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D.J. Wonnum

DE

#98

Experience: R

Height: 6-5

Age: 22

Weight: 258 lbs

College: South Carolina

2020 SEASON

TCKLS

6
SCK

1
FF

0
INT

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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	FF
3	Titans	L 30 - 31	3	2	1	0	0	0
2	@Colts	L 11 - 28	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Falcons	L 23 - 40	2	2	0	0	0	0
5	@Seahawks	L 26 - 27
4	@Texans	W 31 - 23	1	1	0	1	0	0
1	Packers	L 34 - 43

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	5	0	6	5	1	1		0						0
TOTAL		5	0	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	NaN	0	0	0	0

Biography

• Ranks 9th on South Carolina's career list with 29.5 TFL.

• Named a permanent team captain, just 1 of 3 sophomores in South Carolina football history.

OFF THE FIELD

• Brother, Dylan, plays OT for South Carolina.

• Graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sport and Entertainment Management in December 2019.

PRO

• Selected in the 4th round (#117 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft, the 1st of 2 DEs drafted by the Vikings.

• Is the highest drafted DE by the Vikings since Danielle Hunter (88th overall) out of LSU in the 2015 NFL Draft.

• Minnesota last selected a player out of South Carolina in the 2009 NFL Draft, picking LB Jasper Brinkley in the 5th round.

• The SEC had 63 total players drafted (4 by the Vikings), the most by any league and 15 more than runner-up Big Ten.

• Ranks 9th on South Carolina's career list with 29.5 TFL.

• Named a permanent team captain, just 1 of 3 sophomores in South Carolina football history.

OFF THE FIELD

• Brother, Dylan, plays OT for South Carolina.

• Graduated with a bachelor's degree in Sport and Entertainment Management in December 2019.

PRO

• Selected in the 4th round (#117 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft, the 1st of 2 DEs drafted by the Vikings.

• Is the highest drafted DE by the Vikings since Danielle Hunter (88th overall) out of LSU in the 2015 NFL Draft.

• Minnesota last selected a player out of South Carolina in the 2009 NFL Draft, picking LB Jasper Brinkley in the 5th round.

• The SEC had 63 total players drafted (4 by the Vikings), the most by any league and 15 more than runner-up Big Ten.

COLLEGE

• Appeared in 43 games with 30 starts, logging 137 career tackles with 14.0 sacks, 29.5 TFL, 1 INT, 5 PBU, 1 FF and 1 FR.

• A 4-time SEC Defensive Player or Lineman of the Week.

• Two-time team captain (2017 and 2019) who was named a 2019 2nd-Team All-SEC (Associated Press) selection.

• Helped 2017 squad go 9-4 and topped Michigan in the Outback Bowl, the only bowl win during his tenure.

• Started 12 games and finished the season with 37 tackles, including 9.5 TFL and 4.5 sacks in 2019.

• Registered 5 tackles, including a career-high 3.0 sacks, and a FF against Kentucky as a senior.

• Intercepted his 1st career pass and returned it 21 yards at Missouri in 2019, setting up a touchdown.

• Blocked a FG attempt off the foot of All-American Rodrigo Blankenship at Georgia at the end of the 1st half in a 2019 double- OT 20-17 upset win on the road at the #3 Bulldogs.

• Limited to 5 games, all starts, due to injuries in 2018.

• As a sophomore, started all 13 games, collected 57 tackles, while leading the team with 13.0 TFL (8th in SEC) and 6.0 sacks.

• Played in every game as a true freshman in 2016 for team that

went 6-7, falling in Birmingham Bowl to South Florida in OT.

PREP

• Named All-Region in Class 6 – AAAAA as a senior at Stephenson High in Stone Mountain, an Atlanta suburb.

• Earned All-State honors at TE during his junior season.

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D.J. Wonnum: "Learning From Danielle and Coach Patterson, The Sky's the Limit" | Minnesota Vikings Podcast

On this segment of the Minnesota Vikings Podcast, rookie defensive end D.J. Wonnum joins vikings.com's Chris Corso to talk about what the virtual offseason meetings have been like, how Danielle Hunter has emerged as the leader of the defensive line and how excited he is to be playing for head coach Mike Zimmer and co-defensive coordinator Andre Patterson.

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D.J. Wonnum College Highlights

View college highlights of new Vikings DE D.J. Wonnum from his time at South Carolina.

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1-on-1 With D.J. Wonnum

vikings.com's Gabe Henderson talked with DE D.J. Wonnum after he was taken in round four of the 2020 NFL Draft.

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Draft Room Calls Featuring D.J. Wonnum, James Lynch and Troy Dye

Go inside the Vikings virtual draft room as General Manager Rick Spielman and others on the coaching and front office staffs welcome the team's fourth round selections -- D.J. Wonnum, James Lynch and Troy Dye -- in the 2020 NFL Draft to the team.