D.J. Wonnum
OLB
#98
Experience: 4 years
Height: 6-5
Age: 25
Weight: 258 lbs
College: South Carolina
2022 SEASON
- Solo19
- SCK4
- FF1
- INT--
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Packers | W 23 - 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | @Eagles | L 7 - 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | Lions | W 28 - 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | @Saints | W 28 - 25 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Bears | W 29 - 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 6 | @Dolphins | W 24 - 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Cardinals | W 34 - 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | @Commanders | W 20 - 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | @Bills | W 33 - 30 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | Cowboys | L 3 - 40 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | Patriots | W 33 - 26 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | Jets | W 27 - 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | @Lions | L 23 - 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | Colts | W 39 - 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | Giants | W 27 - 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | @Packers | L 17 - 41 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | @Bears | W 29 - 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 14 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 47 | 17 | 72 | 37 | 109 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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.
