Last updated: August 2026
| Net Worth | $1 million to $3 million (estimated) |
| Born | January 19, 2000 |
| Profession | Professional Football Player (NFL Offensive Lineman) |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 American |
Juice Scruggs is an American professional football player who plays center and guard for the Detroit Lions in the NFL. His net worth is not precisely documented publicly, but is commonly estimated in the low millions based on his NFL contract earnings to date.
Early Life & Family
Frederick Henry “Juice” Scruggs was born on January 19, 2000, in Ashtabula, Ohio. He played college football at Penn State from 2018 to 2022, but a serious car accident in early 2019 left him with a concussion and fractured vertebrae, forcing him to miss the entire 2019 season. He returned to the field in November 2020 and went on to earn Third-team All-Big Ten honors and be named team captain in his final season.
Rise to Fame
Scruggs’s resilience in returning from his 2019 injuries to become a team captain and standout offensive lineman at Penn State made him a notable NFL draft prospect, and he was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round (62nd overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Career History
Scruggs played for the Houston Texans from 2023 to 2025 before losing his starting spot in 2025. On March 2, 2026, he was traded to the Detroit Lions along with draft-pick compensation in exchange for running back David Montgomery. He has taken first-team reps at left guard in Detroit’s 2026 training camp as he competes for a starting role.
How They Built Their Wealth
Scruggs signed a four-year rookie contract with the Houston Texans in 2023 worth just over $6 million, including a signing bonus and guaranteed money, which has formed the bulk of his NFL earnings to date. His net worth beyond his playing contracts is not publicly documented.
Personal Life
Scruggs’s comeback from a near career-ending 2019 car accident, which included fractured vertebrae, is one of the defining storylines of his path to the NFL.
Juice Scruggs’s overall net worth is not precisely disclosed, but is commonly estimated in the low millions, reflecting his rookie NFL contract earnings and his ongoing competition for a starting offensive line role with the Detroit Lions.