D.J. Wonnum

DE

#98

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-5

Age: 23

Weight: 258 lbs

College: South Carolina

2020 SEASON

TCKLS

16
SCK

3
FF

1
INT

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WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	FF
17	@Lions	W 37 - 35	2	1	1	0	0	0
16	@Saints	L 33 - 52	2	1	1	0	0	0
15	Bears	L 27 - 33	5	2	3	0	0	0
14	@Buccaneers	L 14 - 26	2	1	1	0	0	0
13	Jaguars	W 27 - 24
12	Panthers	W 28 - 27	1	0	1	0	1	0
11	Cowboys	L 28 - 31	1	1	0	0	0	0
10	@Bears	W 19 - 13	2	2	0	1	0	0
9	Lions	W 34 - 20	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	@Packers	W 28 - 22	1	1	0	1	0	1
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
3	Titans	L 30 - 31	3	2	1	0	0	0
2	@Colts	L 11 - 28	0	0	0	0	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	14	2	22	14	8	3		1						1
TOTAL		14	2	22	14	8	3	0	1	0	0	NaN	0	0	1	0

Biography

• Started 2 games and led Vikings rookies with 3.0 sacks.

• Sacked 2020 NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers at Green Bay (11/1/20), 1 of only 20 sacks on the QB for the year and helped Vikings hand Packers their only home loss of the regular season.

OFF THE FIELD

• Brother, Dylan, plays OT for South Carolina.

• Graduated with bachelor's degree in sport and entertainment management in December 2019.

PRO

• Led Vikings rookies with 3.0 sacks and started final 2 games.

• Saw 1st NFL action at Indianapolis (9/20/20).

• 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.

• The SEC had 63 players drafted in 2020 (4 by the Vikings), the most by any league and 15 more than runner-up Big Ten.

• Started 2 games and led Vikings rookies with 3.0 sacks.

• Sacked 2020 NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers at Green Bay (11/1/20), 1 of only 20 sacks on the QB for the year and helped Vikings hand Packers their only home loss of the regular season.

OFF THE FIELD

• Brother, Dylan, plays OT for South Carolina.

• Graduated with bachelor's degree in sport and entertainment management in December 2019.

PRO

• Led Vikings rookies with 3.0 sacks and started final 2 games.

• Saw 1st NFL action at Indianapolis (9/20/20).

• 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.

• The SEC had 63 players drafted in 2020 (4 by the Vikings), the most by any league and 15 more than runner-up Big Ten.

2020: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Led all Vikings rookies with 3.0 sacks on the season.

• Was 1 of 6 rookie starters at New Orleans (12/25), matching a Vikings record for most rookies to start a game.

• Started season finale at Detroit (1/3/21) and had 3 tackles.

• Made two tackles at New Orleans in 1st career start (12/25).

• Had career-best 5 tackles vs. Chicago (12/20).

• Inactive vs. Jacksonville (12/6) with injury.

• Blocked a FG attempt vs. Carolina (11/29) in 28-27 win.

• Sacked Nick Foles at Chicago (11/16) on Monday Night Football.

• Notched a sack/FF on Aaron Rodgers to end the game at Green Bay (11/1) in Vikings 28-22 win.

• Had 2 tackles and a TFL vs. Atlanta (10/18).

• Notched 1st career sack at Houston (10/4) when he caught Deshaun Watson for a 7-yard loss and added 2 tackles.

• Played vs. Tennessee (9/27), notching 3 tackles and a TFL.

• Played in 1st career game at Indianapolis (9/20).

• Inactive for season-opener vs. Green Bay (9/13).

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 selection by the AP.

• Helped 2017 squad go 9-4 and beat Michigan in Outback Bowl.

• 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 by All-American Rodrigo Blankenship at Georgia 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 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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Wonnum On His Second NFL Season: "It's Going To Be A Big Year"

vikings.com's Gabe Henderson was joined by DE D.J. Wonnum to talk about adding weight this offseason and how he went about doing that, what his first set of NFL OTAs have been like so far, his goal of being a full-time starter in 2021 and more.

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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.