Football star Sam Hartman net worth, NFL earnings and family: Here's what we know about the new bachelor

Sam Hartman has been announced as the lead of the upcoming 30th season of the reality dating series The Bachelor. The 27-year-old's casting was announced by ABC on Friday during an appearance on Good Morning America show. Hartman will look for love when The Bachelor returns to TV on March 21, 2027. Washington Commanders quarterback has played college football for the teams like Wake Forest and Notre Dame before joining the NFL.

Sam Hartman appearance on The Bachelor Season 30

The Bachelor Season 30 will premiere on Sunday, March 21, 2027, at 8 pm ET/PT on ABC. The episodes will stream on Hulu the following day. The show will also be available on Hulu on Disney+ for eligible bundle subscribers in the United States. The franchise has returned after a break of two years. Hartman will become the latest lead in the ABC dating series.

Sam Hartman net worth, NFL earnings and family

Sam Hartman's estimated net worth is between $1 million and $2 million. His reported cumulative NFL career earnings stood at approximately $1,268,128 as of 2026.

His father Dr. Mark Hartman is a spinal surgeon and former college football player at Davidson College. His mother Lisa Hartman is a retired nurse and mental health advocate. Hartman has an older biological brother Joe Hartman who played basketball at Haverford College and pursued a medical career at the University of Florida. His adoptive and half brother Demitri Allison played wide receiver at Elon University. He died by suicide in 2015 at the age of 21.

Hartman's appearance also connects The Bachelor with the NFL. He is the second NFL quarterback to lead the show after Jesse Palmer who appeared in its first season in 2004. Another former quarterback Jordan Rodgers appeared on The Bachelorette and later married season lead JoJo Fletcher in 2022.

Sam Hartman football career

Sam Hartman is a 27-year-old American football quarterback. He plays for the Washington Commanders and was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He played four seasons at Wake Forest before transferring to Notre Dame for his final college season in 2023. He finished his college career with 134 touchdown passes. It is an ACC record. He also set conference records for 300-yard passing games.

Hartman joined the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent after the 2024 NFL Draft. He has largely been part of the team's practice squad and has not appeared in a regular-season NFL game.