been paid yet, because the contract does not finish running until 2030. Any figure that treats the full contract value as money Allen already owns is counting future earnings as present wealth. Allen’s off-field income, including his farming interests and endorsement work, is real but is not large enough to close that gap on its own.

For comparison across the league, see our ranking of the top 50 richest NFL players in 2026, and the same earnings-versus-wealth breakdown applied to a younger quarterback in Drake Maye’s net worth. Among Allen’s own teammates, the contract details for Bradley Chubb and tight end Dalton Kincaid show how differently the money is distributed away from the quarterback position.

Two Careers, One Household

Steinfeld’s public support for Allen’s football career is well documented. She attended Bills games regularly through the 2023 and 2024 seasons and has spoken warmly about the club’s fanbase, “Bills Mafia.” Allen, for his part, has generally kept his commentary about the relationship brief, letting the newsletter and the occasional Instagram post do the talking.

The logistics remain genuinely difficult. Allen’s job keeps him in Buffalo for most of the year, while Steinfeld’s acting and music work requires her to move constantly, and a young child adds a further constraint that neither of them faced before 2026. Both have been candid that scheduling around each other is the hardest part of the arrangement.

On the field, the 2025 season ended painfully. Buffalo lost 33-30 in overtime to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Round on 17 January 2026, a game in which Allen produced 349 total yards and three passing touchdowns but also four turnovers. “Can’t win with five turnovers,” he said afterwards, referring to Buffalo’s total for the night. He finished the regular season with a fourth Pro Bowl selection and third place in MVP voting. Buffalo built that 2018 draft class around him: Harrison Phillips, taken in the third round of the same draft, is one of the few members of it still starting in the NFL.

Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen: FAQs

Are Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld married?

Yes. They married on 31 May 2025 at San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara, California, after becoming engaged in November 2024. Steinfeld is Allen’s wife, not his girlfriend.

Do Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld have a baby?

Yes. They announced on 2 April 2026 that their first child, a daughter, had been born. They have not made her name or exact date of birth public. The pregnancy was announced on 12 December 2025.

When did Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen start dating?

They were first linked romantically in May 2023, when they were photographed together in New York City. Their first public appearance together as a couple came on October 26, 2023, at a Buffalo Sabres game.

What is Josh Allen’s net worth in 2026?

Estimates run from about $70 million to $100 million. That is separate from his career earnings, which Over The Cap puts at $207,404,439 in cash through the 2025 season. The difference is explained by tax, agent fees, and the fact that most of his $330 million contract is not payable until later seasons.

How much is Josh Allen’s contract worth?

Allen signed a six-year, $330 million extension with the Buffalo Bills on 9 March 2025, including $250 million guaranteed – the largest guarantee in NFL history at the time of signing. The contract keeps him in Buffalo through the 2030 season.

Was there any controversy surrounding the start of their relationship?

Yes. Allen was linked to Steinfeld roughly a month after reports of his breakup with Brittany Williams, his girlfriend of about eight years. Some observers felt he had moved on too quickly. The criticism faded as the relationship progressed toward marriage.

Who was Josh Allen’s girlfriend before Hailee Steinfeld?

Brittany Williams, whom Allen dated for roughly eight years beginning in high school. They separated in early 2023.

Updated 21 August 2026. Marriage date and wedding details verified against CBS Sports and The Knot; the birth of the couple’s daughter against ESPN and TODAY (announced 2 April 2026); contract terms against ESPN, BBC Sport and NBC News; career cash earnings of $207,404,439 against Over The Cap; net worth range against Celebrity Net Worth; and the 2025 season result against ESPN and the Buffalo Bills’ official match report.