Cameron Dantzler

• Grabbed 1st career INT during college career as a redshirt freshman in TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Louisville off Heisman Trophy winner and future NFL MVP Lamar Jackson to cap 2017 season and shared a sack on Heisman winner Joe Burrow in 2019.

• Joined in Vikings rookie class by fellow Mississippi State DB Brian Cole II.

• 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 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.

• Grabbed 1st career INT during college career as a redshirt freshman in TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Louisville off Heisman Trophy winner and future NFL MVP Lamar Jackson to cap 2017 season and shared a sack on Heisman winner Joe Burrow in 2019.

• Joined in Vikings rookie class by fellow Mississippi State DB Brian Cole II.

• 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 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.

PRO

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

• Joined in Vikings rookie class by college defensive backfield partner S Brian Cole II, the duo are only the 2nd and 3rd players in Vikings history drafted from Mississippi State.

• 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. The SEC had 40 players drafted in the top 3 rounds, setting a record for a conference through 3 rounds of the Draft and a total that was 23 players higher than the runner-up Big Ten.

• The SEC had 63 total players drafted, the most by any league and 15 more than runner-up Big Ten.

COLLEGE

• Started final 22 games of the 35 he played for Bulldogs, all 13 game 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.