Cameron Dantzler

CB

#27

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 22

Weight: 188 lbs

College: Mississippi State

2020 SEASON

TCKLS

36
SCK

0
FF

1
INT

2

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WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
17	@Lions	W 37 - 35
16	@Saints	L 33 - 52	2	2	0	0	0						0
15	Bears	L 27 - 33	3	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
14	@Buccaneers	L 14 - 26	3	3	0	0	1						0
13	Jaguars	W 27 - 24	4	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
12	Panthers	W 28 - 27	4	2	2	0	1						0
11	Cowboys	L 28 - 31	4	0	4	0	0						0
10	@Bears	W 19 - 13
9	Lions	W 34 - 20
8	@Packers	W 28 - 22	2	2	0	0	0						0
6	Falcons	L 23 - 40	11	9	2	0	0						0
5	@Seahawks	L 26 - 27	5	4	1	0	0						0
4	@Texans	W 31 - 23	3	3	0	0	0						0
3	Titans	L 30 - 31
2	@Colts	L 11 - 28
1	Packers	L 34 - 43	3	3	0	0	0						0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2020	Minnesota Vikings	11	10	44	34	10	0		4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
TOTAL		11	10	44	34	10	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	1

Biography

• Named to PFWA All-Rookie Team, the 1st Vikings CB to have the honor since Dewayne Washington in 1994.

• Only rookie defender in the NFL to record an INT, FF and FR in the same game in 2020.

• Played on a 7-on-7 team in high school with Vikings TE and fellow New Orleans native Irv Smith, Jr.

OFF THE FIELD

• Majored in human development and family sciences.

• Nicknamed "Needle" as a kid, sold custom t-shirts with a needle logo following the NFL Draft to benefit NoKid Hungry, a program that provides meals and nutrition education for families in need.

• Has a son, Cameron, Jr., and daughter, Carmyn.

• Named to PFWA All-Rookie Team, the 1st Vikings CB to have the honor since Dewayne Washington in 1994.

• Only rookie defender in the NFL to record an INT, FF and FR in the same game in 2020.

• Played on a 7-on-7 team in high school with Vikings TE and fellow New Orleans native Irv Smith, Jr.

OFF THE FIELD

• Majored in human development and family sciences.

• Nicknamed "Needle" as a kid, sold custom t-shirts with a needle logo following the NFL Draft to benefit NoKid Hungry, a program that provides meals and nutrition education for families in need.

• Has a son, Cameron, Jr., and daughter, Carmyn.

HONORS

• Named All-Rookie by Pro Football Writers Association.

PRO

• Started 10 of 11 games played during rookie season in 2020.

• Selected in the 3rd round (#89 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft, the 2nd of 5 DBs drafted by the Vikings.

• Joined Vikings 1st-round WR Justin Jefferson (#22 overall) of LSU from the Southeastern Conference as Vikings picks from the league in the opening 3 rounds.

2020: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Started 10 of 11 games played at CB, tying for 4th in the NFL among rookie DBs with 3 TFL, and his 2 INTs tied for 5th.

• Named to PFWA All-Rookie Team, the 1st Vikings CB to have the honor since Dewayne Washington in 1994.

• Helped tie a Vikings record as 1 of 6 rookies to start a game when he opened Christmas Day game at New Orleans (12/25).

• Joined fellow rookie CB Jeff Gladney as starters at CB.

• Started at RCB in NFL debut vs. Green Bay (9/13) and made 4 solo tackles as the only Vikings rookie to start in season opener.

• Inactive Weeks 2-3 due to a rib injury (9/20).

• Tallied 3 tackles in 2nd career start at Houston (10/4).

• Ranked 3rd on the team at Seattle with 5 tackles (10/11).

• Had career high 12 tackles and 2 TFLs vs. Atlanta (10/18).

• Placed on Reserve/COVID-19 on 10/28 and activated from list on 10/31.

• Had 2 tackles before exiting the game with a neck injury in the 1st quarter at Green Bay (11/1).

• Inactive Weeks 9-10 with a concussion.

• Had 4 tackles in both Weeks 11 and 12 and added a TFL and his 1st career pass defensed vs. Carolina (11/29).

• Notched his 1st career INT off Mike Glennon in the 2nd quarter and later added a FF and FR vs. Jacksonville (12/6).

• Recorded 2nd INT, off Mitchell Trubisky, in the end zone for a touchback and had 3 tackles vs. Chicago (12/20).

COLLEGE

• Started final 22 games of the 35 he played for Bulldogs, all 13 games of the 2018 season and 9 games during 2019 before injuries sidelined him.

• Was a 2nd-Team All-SEC honoree by Associated Press as a sophomore in 2018.

• Bulldogs CB group in 2019 did not allow a TD pass as a unit.

• Helped Bulldogs win the Egg Bowl rivalry games against Mississippi during the 2018 and 2019 regular seasons; posted career-high 9 tackles in his final game at MSU in cross-state rivalry against Ole Miss.

• Missed 2019 regular-season games vs. Kansas State, Texas A&M and Abilene Christian and Music City Bowl against Louisville, with team going 1-3 in the games he missed en route to a 6-7 mark overall.

• Snared 1st career INT off Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson in 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl against Louisville, part of a 4-INT day against Jackson by the Bulldogs in the 31-27 win.

• Notched 1.5 career sacks, a full sack in 2018 when he hauled down Tua Tagovailoa vs. Alabama and shared a sack in 2019 of Heisman winner Joe Burrow vs. LSU.

• Helped MSU to an 8-5 mark and a berth in the Outback Bowl in 2018, falling to Iowa.

• Had a pair of INTs on the 2018 season, grabbing INTs against Florida and at LSU and shared a sack at LSU.

• MSU capped the 2017 season with a 9-4 mark and bowl win over Louisville.

PREP

• Ranked as a 3-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and Scout as a QB and DB at St. Thomas Aquinas.

• Led club to a 12-1 mark and a berth in the state semifinals for the first time in school history.

• Ran for 1,901 yards and 26 TDs as a senior and threw for 1,381 yards and 11 TDs, helping him earn All-State in Class 2A, and was District 7-2A MVP.

• As a track standout, set school record and won state title in 2015 with a 23-3 1/4 long jump.

video

Rookie Roundtable Featuring Cameron Dantzler, D.J. Wonnum and Troy Dye | #VikingsAtHome

vikings.com's Gabe Henderson caught up with a trio of Vikings rookies -- Cameron Dantzler, D.J. Wonnum and Troy Dye -- on the latest episode of "#VikingsAtHome" to look back on their first seasons in the NFL, what lies ahead for them this offseason and more.