09 Dec 2023, 00:00

David Bakhtiari is a popular American football player. David Bakhtiari is famous as the offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.

Early Life

David Bakhtiari was born on 30 September 1991 and he is currently 30 years old. He hails from San Mateo, California, and his zodiac sign is Libra. However, he currently resides in Burlingame, California. Also, his full name is David Afrasiab Assad Bakhtiari.

Talking about his family, his father is Karl Bakhtiari and has an elder brother named Eric Bakhtiari. Likewise, his father has a real estate business in California whereas his brother is an American footballer who plays defensive end at the University of San Diego and Tennessee Titans.

Further, this personality is of Iranian and Icelandic descent whereas his nationality is American. Regarding his educational journey, this personality went to Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California. In this institution, this person lettered two years in football and lacrosse.

He was also named a team captain during his 2nd year. During his school career, this player received the name Honorable Mention All-West Catholic Athletic League, All-Metro (Bay Area). Then in his senior year, he was named All-San Mateo County. For his college, he attended the University of Colorado where he majored in Communications. He also played for the college football team from 2009 to 2012.

Caption: David Bakhtiari in a childhood photograph with his family. Source: Instagram

Career and Professional Life

Professionally, David Bakhtiari is a popular American football player for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). For this team, he plays as an offensive tackle. Likewise, this personality played college football at Colorado Buffaloes football. In the year 2013, the Packers drafted him in the 4th round of the season’s NFL Draft.

This personality earned his 1st-team All-Pro honors in the year 2020. It was from The Associated Press. This was his 2nd time receiving first-team recognition in the last three seasons. Also, he was the only tackle in the league who earned 1st-team or 2nd-team recognition each of the last five seasons from 2016 to 2020.

Moreover, this player is one of the two Green Bay offensive tackles in team history, besides Forrest Gregg who played from 1962 to 1967 and earned AP All-Pro recognition in five-plus consecutive seasons.

Additionally, this player was named to his 3rd career Pro Bowl last season and was also done so also in 2016 and 2019. This was this player’s 2nd straight year as an original selection. Further, when this young player earned first-team AP All-Pro honors in the year 2018, this offensive tackle became the 1st Packers offensive tackle to earn first-team recognition since Gregg in 1967.

Caption: David Bakhtiari posing for a photo with his teammate. Source: Instagram

This young player started all 118 regular-season games that he has appeared in at LT since entering the league in 2013. Moreover, he has also opened all 16 regular-season games in five of his 8 seasons in the NFL. Then in the year 2013, this player became the 1st rookie to start every game at LT for Green Bay. This was the case since the league went to a 16-game schedule in the year 1978.

When he was still in high school, David Bakhtiari created the Fund a Dream Scholarship. Additionally, he also signed autographs at the Jerry Parins Cruise for Cancer. He did this in exchange for donations benefiting cancer research. Moreover, this player visited homeless shelters and nursing homes when he attended the University of Colorado.

Relationship Status

David Bakhtiari is in a romantic relationship with Frankie Shebby. Actually, the pair got engaged on 2 July 2020. This happened when the athlete proposed to his then-girlfriend. He has been dating his fiancee since October 2017 and their relationship is as strong as ever. The athlete often shares photos featuring his lover on his personal Instagram profiles.

Caption: David Bakhtiari posing for a photo with his fiancee. Source: Instagram

Body Measurements

David Bakhtiari’s listed height is 6 feet 4 inches or 1.93 meters and his listed weight is 310 lbs or 141 kgs. Other than this, the athlete’s other body measurements like his chest-waist-hip measures, biceps, dress size, etc. are still under review. Moreover, the American footballer has brown hair and hazel blue eyes. Additionally, the athlete usually sports a short beard.

Social Media and Net Worth

Talking about his social media presence, David Bakhtiari joined Twitter in September 2012 and so far has over 232.1K followers on his @davidbakhtiari account. Likewise, he goes by the username @davidbakhtiari on Instagram. While writing this biography, this account has garnered more than 336k followers. Other than these, the athlete doesn’t seem to have profiles on other platforms like Facebook, Youtube, Tiktok, etc. Moving on, this American footballer has a net worth of around $18 million US dollars.

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