Former American football quarterback Kliff Kingsbury is the current head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Kingsbury, who played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1998 to 2002, earns a large salary and monetary benefits from his coaching career.

So, everyone wants to know how much the football coach makes. In this section, we will learn about his net worth, salary, and awards, as well as his career.

How much money is Kliff Kingsbury worth?

The net worth of the 38-year-old coach is $14 million. Kliff previously coached the Texas A&M Aggies and was the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

He earned a base salary of $10.5 million and an average salary of $2.1 million per year under his 5-year contract with the Raiders, which he signed in 2012. On August 29, 2014, Kingsbury received a 5-year contract extension with an initial salary of $3.1 million and a $200,000 raise each year through 2020. According to the terms of the agreement, he would earn $4.1 million in salary in his final year.

His annual salary is currently reported to be $3.7 million.

In 2017, Kingsbury’s dead cap value was $2,750,000. He has not, however, left the team, and his dead cap value is reported to be $2,250,000 in 2018 and $2,000,000 in 2019 and 2020.

Kingsbury, who has made a lot of money through his professional career, owns a luxury house, but the price and exact location of the house are unknown.

Furthermore, he enjoys driving his $50,000 Lexus. He even received a car as an allowance from Texas Tech and would receive another if he married, as stipulated in the contract. Kingsbury once tweeted a picture of a Lamborghini car, expressing his desire to own one.

His father also owns a F 150, which is valued at $30,000.

Kingsbury enjoys watches and frequently wears his favorite brand, a $10,000 Breitling.

Achievements and Career

Kliff Kingsbury, the current head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, held many Division I (NCAA) passing records during his playing career and also won the Sammy Baugh Trophy in 2002.

The former footballer, who later played for his high school teams, was a quarterback for the Texas Tech Red Raiders under coaches Spike Dykes from 1998-1999 and Mike Leach from 2000-2002.

He was selected by the New England Patriots in 2003 with 39 school records, 13 Big and 12 Conference records, and 7 NCAA FBS records, but he only played for them for a year. Similarly, he only played one season each with the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Cologne Centurions, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.

As an assistant coach:

Later, from 2008 to 2011, he worked as an assistant coach for the Houston Cougars. Kingsbury, who was recognized for the Houston offense’s performance in 2009 with Case Keenum at the helm, quickly gained Coach Kevin Sumlin’s trust and began calling all offensive plays, earning him the 2011 Offensive Coordinator of the Year award.

Here’s a video of the Houston Cougars winning during Kingsbury’s tenure.

Following his outstanding season, he was hired as the Offensive Coordinator for the Texas A&M Aggies in 2012. He was nominated for the Broyles Award and was named Footballscoop.com Offensive Coordinator of the Year in 2012.

Later, on December 12, 2012, he was hired as a full-time head coach by the Texas Tech Red Raiders for a five-year contract. In 2014, his contract was extended until 2020.

Three of Kingsbury’s players were drafted in the 2016 NFL Draft: Le’Raven Clark, DeAndre Washington, and Jakeem Grant.

So, we wish him the best of luck in the future.

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