Background and career
Douglas Dewayne Baldwin Jr. (born September 21, 1988) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire eight-season career as a wide receiver with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinals and was signed by the Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2011. Baldwin is the Seahawks fourth all-time leader in team receptions and receiving yards, third in receiving touchdowns and was selected to the Pro Bowl twice and won Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014 with the team.
Baldwin grew up in Gulf Breeze, Florida. He played youth football and ran track in Pensacola alongside future NFL running back Alfred Morris. He attended Gulf Breeze High School and played on the school's football team, the Gulf Breeze Dolphins. As a senior, Baldwin had 42 receptions for 682 yards (16.2 avg.) with six touchdowns. In addition to football, Baldwin also competed in track and field. He competed in the jumping events, recording top-jumps of 1.94 meters in the high jump and 6.65 meters in the long jump.
Baldwin played college football for the Stanford Cardinal from 2007 to 2010, serving as a wide receiver and kick returner. In his senior year, he led the Cardinal in receiving yards and touchdowns. In all four seasons with the Cardinal, Baldwin's head coach was Jim Harbaugh.
Despite leading Stanford in receiving yards as a senior, Baldwin went undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft. He signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent following the end of the 2011 NFL lockout to a three-year deal worth $1.4 million. Baldwin caught his first career NFL touchdown, a 55-yard reception from quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, in Week 1 of the 2011 season against the San Francisco 49ers, a team which was coached by Jim Harbaugh, Baldwin's former college coach. He finished fourth in rookie reception yardage in the 2011 NFL season, and led the Seahawks in both receiving yards and receptions. He also made the USA Today All-Joe Team for players who are talented and had put up good numbers, but did not receive a Pro Bowl bid. He became the first undrafted rookie free agent to lead his team in receptions and yards receiving since the AFL-NFL merger.
Baldwin changed his uniform number from #15 to #89 for the 2012 NFL season to allow the incoming quarterback Matt Flynn to have #15. After week 1 of the 2012 season, Baldwin required dental surgery after diving for a pass. He suffered a shoulder injury during practice prior to Week 3 and a high ankle sprain during a punt return in Week 7, both of which kept him out the following weeks' games. In the 2012 regular season, Baldwin had 29 receptions for 336 yards and three touchdowns in his first season with quarterback Russell Wilson. Baldwin and the Seahawks made the playoffs after a successful regular season. Against the Washington Redskins in the Wild Card Round, Baldwin had two receptions for 39 yards in the 24–14 victory at FedExField. In the Divisional Round against the Atlanta Falcons, Baldwin had one reception for six yards in the 30–28 loss at the Georgia Dome.
In his third season, Baldwin and the Seahawks had a very successful year. Baldwin caught a career-high five touchdowns in the 2013 season. In the season opener against the Carolina Panthers, he had a season-high seven receptions for 91 receiving yards. Two weeks later, he had his first receiving touchdown of the season, a 35-yard touchdown pass from Tarvaris Jackson, against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 3. On November 3 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had six receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown in the 27–24 victory in Week 9. Overall, in the 2013 regular season, he had 50 receptions for 778 yards and five touchdowns. He finished second on the team in receptions and yards.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
