Jared Goff off the Field: Get To Know the Lions QB’s Wife Christen Harper, Siblings, Parents, and More

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff is more than a football player. He is a husband and he is a son. He is also starring in season two of Netflix’s hit show “Quarterback,” which features a behind-the-scenes look at his life — both on and off the football field. Here is a closer look at the man behind the quarterback and his support system.

Lions QB Jared Goff Is Married to Former Swimsuit Model, Christen Harper

Goff is married to model and actress Christen Harper Goff. Goff proposed while the couple was on a beach vacation in Mexico with friends, and they got married in Ojai, Calif., on June 22, 2024.

Both are engulfed in their work. Goff is busy trying to lead the Lions to their first Super Bowl, while his wife has appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.

Harper is always attending her husband’s games. Further, the two have also attended various red carpet events together like the ESPY Awards and NFL Honors.

In 2021, Harper made it to the final round of 15 for the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search and was selected as one of six models to appear in the magazine.

She described the whole experience as “such an incredible journey.” She also said, “I am so inspired by these women every single day. I feel so lucky to have the opportunity to connect with so many different people across the country.”

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff hugs his wife Christen Harper during warmups before the Los Angeles Rams game at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024.

Harper and Goff started dating in 2019 after they met through the online dating app Raya for celebrities.

“I was truly not looking for anything at the time,” Harper said. “I had just gotten out of a long relationship and I was trying to stay single for a year. Then I met him and the rest is history, baby.”

Harper is always quick to support Goff. In Dec. 2021, the Lions ended a 15-game losing streak while she was on a photoshoot with Sports Illustrated. They filmed her reaction when she heard the news that Detroit had finally won a game.

“It’s over? Shut up, shut up,” Harper said. “You guys, this is their first win, like this is crazy. … Oh my god, this is gonna make me cry.”

Goff was traded from the Los Angeles Rams to the Lions in March of 2021. When he was traded, his wife-to-be was fully on board and she endorsed the move.

“We’ve always been in California, so there was an excitement to a fresh start, but at the same time, my whole career has been in L.A. and I did not know what it was going to look like moving away from that,” she told the New York Post. Despite her initial hesitation, she was glad she took the leap with Goff.

“I feel lucky to kind of start branching out into doing different things,” she continued. “I think the space allowed me to do that because if I stayed in L.A., I probably would have continued to do the same work I’ve done for years.”

Recently, the couple announced that they are expecting their first child.

Who Are Goff’s Parents and Siblings?

Goff’s parents, Jerry and Nancy, are also a major part of his support system. Jerry was a former MLB catcher for the Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Houston Astros. He had a career that lasted 10 seasons.

Nancy, Goff’s mother, was a mortgage banker for Flagship Bank. She celebrated with Goff when he was the No. 1 overall selection in the 2016 NFL Draft. The two walked the red carpet together and she couldn’t contain her excitement.

“It’s pretty incredible, it’s a dream come true for him,” Nancy said. “He’s been playing for 16 years now, and it’s so exciting.”

Goff also has a sister named Lauren, but there isn’t much information about her available online besides the fact that she is married.

Lions Players’ Fantasy Outlooks for Week 7

Here’s what PFSN’s Kyle Soppe wrote about the notable Lions players’ fantasy outlooks for the Week 7 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

Jared Goff

Jared Goff is going to do what Jared Goff is going to do. It’s productive, but it’s not the most fantasy-friendly skill set.

Goff has completed north of 70% of his throws in five of six games and has multiple passing scores in three straight. He makes the right call on almost every snap, which is generally good for winning NFL games, but not great for us who live in the fantasy world.

The irony of a conservative QB (7.0 aDOT or less in every season with Detroit) leading a Dan Campbell team is not lost on me. It’s a yin-and-yang situation that works for this team.

There’s a chance he gets caught up in a shootout with Baker Mayfield this week, but what’s most likely is a low-possession game where Detroit’s offense is on the field for 35 minutes. That means a lot of the running backs and maybe another 200-2-0 type of line from Goff.

If that’s the case, he’s not worth starting in standard-sized leagues. The Bucs allow the sixth-most yards per deep completion this season, so if you told me that a single Goff bomb vaulted him from QB14 to QB9, I wouldn’t be shocked, but you’re playing him for the high floor and hoping that your skill position players do more of the heavy lifting.

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown might have the highest floor of any receiver in the game today. He’s caught at least seven passes in five straight contests

He’s sacrificed a little depth of target for an increased share of the pie in this post-Ben Johnson era, and it looks good on him. What specifically has me enthralled and believing this could be fantasy’s WR1 the rest of the way is that he’s been targeted on 46.2% of his red zone routes, a significant spike from the 33% rate a season ago.

You never want to put the cart before the horse, but a third season with over 1,200 receiving yards and at least 10 TD receptions is a good bet, and that’ll put him easily in the first round of 2026 redrafts (yes, I have a few teams that are dead, and I’ve begun looking ahead, sue me).

Jahmyr Gibbs

Am I annoyed that Jahmyr Gibbs doesn’t have more than two targets in three straight games? I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t, but that really is a first-world problem.

Gibbs has seized control of this backfield, carrying the ball at least 15 times in three of his past four games. While the target count has been down recently, his 92% catch rate helps mitigate those worries, and the elite efficiency is what gives him a realistic path to being the top-scoring running back in any given week.

Tampa Bay owns a top-10 run defense, but its strengths are up the middle, and Gibbs can make those field-flipping plays when ushered outside. I downgrade most backs when facing the Bucs; Gibbs isn’t “most backs.”

David Montgomery

Nope, I didn’t have “Lions trying to get David Montgomery a touchdown pass in consecutive weeks” on my Bingo card, but here we are. It got called back against the Chiefs (almost like Goff isn’t up to date with the rules of being in motion), but the fact that they are willing to be creative gives me more hope than some of the recent usage stuff does.

Sans a blowout of Cincinnati, Monty hasn’t cleared 12 carries in a game this season, and there’s really no reason to call his number in the passing game when you have access to Jahmyr Gibbs (six targets over the past five weeks).

We saw the juice he still has in the explosion effort against the Ravens, and we know he’s a drive finisher, but there is no denying that the development of Gibbs into a well-rounded option has come at the expense of Detroit’s RB2.

Even with a lower floor/ceiling combination than he had in the Ben Johnson scheme, this is a starting-level profile. The loss in Kansas City last week was the first time this season that he didn’t get multiple red-zone touches: you’re chasing scores to a degree, but there aren’t five situations in which I’d rather do it.

Sam LaPorta

Sam LaPorta has scored in consecutive weeks (19 touchdowns in 39 career games), and I worry less about his target ceiling than I do others at the position.

Of course, I’d love to see him clear six looks in a game, something he hasn’t done since Week 1, but the track record of efficiency is enough to make him a lineup lock, especially in a home game like this that carries shootout potential.

If you include the playoff loss, LaPorta has hauled in 39 of his past 47 targets, a success rate that looks more like my high school GPA than a catch percentage. Much like Travis Kelce in Kansas City, Detroit has dialed back his average depth of target (5.9 yards after posting 7.4 and 7.9 in his first two NFL seasons), and it’s helped stabilize his fantasy floor.

Don’t bemoan the target count; be happy you’re one of the five highest floors at the position.